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6040 results for: Keyword - Opera House at Paris
We found 3135 matches on Event Comments, 3014 matches on Performance Title, 498 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5251
30 August 1707 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: [See The Fair in an Uproar, or a Prologue to the Dancing-Dogs. With their Figures exactly engrav'd on Copper Plates, as they Perform in Penkeman's Opera in Bartholomew Fair, published on Saturday 30, according to The Post Boy, 28-30 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penkethman's Dancing Dogs

5252
15 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. All Sung after the Italian manner. [in Post Boy, 13-15 Nov., a notice states: "Whereas the Names of Mrs Margarita del'Epine and Mrs Tofts, are mention'd in the Bills for the Opera of Camilla, as if they were to perform the parts of Prenesto and Camilla...That the Publick may not be impos'd upon, This is to give Notice, that the same is done without their Consent; and that they do not intend to perform; there being no Articles of Agreement between them and the Managers...who have of late declin'd coming to any with them."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: Between the Acts:

5253
31 December 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [An order of this date by the Lord Chamberlain restricted the queen's to operas, Drury Lane to plays; the change became effective after 10 Jan. 1708.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

5254
26 March 1708 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; viz. A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers

Performance Comment: A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers.

5255
01 May 1708 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Being the last time of performing any Opera till Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris, Queen Of Scythia

Dance:

5256
02 March 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [Words from the Italian of G. B. Neri. Music by Francesco Conti and others.] A new Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and no Person to admitted but by the Subscribers' Tickets. Stage Boxes 15s. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

5257
02 April 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With an entire set of new Scenes, Painted by two famous Italian Painters (lately arriv'd from Venice) and all the other Decorations that were represented in the Opera of Clotilda. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into the boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

5258
02 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Being oblig'd to begin exactly at 6 a Clock, by reason of the Practice. Admission as 25 Feb. [The shortness of the farce, high admission charges, and mention of a "Practice" suggest that the spectators were privileged to remain for the rehearsal of an opera, presumably Hydaspes. See also 6 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy

5259
18 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Music: ["Select Scenes of Musick" between the Acts by Nicolini, Valentini, and Signora Margaretta had been announced, but in BM 1879 c 3 a notice by Nicolini states that that "sort of Performance" is contrary to his agreement with Swiney and that he intends to observe strictly the "Tenor and Meaning" of the agreement, i.e., to sing during the winter only in "formal OPERAS."]

Performance Comment: e., to sing during the winter only in "formal OPERAS."].

5260
21 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Nicolini. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. With all the Scenes and Decorations of the last new Opera of Almahide. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and no Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets, at a half guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

5261
30 May 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Being the last time of performing any Opera this Season, the Agreements with the Singers (for this Year) ending this day. [For a full account of this performance, see London in 1710, pp. 17-18.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

5262
21 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Villeroy-Thurmond; Baldwin-Shepard; Bryan-Husband; Carlos-Cory; Frederick-Thurmond Jr; Fernando-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Fabion-Bullock Jr; Jaqueline-Leigh; Sampson-Spiller; Bellford-Elrington; Isabella-Mrs Kent; Julia-Mrs Spiller; Victoria-Mrs Shepard; Nurse-Mrs Pollet; With the Mimick Epilogue [Written and spoke by Mr Cibber (at queen's) Burlesquing the Italian Operas-a little Boy.
Cast
Role: Burlesquing the Italian Operas Actor: a little Boy.

5263
22 November 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #173 3s. [When the comedians on 6 Nov. received a license to act, Collier became director of the opera, an enterprise which he farmed out to Aaron Hill. See Cibber, Apology, II, 101-6.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

5264
06 December 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #128 18s. 6d. [According to Deutsch, p. 30, Francesca Vanini-Boschi introduced a Handel aria into this opera on this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

5265
25 April 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Lady Hervey to John Hervey, 26 April: Yesterday I dined with Lady Dalkeith, and she and Lady Katt: supd with me after the Opera, which was as full as ever I saw it at a subscription, but that was by way of party, in order to get it empty on Saturday (Hervey, I, 301)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

5266
16 May 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Admission as 11 April. And by reason of the Hot Weather, the Waterfall will play the best part of the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

5267
18 January 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Request of seveal Persons of Quality. The Spectator, 18 Jan., has a letter from Thomas Clayton, Nicolino Haym, and Charlies Dieupart, who deny the rumor that their purpose in presenting concerts is to destroy opera. Rather they wish to improve the art of music, which they feel is utterly destroyed at the moment; however, there will be no performances at York Buildings until after that of the Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Entertainment: With several additional Entertainments-

5268
05 April 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Elizabetta Piloti Schivaonetti. Admission to pit and boxes by ticket only at half a guinea. At 6 p.m. Lady Hervey to John Hervey, 5 April: Yet I venture to the Opera, because poor Pilota has great faction made against her (Hervey, I, 323)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antiochus

Afterpiece Title: Thomyris (the famous Scene only)

5269
21 May 1712 @ Mr Mayor's

Event Comment: Benefit Morphy. Tickets 5s. N.B. Several of the best Masters of the Opera doing Mr Morphy the favour to perform in his Consort, it will begin exactly at five, and end in time for Persons of Quality to go there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Masters; in which several Entertainments on the Silver string'd Harp on which he has had the Honour to play before the present Emperor and the King of Portugal-Mr Morphy

5270
13 December 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [Not advertised in Daily Courant, but performance inferred in Colman's Opera Register.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda

5271
03 January 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [No advertisement in Daily Courant. Nicoll conjectures this opera (p. 392).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda

5272
24 January 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: The Opera of Theseus composed by Mr Hendel will be represented in its Perfection, that is to say with all the Scenes, Decorations, Flights, and Machines. The Performers are much concerned that they did not give the Nobility and Gentry all the Satisfaction they could have wished, when they represented it on Wednesday last, having been hindered by some unforeseen Accidents at that time insurmountable

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

5273
15 April 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Colman's Opera Register: Theseus, was design'd to be perform'd, but finding they could not get Company sufficient, it was put off until the 18th

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

5274
30 May 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: It being the last Opera this Season. Boxes 8s. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Stage Boxes 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

5275
27 January 1714 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [Dedication signed by N. Haym.]. A new Opera. Pit and Boxes put together and admission by ticket only at half a guinea. Stage Boxes 15s. Gallery 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Croesus

Music: As17140123