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437 results for: Keyword - Sg Giardini
We found 205 matches on Performance Title, 109 matches on Performance Comments, 90 matches on Event Comments, 67 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
07 January 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the music by Cimarosa [with additions by Giardini]. Under the direction of Giardini. Pit 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin at 7:30 [see 18 May]. Subscriptions will be received at Mons Ransom, Mons Moreland and Mons Hammersley's, Pall-Mall; and of Jewell, Treasurer, No. 26, Suffolk-street, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ninetta; O, Chi Dell' Altrui Si Veste, Presto Si Spoglia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Gaetano Neri, Giacchino Costa, Fausto Borselli, Paolo Torregiani, Sga Elisabetta Borselli, Sga Sestini, Sga Marianna Laurenti (pupil to Giardini). Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1790): Martuffo-Neri; Putifare-Costa; Gianfabrizio-Borselli; Gabbamondo-Torregiani; Mirandolina-Sga Borselli; Stellidaura-Sga Sestini; Ninetta-Sga Marianna Laurenti.
Related Works
Related Work: Ninetta; o, Chi dell' Altrui si veste, presto si spoglia Author(s): Felice Giardini

Dance: End I: Divertisement-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle de'Caro; End Opera: La Bergere des Alpes (composed by Blake)-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle de'Caro, Mlle Dorival

2
25 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: An Oratorio composed by Sg Gio. Adol. Hasse, With Additions by Sg Giardini. End of the first Act a Concerto on the Organ by Mr Burton, In Act the third a Hautboy Concerto by the two Signori Besozzi, lately come from abroad. Pit and boxes 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Varney, at the stage-door of the Theatre. The profits of this performance will be given to A Public Charity. [No receipts recorded by Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Pellegrini

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Signora Mingotti, Signora Passerini, Ricciarelli, Pazzagli, Cox, others; First violin, a solo-Giardini.
Cast
Role: a solo Actor: Giardini.

3
09 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti, Master Piettro

4
27 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: The Orchestra to be led by-Sg Giardini; Between acts: a Concerto on the Violin, Concerto on the violincello by Cervetto-Sg Giardini

5
06 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: Concerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violin-Sg Giardini

6
04 February 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the Music by Anfossi [with additions by Tommaso Giordani]; under the Direction of Giardini. [not in Larpent MS.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Geloso In Cimento

Dance: End I: La Force de l'Amour, as17761214; End II: a new Comic Ballet-Vallouy, Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; End Opera: a new Masquerade Dance-; in which: a Provencal-Vallouy@le@cadet; a Scaramouch-Sg and Sga Zuchelli; Minuet-Mons and Mme Simonet; to conclude with: Country Dance-all the Characters

7
26 November 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A serious Opera...the Musick composed by several eminent Masters. All new Dances; and New Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Pit and Boxes laid together 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. and no Person admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd at the door. By His Majesty's Command, no Person to be admitted behind the Scenes. To begin 6:30 p.m. [Giardini the new Impresario; Spilsbury-treasurer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice

Related Works
Related Work: Cleonice Author(s): Felice Giardini

Dance: Director of the Dances Sg Pietro Sodi

8
13 May 1767 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: Benefit of the Charity, at the Chapel of the Lock Hospital. To begin at 12 noon. A new Oratorio. Music by Worgan. It was to hear him [Giardini] that I went (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Manasseh

Music: CConcerto on violin-Sig Giardini

9
27 April 1771 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: Oratorio set to music by Giardini. Benefit for the Charity at the Lock Hospital Chapel. To begin precisely at 11:30 a.m. Tickets for the Gallery 10s. 6d. Bottom of the Chapel 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Music: First Violin-Giardini; After Part II: a Concerto Violin-Sga Sirmen

10
30 March 1774 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio set to Music by Giardini. To begin at 12 noon at the Lock Hospital Chapel near Hyde Park corner. Benefit for the Charity. Tickets 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Giardini

11
03 April 1776 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: An Oratorio set by Giardini. Benefit for the Lock Hospital. Tickets half a Guinea. Twelve Noon. At the Lock Hospital

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Giardini

12
01 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: The Italian Fishermen-Sg and Sga Sabatini; III: New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Sabatini; V: A Peasant Dance-Sg and Sga Sabatini, Sabatini the younger

13
30 April 1757 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera. Musick composed by Felice Giardini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosmira

