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1286 results for: Keyword - Pietro Metastasio
We found 1222 matches on Author, 54 matches on Event Comments, 18 matches on Performance Comments, 13 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1251
16 December 1760 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo

Performance Comment: Minos-Gaetano Quilici; Ariadne-Signora Colomba Mattei; Theseus-Filipo Elisi; Tauris-Pietro Sorbelloni; Laodice-Signora Angiola Calori; Alcestes-Signora Teresa Eberardi; Director-Giocchino Cocchi; New Musical Prologue before the Opera begins-Signora Mattei--1760 Libretto; Director of Dancers-Gherardi; Dancers-Gherardi, Mlle Asselin, Polly Capitani, Tariot (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Tauris Actor: Pietro Sorbelloni

1252
06 January 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Filosofo Di Campagna

Performance Comment: Eugenia-Signora Angiola Calori; Rinaldo-Pietro Sorbellini; Nardo-Carlo Paganini; Lesbina-Signora Angiola Paganini; Capocchio-Christiano Tedeschini; Mezzi Caratteri Don Tritemio-Gaetano Quilici; Lena-Signora Teresa Eberardi (Libretto, 1761).
Cast
Role: Rinaldo Actor: Pietro Sorbellini

Dance: New Dances , as17601216-Gherardi, Mlle Asselin, Polly Capitani, Tariot

1253
07 February 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tito Manlio

Performance Comment: Tito-Quilici; Manlio-Filippo Elisi; Servilla-Sga Colomba Mattei; Sabina-Sga Angiola Calari; Lucio-Pietro Sorbelloni; Decio-Sga Teresa Eberardi Edition of 1761.
Cast
Role: Lucio Actor: Pietro Sorbelloni

Dance: New dances-Gerhardi (Ballet Master);Mlle Asselin, Giorgi Benety, Sga Anna Benety, Miss Capitani, Mr Tariot

1254
28 April 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Pescatrici

Performance Comment: Lindoro-Pietro Sarbelloni; Eurilda-Sga Angiola Caroli; Lesbina-Sga Angiola Paganini; Nerina-Sga Teresa Eberardi; Frissellino-Carlo Paganini; Burlatto-Gaetano Quilici; Mastricco-Cristiano Tedeschini; Dancers-Gerhardi, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Sga BinettiEdition of 1761.
Cast
Role: Lindoro Actor: Pietro Sarbelloni

1255
10 November 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mercato Di Malmantile

Performance Comment: Conte della Rocca-Sga Rosa Curioni; Marchioness Giacinta-Sga Angiola Sartori; Lampridio-Carlo Paganini; Lena-Sga Angiola Paganini; Rubicone-Giambatista Zonca; Brigida-Sga Teresa Eberardi; Berto-Pietro Leonardi (Libretto of 1761).
Cast
Role: Berto Actor: Pietro Leonardi

Dance: Director of Dances-Gallini; Dancers-Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Sga Binetti

Music: Domenico Fischetti

1256
21 February 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Senocrita

Performance Comment: Senocrita-Regina Mingotti; Aristodemo-Antonio Mazzioti; Timotele-Giuseppe Giustinelle; Cleonice-Signora Angiola Sartori; Fenicia-Signora Madelena Tagnoni; Ippomedonte-Nicolo Peretti; Eurito-Signora Cecilia Baini; Director of Dances-Pietro Sodi.
Cast
Role: Director of Dances Actor: Pietro Sodi.

Dance: I: As17640214; II: New Dance-Bernardi, Marcucci; II: Le Marriage du Village-Duberval, Miss Auretti

1257
16 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Packer; Anthonio-Wroughton; Bassanio-Barrymore; Salanio-Whitfield; Salarino-Campbell; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Lorenzo-Dignum; Shylock-Kemble; Tubal-Maddocks; Launcelot-Suett; Gobbo-Hollingsworth; Leonardo-Cooke; Balthazar-Trueman; Pietro-Webb; Stephano-Evans; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Nerissa-Miss DeCamp; Jessica-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Pietro Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1258
11 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17961216, but Gobbo-_; Leonardo-_; Balthazar-_; Pietro-_; Stephano-_.
Cast
Role: Pietro Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: A Friend in Need

Song: In afterpiece: As17970210 In III: a new Duett (composed by Shaw) [In vows of everlasting truth (BUC 942)]-Dignum, Mrs Bland; In afterpiece: As17970210

1259
04 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Diamond Cut Diamond; or, The Venetian Revels

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters-Incledon, Knight, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Curties, Munden, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr; Partial cast adjusted from musical score (A. Bland & Weller [1797]); Martino-Incledon; Durazzo-Townsend; Doctor Vivaldo-Munden; Adriana-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Mrs Clendining; Rosa-Mrs Martyr; [Larpent MS 1172 lists the other parts: Claudio-; Uberto-; Lento-; Pietro-.
Cast
Role: Pietro Actor: .

1260
22 January 1799 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [1799]: Rodrigo-Rovedino; Don Pietro-Viganoni; Alfonso-Benelli; Fernando-DeGiovanni; Ines-Mme Banti; La Regina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Don Pietro Actor: Viganoni

Dance: As17990101

1261
18 March 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Viganoni, Rovedino, Benelli, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [1800]: Don Pietro-Viganoni; Rodrigo-Rovedino; Alfonso-Benelli; Fernando-DeGiovanni; Ines-Mme Banti; La Regina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Don Pietro Actor: Viganoni

Dance: As18000304

1262
23 November 1736 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Compos'd by Signior Hasse. [Text by Metastasio.] Pit and Boxes at half a guineas. Gallery 5s. 6 p.m. [Prince and Princess of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Related Works
Related Work: Siroe, re di Persia Author(s): Pietro Metastasio
Related Work: Siroe Author(s): Pietro Metastasio

1263
20 April 1742 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera [a pasticcio, Metastasio text altered by Rolli, form Pergolesi's Olimpiade, 1735 (Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, I, 183)]. Music by Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Lampugnani. L. Leo, F. Leo [libretto in L. C.]. Two of the principal Performers being greatly indispos'd, the Dancers are oblig'd to be deferr'd. Thomas Gray to John Chute, 24 May: Our fifth Opera was the Olimpiade, in which they retain'd most of Pergolesi's Songs & yet 'tis gone already, as if it had been a poor thing of Galuppi's. Two nights did I enjoy it all alone, snugg in a Nook in the Gallery, but found no one in those regions had ever heard of Pergolesi, nay, I heard several affirm it was a Composition of Pescetti's.-Gray, Correspondence, I, 203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Meraspe O L'olimpiade

1264
04 December 1742 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera, etc. [Really Gluck's Artaserse, Metastasio's text, a pastiche.] Music by Brivio (from libretto)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mandane

Related Works
Related Work: Artaserse Author(s): Pietro Metastasio
Related Work: Artaxerxes Author(s): Pietro Metastasio

1265
14 March 1748 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: We hear from the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, that as the Celebrated Opera Dido, wrote by Abbat Metastasio, and set to Musick by Sig Hasse, cannot be got ready for Representation till almost a fortnight, the Opera Lucius Verus (consisting of chosen Airs from the Compositions of Mr Handel) will be performed next Saturday (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

1266
26 March 1748 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera...Written by Metastasio and set to Musick by Signor Hasse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Related Works
Related Work: Didone Abbandonata da Enea; or, Dido Forsaken by Aeneas: With the Bloody Batte between the Trojans and Moors, and the Destruction of Carthage Author(s): Pietro Metastasio
Related Work: La Didone Abbandonata Author(s): Pietro Metastasio
Related Work: Didone abbandonata Author(s): Pietro Metastasio
Related Work: Didone Abbandonata Author(s): Pietro Metastasio

1267
07 May 1748 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera written by Metastasio and the Musick compos'd originally by Signor Hasse. [First time performed in England.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Semiramide Reconosciuta

1268
09 December 1755 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Musick-Jomelli. Text by Metastasio. First performance in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Related Works
Related Work: Demofoonte Author(s): Pietro Metastasio

1269
13 March 1760 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: Benefit for Quilici. An Opera, by Metastasio, with Music by Jomelli. Books of this elegant poetical Composition, with an English translation, will be sold at the Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isola Disabitata; Or, The Deserted Island

Entertainment: S$Sg Cordoni, virtuoso on the violin, lately arrived from Italy, who never yet appeared in public, will direct the orchestra and perform a solo and Miss Frederick will play a Concerto on the harpsichord, the compsoition of Sg Paradies

1270
21 January 1761 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: At the Great Room, Dean St., Soho. By Desire. An Italian Oratorio in Two Acts. Words by Metastasio. Music by Jomelli. First Time of performing this Grand Musical Entertainment in England, and is judged by all conoisseurs to be the most exquisite piece of composition ever heard before. Pit Half a Guinea, Gallerias 5s. To begin at half past six precisely. A very strong rumour prevails, that leave will be applied for to the higher Power, for a third Theatre in this City; and it is even hinted, that two well-known performers have already ventured on a purchase, and are selecting together a company with that design (Public Ledger)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isaac

Music: Between the acts aConcert on the organ-Dupuis

1271
24 February 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: From the Italian of Metastasio, set to Music by Nicollo Piccini. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Abel

Music: First Violin Solo-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

1272
16 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio from the Italian of Metastasio. Never Performed. The Music by Sg Jomelli With additional Chorusses by Leo, Graun, and others. Servants permitted to keep places in the Front as well as Side Boxes. Books of the Performance to be sold there. Charges: #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Passion

Music: As17700302

1273
04 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Last Oratorio, but one this season. From the Italian of Metastasio. The Music by Sg Nicolo Piccini, the composer of La Buona Figluola with additional Chorusses. Charges: #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Abel

Music: As17700307

1274
06 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio-taken from the Italian of Metastasio. Music by Piccini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Abel

Music: As17710220

1275
06 April 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wendling. A serenata written by Metastasio, set by Bach, with Grand Chorusses. Pit and Boxes half a Guinea. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. To begin at 7:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Endimione