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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sga Girelli"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sga Girelli")') 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 903 matches on Performance Comments, 647 matches on Performance Title, 217 matches on Event Comments, 5 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'arcadia In Brenta

Performance Comment: The printed version 1755 (Larpent MS 114) as acted as Covent Garden gives the following: Fabrizio Fabroni-Sg Francesco Baratti; Giacinto-Gaetano Guadagni; Rosana-Sga Ninetta de Rossennaw; Mlle Lindora-Sga Anna Castelli; Conte Bellezza-Gaetano Quilici; Laura-Sga Eugenia Mellini; Foresto-Christiano Tedeschini Koerbitz.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-Hasse; Air-Ricciarelli; Concerto on German Flute-Tacet; Air-Sga Mingotti; Concerto on Hautboys-Vincent; Part II The Stabt Mater of Pergolesi, with some of the parts made into chorusses-Signor DeGiardini; Part III Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; Air-Sga Mingotti; Air-Ricciarelli; Solo on Violin-De Giardini; Duetto-Ricciarelli, Sga Mingotti; Chorus of Hasse-.
Cast
Role: Air Actor: Sga Mingotti
Role: Air Actor: Sga Mingotti
Role: Duetto Actor: Ricciarelli, Sga Mingotti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oncerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Sga Mingotti, Miss Brent, Beard, Champnes, Master Soper; The first violin, a Solo-Giardini; Act I: Handel's Overture of Saul-; A song-Sga Mingotti composed by Sg Galuppi; A song-Beard of Handel's; A Song-Miss Brent of Arne's; A Concerto on the German flute-Tacet; A Song-Sga Mingottiof Mr Hasse's; The Lauda, a celebrated Chorus compos'd by Hasse-; Act II: A Concerto on the Hautboy-Vincent; The Funeral Anthem by Handel-; A Solo on the violin-Giardini; Act III: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; The Stabat Mater compos'd by Pergolesi, with several of the parts made into Chorusses-Giardini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Sodi; Daphne-Sga Manesiere; Followers of Daphne-Mlle Marianne, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mad Jansolin, Mrs Welsh, Miss Daw; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Baker; Silence-Mattocks; Harlequin-Miles; Burgomaster-Shuter; Boor Servant-Lalauze; Scaramouche-Gosley; Colombine-Sga Maranesi; Huntsmen-Beard, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Courts; Venus-Miss Miller; Silenus-Beard; Bacchus-Mattocks; Pan-Legg; Diana-Mrs Vernon; To Conclude with a Grand Ballet-Sodi, Sga Manesiere. Characters new Dress'd.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo

Performance Comment: with many considerable alterations; and in particular the following favourite airs: A ! se un cor barbaro-Sga Mattei; Voi leggete in ogni core-Sga Mattei; Remdemi il figlio mio-Sga Mattei; Opprimete i contumaci-Elizi; Era stupido a pensolo-Elizi; With other Airs, all which will be new. The favourite Duetto Caro spiegar vorrei-; (in Demetrio) will also be sung. And serious new airs-the other performers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Dyer, Clarke, Mattocks, Hull, Dunstall, Anderson, Bennet, Cushing, Miss Miller, Mrs Green; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue in character-Mrs Green. [Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee

Performance Comment: The Principal Witches-Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; Misers-Blakes, Castle; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputians-Miss Rogers, Miss Froment; Bride Men-Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds; Bride Man, Sea Officer-Aldridge; Bride Maids-Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson; Waiters-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain; The whole to conclude with the Return, Landing and Reception of the Cherokees in America. Cherokees-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Song: IV: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Magician of the Mountain

