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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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15 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: III: Sg Giorgi's Scholars

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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.

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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

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21 February 1764 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera composed by Signor Perez and Signor Piccini, except a few new Airs. N.B. In this opera a new performer lately arrived from abroad will make her first appearance

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: Ippomedonte Actor: Nicolo Peretti

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

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24 February 1767 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Half past 5 went to the 5s. Gallery at the Opera House to see the comic opera La Buona Figliola, altered from Goldoni. The Music by Sg Nic Piccini, a Neopolitan composer. The Marq by Sg Lovatini, Castina by Sga Zamporini, the German by Sg Marigi. These I believe are reckoned the best of the company. I can't say I was greatly entertained, tho the music is very pleasing. There is something very absurd and truly characteristic of the present age in supporting a set of people at an immense expense to perform plays in a language which very few here understand. We had dances after every act by Sg Adriani, Sga Radicati, &c. It is said the dances at the opera are better than those at the theatres, but I am no great judge either of music or dancing. The scenes, particularly that of the Garden with waterworks &c. are very fine. They who go into the Pit &c. must be in a vile French dress (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: [Unspecified.

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27 January 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone

Dance: I: A New Serious Divertissement-Fierville, Mlle Baccelli; II: Ballet Pastoral, as17760120; End Opera: Pigmalion Amoureuse de La Statue, as17760120