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4116 results for: Keyword - Opera-Office in the Haymarket
We found 2454 matches on Performance Title, 1866 matches on Event Comments, 224 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3251
27 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additional Scenes, being the Changes in the Dome, which were Origianlly us'd in the Opera of The Virgin Prophetess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Mason, Good

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Devonshire Girl, Claxton

3252
31 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreigners. Mainpiece: With an Additional Grotesque Scenev, and the Grand Machinev, both taken out of the Opera of Dioclesian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl, Claxton, others

3253
07 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreigners lately arriv'd. With the addition of some extraordinary Scenes, viz. a Grotesque Scenev taken out of an Opera call'd Dioclesian; and the Dome Scenev taken out of The Virgin Prophetess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song:

Dance:

3254
09 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. Not Acted these Six Years. This being the first Performance of an Opera this Year. All the Scenes and Flyings as they were formerly presented. [Genest II, 300, lists this performance for 10 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Psyche; Or, Love's Mistress

Performance Comment: The chief characters (Pan, Vulcan, Pluto, and Apollo)-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: The chief characters Actor: Leveridge.

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music compos'd by the Famous Mr Matthew Lock-

Dance: New dances- proper to the occasion; particularly Arbour Dance in Imitation of the Original-duRuel, Cherrier, Laforest

3255
26 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With a Dome Scenev taken out of an Opera call'd, The Virgin Prophetess. [The company intends to act on Wednesday and Friday until Bartholonew Fair], the Weather being chang'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song:

Dance:

3256
12 November 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With the Addition of an extraordinary Scene taken out of an Opera call'd The Virgin Prophetess, being the Changes in the Dome

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: As17051016

Dance: Laforest, Mrs Moss

3257
19 November 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Before the opera: some select Scenes taken out of a Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arsinoe, Queen Of Cyprus

3258
18 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. And an Act of a Comedy to be perform'd before the Opera begins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arsinoe, Queen Of Cyprus

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Evans

3259
18 March 1706 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Corbett. [Luttrell, 21 March, states: "This being Passion week, there was a new opera acted last Monday at the old playhouse, which her majestie being informed of resented the same, and ordered the lord chamberlain to suffer no more till after Easter Sunday" (VI, 29). There is no known advertisement of the performance to which Luttrell refers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Vocal and Instrumental music-the best Masters and Voices; with pieces for trumpet and violins composed by William Corbett-

3260
05 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Thomas D'Urfey.] Mainpiece: a Comical Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun; Or, The Kingdom Of The Birds

Performance Comment: Edition of 1706 lists no actors' names. Prologue-; Epilogue [begun-Mrs Porter [, The Parrot, a young girl, standing by]., The Parrot, a young girl, standing by].

3261
14 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Encouragement of the Comedians Acting in the Hay-Market, and to enable them to keep the Diversion of Plays under a separate Interest from the Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscription Tickets. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Cibber (II, 4-5) states that each subscriber received three tickets for the first day of each of three plays offered by subscription for a payment of three guineas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

3262
01 February 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Philip Perceval to Sir John Perceval, 1 Feb.: The opera of Camilla has been one of the chief diversions of the town this long time, and business is forgot. Next week we expect a new one, and soon after another. One goes by Mr Addison's name; I think they call it Fair Rosamond, the other is Mr Clayton's undertaking. Great things are expected of them both. (Egmont MS, II, 215.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

3263
01 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by P. A. Motteux. Music adapted by Pepusch.] A new Opera. By Subscription. The Front Boxes and Side Boxes to be laid open into the Pit; where none are to be admitted but by the Subscribers' Tickets. And the Stage Boxes, Balconies, and Galleries are for the Benefit of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris

3264
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

3265
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:

3266
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

3267
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.
Cast
Role: and at the Theatre, Actor: two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick
Role: Singing to the Lute Actor: Dean
Role: with their Symphonies Actor: the best Performers.

3268
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:

3269
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

3270
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

3271
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

3272
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."].

3273
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

3274
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

3275
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.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne