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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sga Cassarini"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sga Cassarini")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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We found 906 matches on Performance Comments, 647 matches on Performance Title, 218 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, A Trip to Naples

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Witches-Vernon, Johnston; Miser's Servant-Messink; Old Miser-Parsons; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Fryars-Kear, Griffith, Lings, Mortimer; Fidler-J. Burton; Bridemaids-Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman; Colombine-Mrs King; The Dances-Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Endimione

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Sga Grassi, Sga Carara, Savoi, Lovatini, accompanied by Fischer, Ponta and Wendling.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, A Trip to Naples

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Old Miser-Jacob; Colombine-Miss Watkins; Clown-Ackman; Miser's Servant-Messink; First Witch-Vernon; Second Witch-Johnston; Bridemaids-Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten; The Dances-Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels; or, Harlequin Foundling

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Others-Messink, Grimaldi, Ackman, Keen, Wright, Burton, Kear, Waldron, W. Palmer, Wrighten, Jacobs, Griffith, Jones, Master Cape, Lings, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Lings, Miss Platt, Mrs Millidge, Miss Collett, Mrs S. Smith; Dances-Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Performance Comment: Alfred-Reddish; Earl of Devon-Jefferson; Hermit-J. Aickin; Corin-Bannister; Danish King-Palmer; 1st Dane-Brereton; 2nd Dane-J. Bannister; Eltruda-Miss Younge; Edwin-Wright; Attendant-Miss Platt; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith; The Dances-Como, Grimaldi, Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs Sutton, Sga Giorgi, Sga Crespi; To conclude with a Grand Occasional Scene-; Edition of 1773 adds Emma-Mrs Smith; Edith-Mrs Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Bannister, Parsons, Hurst, W. Palmer, Wright, Griffith, Mas. Blanchard, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt, Miss Platt, Weston, Champness, Dimond, Ackman, Burton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Blanchard, Scott, Mrs Johnston, and Mrs Smith. Dances-Como, Grimaldi, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton, Sga Giorgi; With a Prologue, after which a New Overture=-; Tycho-Weston; Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Champness; Radel-Dimond; Camilla-Mrs Smith; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Messengers-Griffith, Mas. Blanchard; Good and Evil spirits in various characters-Hurst, Ackman, W. Palmer, Wright, Wrighten, Courtney, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Scott, Fawcett, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith, Kear, Burton; Prologue-Palmer in character of Christmas; unassigned-Blanchard, Scott (Edition of 1774).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Sga Galli, Michelli, Schiroli, Sga Marchetti, Miss Davies.

Dance: I: A Grand Serious Ballet, never performed-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, as17740222

Ballet: End of Opera: Orfeo e Eurydice. Orfeo-Pitrot; Eurydice-Mlle Mimi Favier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Cecilia Davies.

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; in which aChaconne composed by Jomelli-Fierville; II: La Bagatelle, as17740505; III: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17750228, but The Dances-Sga _Crespi, Sga Comoin +Fete.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Crespi, Sga Comoin +Fete.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Difesa D'amore

Performance Comment: As17750506, but Parts-Sga _Vallouis, Sga Schindlerin.

Afterpiece Title: Pyramo E Tisbe

Dance: As17750516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; or, The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Orpheus-DuBellamy; Pantaloon-Banks; Squire Gawky-Wewitzer; Clown-Cushing; Witch-Thompson; Fish Woman-Walters; Drawer-Jones; Eurydice-Miss Brown; Rhodope-Miss Dayes; Dwarf-Mas. Jones; Nymph-Mrs Masters; Maid-Mrs Lawr; Colombine-Miss Matthews; first time. The Dances-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Daguville, Sga Vidini; the Whole to conclude with Two Additional Scenes-. See17751016 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-King; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry-Brereton; Druid-Bannister; Hurry-Parsons; Painter-Moody; Dupeley-Dodd; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; in the course of the Piece will be introduced A Fete Champetre-; the music-Barthelemon; the Vocal Parts-Davies, Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Cubitt, Carpenter, Mas. Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Wrighten; the Dances-Slingsby, Fontaine, Como, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton, Sga Paccini; with a New Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Ali D'amore

Performance Comment: Parts-Rauzzini, Trebbi, Savoi, Perretti, Sga F. Gabrielli, Sga Gabrielli.

Dance: I: Les Deux Soeurs, as17760203; II: Ballet Pastoral, as17760120; End Opera: Pigmalion Amoureuse de La Statue, as17751031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola D'amore

Performance Comment: Parts-Trebbi, Fochetti, Sga Cardarelli, Sga Sestini.

Dance: I: Diane et Endymion Endymion-Fierville, Diane Mlle Baccelli; Une Bergere-Mlle Sophie; II: La Fete du Village, as17760224

Ballet: End Opera: Astolphedans L'ile de Alcine. Astolphe-Fierville; Alcine-Mlle Baccelli; Helm; Mlle Sophie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alcina

Performance Comment: Parts-Trebbi, Fochetti, Savoi, Sga Carderelli, Sga Sestini.