Related Works
Related Work: Rosmira Author(s): Felice Giardini

Dance: With new dances

14
17 April 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Composed by Giardini. Doors to be open at Five O'clock. To begin at Seven O'clock precisely. [Notice repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

Related Works
Related Work: Antigona Author(s): Felice Giardini

Dance: Director of the Ballet: Giovanni Gallini. Dancer: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale

15
10 December 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: No person can be admitted without tickets which will be ddlivered at the office today. N.B. The last time of Performing this Opera. As a Parcel of Opera Tickets printed upon Cards have been stolen, with an interest to defraud Mr Giardini: this is to acquaint the Public, that no Card Tickets are admitted, but those which are indorsed by him. Any person having Purchased any of those tickets which have been stolen, upon giving information at the office shall have their money returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice

Related Works
Related Work: Cleonice Author(s): Felice Giardini

16
05 May 1764 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera composed by Giardini. With two entire new sets of Scenes at the Managers Expense. New dresses. New Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Enea E Lavinia

Related Works
Related Work: Enea E Lavinia Author(s): Felice Giardini

Dance: I: Le Mariage du Village, as17640414 II: A New Dance-Fischer, Miss Auretti, Berardi, Miss Tetley

Ballet: III: Le Masquerade. As17640331

17
16 December 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801125, but Mme _Simonet, Henry; End II: +Grand Serious Ballet (composed by Simonet)-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; to conclude with: Grand Chaconne-Vestris? Jun.; End III new ballet, Les Amans Surpris (composed by Simonet)-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris? Jun

18
13 March 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eumene

Music: A new Overture-Galuppi

Dance: II: Minuet, Louvre-Sodi, Miss Capitani

Song: new Duetto, Cananetto, accompanied by Recitations-Sg DeMajo

19
08 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett Scholars to Sg Giorgi; End I of the Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17670212, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

20
15 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: III: Sg Giorgi's Scholars

21
03 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: dance (composed by Zuchelli), The Strength of Love The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Sga Crespi. [On 8 Oct. this was entitled The Power of Love, on 13 Oct. and thereafter The Force of Love.

22
02 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Countryman Deceiv'd-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Delpini

23
02 November 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. The Music by several eminent Masters; under the Direction of Giardini [who also composed the overture (see 14 Dec.)]. With magnificent new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations, both for the Opera and Dances. Tickets will be delivered at the Office in Union-court, Haymarket, at Half a Guinea each. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. By Their Majesties' Command, No Person can be admitted behind the Scenes. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin exactly at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Care will be taken that no Inconvenience shall arise from the Pavement not being compleated in the Haymarket, the Commisioners having promised to leave the Way safe for Carriages. The Nobility and Gentry will be so obliging to give Orders to take up and set down with their Horses Heads towards Pall-mall. The Door in Market Lane for Chairs only. Public Advertiser, 21 Sept.: Subscriptions are received by Messrs Hoare, in Fleet-street, and by Johnson at the Office in Union-court, Hay-market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astarto

Dance: New Dances composed by Simonet and Vallouy.End I: a Grand Serious Ballet-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet (their 1st appearance in England), Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli; End II: a new Pastoral Ballet Les Amans Heureux; ou, L'Aimable Vieillesse-Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; End Opera: a new Ballet Demi-caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli

24
01 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo and Miss Minors. Tickets of Costollo at his lodgings at Mr Waiter's, Chymist, the Golden Cross, in Russel St., Covent Garden; of Miss Minors, at Mr Nichols's a Baker, in Catherine St., near Russel Court, and at the Stage Door. We are assured that Sg Giardini's Performance on the Violin, at Sga Cuzzoni's Benefit, at the New Theatre in Haymarket, on Saturday Night last, gave the highest pleasure to several of the best judges of that instrument. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Master Mattocks

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo, McNeil

25
18 May 1750 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: At Hickford's Room, Brewer St. Benefit for Mme Cuzzoni. Burney, II, 848-49: [Giardini's] first performance in public was at a benefit concert for Cuzzoni, May the 18th...where, as this was her third arrival in this country, and she was grown old, poor, and almost deprived of voice, by age and infirmities, there was but little company; yet, when Giardini played a solo of Martini of Milan's composition, the applause was so long and loud, that I never remember to have heard such hearty and unequivocal marks of approbation at any other musical performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performance Comment: Violin solo-Felice de Giardini first appearance in London (Deutsch, Handel, p. 691); Vocal parts-Sga Cuzzoni.
Cast
Role: Violin solo Actor: Felice de Giardini first appearance in London