Performance Comment: A New Pantomimic Entertainment of Italian Grotesque Characters. Magician-Settree; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Pierrot-Guerini, his first appearance on the English Stage; Harlequin-Lochery; Colombine-Miss Baker; Mathews, Mortimer, West, Walker, Watkins, Leppie; The Dances-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi. With New Music, Scenes, Decorations, and Dresses.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Miss Miller (first time); Proserpine-Miss Catley (first time); Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Granier, Mrs Cook, Miss Pitt, Misses Dolly Twist and Sukey Twist, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Duquesney, Granier, Tassoni, Hussey, Dumay, Martin, Dufour; Harlequin-Miles; Clodpole-Shuter; Yeoman-Weller; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Elements, Earth-Tassoni, Miss Pitt; Air-Sg and Sga Maranesi; Fire-Granier and Mrs Granier; Water-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere (playbill).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Chaunter-Love; Hunter-Vernon; Justice Quorum-Bransby; Grigg-Parsons; Gage-Moody; Phoebe-Miss Young; Tippet-Mrs Dorman; Tib Tatter-Mrs Bradshaw; Cant-Vaughan; Scrip-Ackman; Swab-Clough; Mump-Fox; Dance incident to the farce-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Lockery, Sga Fiorentini, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tigrane

Performance Comment: Parts-Guarducci, Sga Campolini, Sga Quercioli (Edition of 1767).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17691009, but Stephano-Love; Caliban-Sparks; Ariel-Mrs Scott (with songs); Francisco-_; Dances-P. Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Performance Comment: Parts-Guadagni, Sga Grassi, Biancei, Sga Guglielmi; Grand Chorusses-.

Music: I: Solo on French Horn-celebrated M. Rodolphe; II: A solo on the Violincello-the celebrated M. Dupart, Musician to the Prince of Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701022, but The Vocal Parts-_Vernon; The Dances-Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-two children, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701103, but Vocal parts-Mrs _Baddeley, Mrs Scott; Dances-Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701112, but Parts-Mrs Dorman, Mrs _Bradshaw; Dances-Sga +Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sga +Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17700922, but Belarius-J. Aickin; Imogen-Mrs Barry, first time; dancing-Sga Daigville, Sga _Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701205, but Dances-Sga Dagueville, Sga _Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sga Dagueville, Sga _Giorgi.
Role: Dances Actor: Sga +Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Arthur-Reddish; Oswald-Jefferson; Canon-Packer; Albanacht-Bransby; Aurelius-Keen; Guillamar-Wheeler; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Palmer; Grimbald-Bannister; Philadel-Mrs Baddeley; Cupid-Miss Rogers; Matilda-Miss Platt; Emmeline-Miss Hayward; Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Miss Radley, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Dorman; The Dances-Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701205, but Parts-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs _Dorman; Dances-Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Performance Comment: Parts-Tenducci, Savoi, Morigi, Sga Grassi, Sga Guglielmi, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: End Said Part [i.e., La Passione]: A Concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen; in which will be performed a Stabat Mater (composed by Pergolesi)-Sga Sirmen; End I: Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; End II: Solo on Violin-Sga Sirmen; [to finish with a Grand Chorus [by Guglielmi-

Performance Comment: e., La Passione]: A Concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen; in which will be performed a Stabat Mater (composed by Pergolesi)-Sga Sirmen; End I: Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; End II: Solo on Violin-Sga Sirmen; [to finish with a Grand Chorus [by Guglielmi-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: Timon-Barry; Apemantus-Bannister; Alcibiades-Crofts, 1st appearance on the stage; Flavius-Packer; Lucius-Palmer; Lucullus-Hurst; Senators-J. Aickin, Inchbald, Keen; Poet-Jefferson; Painter-Davies; Jeweler-Wright; Merchant-Fawcett; Flaminius-Brereton; Caphis-Ackman; Soldier-Baddeley; Servilius-Wrighten; Lucilius-Wheeler; Hortensius-Griffith; Titus-J. Burton; Varro-Master Cape; Philotus-Jacobs; Messenger-Follett; Evanthe-Mrs Barry; In Act I: will be introduced a Grand Dance-Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

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.