Dance: I: Les Deux Soeurs, as17760203; II: Ballet Pastoral-S. Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Helm, Mlle Sophie; Pigmalion, as17760307

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Afterpiece Title: L'Isola D'Amore

Performance Comment: Parts-Trebbi, Fochetti, Sga Cardarelli, Sga Sestini.

Dance: After the Intermezzo: Le Retour des Matelotes, as17760319 End I: La Fete du Village, as17760224; End Opera: Diane et Endymion, as17760312

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lewis; Amphitryon-Wroughton; Mercury-Lee Lewes; Gripus-Quick , being their first Appearance in those characters; Sosia-Woodward; Phaedra-Mrs Mattocks; Alcmena-Mrs Hartley; in Act IV, an Interlude between Plutus and Wit, and a Masque of Singing and Dancing: Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Miss Dayes; Dances-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Monologue: Interlude. End: A Favourite Interlude (never perform'd there) call'd The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Mahon; Countryman-Wilson; Wife-Miss Dayes; Mother-Mrs Willems

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Performance Comment: Parts-Rauzzini, Trebbi, Savoi, Sga Gabrielli, Sga F. Gabrielli.

Dance: La Fete du Village, as17760504; Diane et Endymion, as17760504; Le Minuet de la Cour, as17760504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Performance Comment: ] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Pacchierotti, Adamberger, Coppola, Micheli, Sga Pozzi, Sga Bernasconi. [Libretto (H. Reynell, 1783) lists the parts: Clistene, Megacle, Licida, Aminta, Aristea, Argene.]Libretto (H. Reynell, 1783) lists the parts: Clistene, Megacle, Licida, Aminta, Aristea, Argene.]

Dance: End I: Les Paysans Voles, as17790515, but _Banti, LeDet; End II: +Les Moissonneurs, as17781229; End Opera: a New Divertisement-Simonet, Banti, Mlle Baccelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: As17800525, but Principal Characters-Sga _Bernasconi?, Sga Bernasconi.

Dance: As17800516 throughout

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Trebbi, Manzoletto, Gherardi, Micheli, Mrs Barthelemon, Sga Prudom, Sga Sestini. [Libretto (T. Cadell, 1777) lists the parts: Il Cavaliere Armidoro, Il Marchese della Conchiglia, Tagliaferro, Mengotto, La Marchesa Lucinda, Paoluccia, Cecchina, Sandrina.]Libretto (T. Cadell, 1777) lists the parts: Il Cavaliere Armidoro, Il Marchese della Conchiglia, Tagliaferro, Mengotto, La Marchesa Lucinda, Paoluccia, Cecchina, Sandrina.]

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17801125, but Henry; End II: +The Fortunate Escape, as17801125; End Opera: The Country Gallant, as17801125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Viganoni, Morigi, Bartolini, Micheli; Sga Pollone, Sga Gherardi, Sga Carnevale, Sga Sestini. [Libretto (T. Cadell, 1777) lists the parts: Il Cavalicre Armidoro, Il Carchese della Conchiglia, Tagliaferro, Mengotto; La Marchcsa Lucinda, Paoluccia, Cecchina, Sandrina.] hathi.

Dance: End of Act I Il Riposo del Campo, as17830313but omitted: Slingsby, Mlle Theodore, La Recrue par Force; End of Act III he Tuteur Trompe, as17830506, with a Pas de Deux by Slingsby and Mme Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Silla

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Paccbierotti, Uttini, Bartolini, Schinotti; Sga Catenacci, SgaLusini. [Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1783): Cecilio-Pacchierotti; Silla-Uttini; Cinna-Bartolini; Aufidio-Schinotti; Celia-Sga Catenacci; Giunia-Sga Lusini.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Sga Catenacci
Role: Giunia Actor: Sga Lusini.

Dance: End of Act II Divertisement, with a Passe-a-caille by Lepicq, a Pas Seul by Henry, a Pas Seul by Mme Simonet; End of Opera Hew Divertisement, in which a Pas Seul by Henry, and to conclude with a Caledonian Reel, being part of the ballet of Auld Robin Gray, which for want of time could not be completed, by Lepicq, Slingsby, Mme Rossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ifigenia In Aulide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Marchesi, Forlivesi, Balelli, Torregiani, Fineschi, Mlle Chanu Pieltain, Sga Giuliani. Cast from libretto (C. Etherington, 1789): Achille-Luigi Marchesi; Agamemnone-Giuseppe Forlivesi; Ulisse-Balelli; Calcante-Paolo Torregiani; Arcade-Fineschi; Erifile-Sga Pieltain; Ifigenia-Sga Giuliani.
Cast
Role: Erifile Actor: Sga Pieltain
Role: Ifigenia Actor: Sga Giuliani.

Dance: As17890110