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5443 results for: Keyword - Opera House at Turin
We found 3079 matches on Event Comments, 2569 matches on Performance Title, 271 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
07 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Thomas Odell.] A New Farce. Afterpiece: [By Thomas Odell.] A new Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Smuglers

Afterpiece Title: The Patron; or, Statesman's Opera

227
14 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Wycherley. Afterpiece: [By W. R. Chetwood.] A new Dramatick Entertainment of one Act. Intermixed with above 40 Airs, made to Old Ballad Tunes and Country Dances. N.B. Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre the Night of Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: FFrench Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Village Dance-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Mrs Houghton

228
30 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Author of The Lover's Opera and a Family under Misfortune. N.B. The Company being employ'd in reviving several Plays, &c. are oblig'd to defer Acting till farther Notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

229
08 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of The Lovers Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: End Act I: Burgomaster's Daughter (a new dance)-Miss Robinson; II: Dutchman and Wife-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; V: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett

230
11 November 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: With Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady; Or, Harlequin's Opera

231
30 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #58 18s. The Opera of Orestes is deferred till next Saturday, on account of the Machines not being in a Readiness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: Mlle Salle

232
12 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam, Berry, Miss Vaughan. Afterpiece: a new Farcical Opera of one Act. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera

Song: Original Song set to Musick by Henry Purcell, perform'd in the Character of Kalid-Miss Raftor

Dance: In I: Tambour Dance of Moors-; In IV: A Grand Spanish Entry-; In afterpiece: A new Sailor's Dance-Rainton

233
02 June 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for the Tragedy of Tragedies, with an Opera call'd, The City Apprentice Turn'd Beau, or Love in a Hamper which was to have been performed this Day, for the Benefit of Mr Green, Prompter, will be taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

234
23 July 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction, and eminent Merchants of the City of London. Tickets for The Devil to Pay and The Triumphs of Love and Honour, whatever Date they may bear, will be taken on the Authors Nights, and both the Play and Opera will be perform'd with all convenient Expedition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Bayes's Opera

Music: In mainpiece: By Desire, a Piece of Musick by Signior Vivaldi, call'd The Cuckow-Charke, others

235
25 July 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Journal, 25 July: To Miss Raftor, on her Success in the Part of Polly in The Beggar's Opera (a poem)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance:

236
06 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Several of the Scenes will be omitted, to render the Opera shorter. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Entertainment: Surprising Entertainments on the Rope-Signora Violante

237
03 June 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. By a Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act [adapter not known]. All the Characters in the Opera to be play'd in Roman Dresses. 6:30 P.M. Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera, Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol

238
27 June 1734 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 June: We hear that a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal intend to entertain the Gentlemen and Ladies at Hampstead, during the Summer Season. . . . This present Thursday, by the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, will be performed The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

239
03 May 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: A new Ballad Opera. Written in Honour of the Gentlemen of the Navy. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera; Or, An Example Of Justice To Present And Future Times

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Music: With aPreamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Job Baker; who will accompany several Songs in the Opera-

240
09 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Burlesque Opera. [By Henry Carey.] Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon : Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley

Dance: With Dances, incident to the Opera,-Glover, Lalauze, Haughton, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Thompson, Miss Oates, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Bullock

241
13 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 15 Feb.: We hear that Miss Budgell, duaghter of the late Eustace Budgell, Esq. who perform'd the part of Polly on Monday Night in the Beggar's Opera, met with such unusual Applause, that several persons of Quality have desired the same performance tomorrow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

242
02 March 1744 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit Cunningham. At the Desire of the Hon. Bell Ara Moleck, and the worshipful Fraternity of Free-Masons. A Concert, etc. [customary notice]. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. Although there was such ill Decorum the last time the Beggar's Opera was exhibited there, particular care will be taken to have it now in the most regular manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Music: Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Baker

243
08 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By particular Desire. The Play of Othello is deferr'd till Tomorrow. The Beggar's Opera being desir'd by several Persons of Quality. [Othello and The School Boy had been announced on 6 Dec. for today.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

244
24 February 1747 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: An Opera [possibly a pasticcio by Lampugnani (Alessandro nell Indie) and possibly by Handel; see 15 Nov. 1743.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Roxana

Dance: At the end of the opera: Dancing-

Entertainment: With aRepresentation of Fireworks-

245
16 February 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. As translated into French from The Beggar's Opera. [According to the Daily Advertiser of 17 Feb. the play was performed. N.B. Mrs Knight played three parts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Dance: HHornpipe-Greniere; End: Dance al la Ronde in the French Manner,-the Characters of the Opera

246
20 February 1750 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera...With Dancing at the End of the Opera. The Musick entirely new, composed by Sg Ciampi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Siria

Dance: End of Opera:

247
30 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten and Miss Young. Charges #60. Deficit to each #14 3s. 9d., covered by income from tickets: Marten #62 17s.; Miss Young #57 2s. Advanced to Servandoni #5 5s. N.B. The Opera Rosamond cannot be performed on account of Miss Falkner's Indisposition. Receipts: #31 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: III: Scotch Measure, Highland Reel-Froment

Song: IV: Rise Glory rise (From Opera Rosamond)-Lowe

248
29 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Last New English Opera, Taken from Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream. The Music compos'd by Mr Smith. Nothing under full prices will be taken during the whole performance. [See Genest, IV, 407.] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of The Fairies

249
26 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Books of the Opera sold at theatre at 1s. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Opera

Dance: As17560213

250
20 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Music] compos'd by Mr Arne went of with Great Applause (Cross). With Proper Dances and Decorations. Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre price 1s. [The cast is first listed 17 Jan. 1757.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza An English Opera