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1518 results for: Keyword - Sga Placido
We found 903 matches on Performance Comments, 647 matches on Performance Title, 217 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

201
11 November 1758 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Attalo

Performance Comment: Edition of 1758 lists: Attalo-Gaetano Quilici; Semiramide-Sga Colomba Mattei; Nino-Pasquale Potenza; Zomira-Sga Angiola Calori; Idaspe-Ferdinano Tenducci detto il Senesino; Arbace-Sga Laura Rosa.
Cast
Role: Semiramide Actor: Sga Colomba Mattei
Role: Zomira Actor: Sga Angiola Calori
Role: Arbace Actor: Sga Laura Rosa.

Dance: With New Dances-; Edition of 1758: Ballerini-Giovanni Gallini, Sga Rosa Carlini, Giuseppe Forti, Sga Giac. Bonomi

202
09 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: New Pantomime Ballet,The Bavarian Shoemakers-Sg Del'Agata, Sga Fiorentini; and New Pantomime Ballet, The Italian Robbers-Sg Del'Agata, Sga Fiorentini, being their 1st appearance in England

203
08 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, The Catalonian Marriage-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere; II: A New Comic Dance, The Tyrolese-Sg Muzioli, 1st appearance English Stage, Sga Manesiere

204
20 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, the Man, 1st time, Sga Manesiere; the Woman-$Miss Twist; V: The French Gardeners, as17630407

205
22 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Venus Reveng'd-Sg Gallini (first appearance here in 6 years), Sga Mansiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; End: A Grand Comic Ballet, call'd the The Calabrian Peasants-Gallini, Sga Manesiere

206
20 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: False Concord

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere; End: A Grand Dance, call'd Hymen's Triumph-Gallini, Duquesney, Master Rogers, Miss Valois, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere

207
13 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: the Dances Actor: Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: I: A New Scaramouch, as17641013; II: A Garland Dance-Grimaldi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi; IV: A Comic Dance-Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

208
28 May 1771 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: As17710122, but Soldato-Zanca; Mingotto-Sga Ristorini (for the first time since their arrival in England).
Cast
Role: Mingotto Actor: Sga Ristorini
Role: La Buona Figliuola Actor: Sga Ristorini.

Dance: New Dance-a new Principal Dancer lately arrived from France; Hornpipe on Skates-Sga Guidi, Sga Galliotti

Song: In the last Act: a New Song (Giordani)-Sga Ristorini; accompanied on Violin-Sga Sirmen, being her last performance this season on this stage

209
28 April 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: Mlle Heinel, other principals, Slingsby, Sga Guidi, Sga Crispi

210
09 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Grand Turkish Dance-Mlle Heinel, other principals; II: New Dance-Slingsby, Sga Guidi, Sga Crispi; Last Act: Admete and Alceste, as17720310

211
14 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie D'orlando

Dance: I: Favourite Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, other principals; II: New Dutch Dance-Sga Guidi, in which Slingsby, other principals are introduced; III: New Grand Ballet called Le Jaloux sans un Rival- in which Mlle Heinel will dance a new Spanish Character, Sga Guidi in that of a Shepherdess, with the other principals

212
23 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Chacone-; Le Triomphe de Magie-Mlle Heinel, other principals; II: Pastoral Dance-Slingsby, Sga Guidi, Sga Crispi

213
09 June 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: New Dutch Dance-Sga Guidi, Sga Crispi, other principals; II: The Provenzale, as17720603 Last Act: Pastoral Dance, as17720516

214
27 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: End: A New Dance, in which will be introduced a Quadrille-Daigville, Giorgi, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Mrs Sutton, Mme Daigville

215
04 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: Pantomime to conclude (after the Waterfall) with: a New Grand Dance call'd The Marriage Feast-Daigville, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Daigville, Sga Vidini

216
20 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Performance Comment: Parts by Millico, Scheroli, Sga Galli, Sga Lodi, Sga Cecelia Davies detto Inglesina Vologeso-Millico; Berenice-Cecelia Davies; Lucilla-Sga Stella Lodi; Lucio Vero-Scheroli; Aricato-Sga Galli; Flavio-Micheli (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Sga Cecelia Davies detto Inglesina Vologeso Actor: Millico
Role: Lucilla Actor: Sga Stella Lodi
Role: Aricato Actor: Sga Galli

Dance: I: Grand Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, other principals; II: A Pastoral Dance with a Pas de Trois, de Deux-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet-; with a Grand Chaconne-Fierville

Entertainment: A Poetical Exordium-Mrs Yates [In which she proposed to intermix plays and operas this season. (Burney, II, 879, notes she could not get permission.)]

217
29 January 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; II: Serious Ballet-a Young Lady (Scholar of Tassoni, first appearance); End Opera: Adventures of the Harem of Ispahan-a Grand Persian pantomime ballet-Pitrot, Mimi Faviere, Mlle Faviere, Sga Mazzoni, Bocchinini, Mariottini

218
24 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet with Chaconne-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, Sga Vidini, Asselin; II: Provencale-Slingsby, Sga Mazzoni, Daigville's Scholars; End of Opera: Polish Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, Vidini, Asselin

219
12 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

220
21 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

221
27 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Dance: The Dance of The Savage Hunters, as17760210(playbill); the Public Advertiser lists The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

222
02 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini

223
04 November 1777 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Due Contesse

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Jermoli, Rossi, Coppola, Micheli, Sga Jermoli, Sga Prudom. Sga Todi. Cast from libretto (T. Cadell, 1777): Cavaliere della Piuma-Guglielmo Jermoli; Don Grillo-Antonio Rossi; Lucindo-Giuseppe Coppola; Prospero-Micheli; Livietta-Sga Jermoli; Arminda-Sga Prudom; Contessa di bel Colore-Sga Luiggia Todi.
Cast
Role: Livietta Actor: Sga Jermoli
Role: Arminda Actor: Sga Prudom
Role: Contessa di bel Colore Actor: Sga Luiggia Todi.

Dance: WithNew Dances composed by Simonet-; End I: new ballet, demi-caractere Le Devin du Village-Mons and Mlle Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli Colin-Banti; +Colette-Mlle Banti; End II: +New BalletSerious and Demi-caractere-; in which a Pas de Quatre-Mons and Mme Simonet, Mons and Mlle Banti; to conclude with the Chaconne of Froquett-; End Opera: new serious ballet La Polonaise Favourite-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet

224
16 December 1777 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vittorina

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Jermoli, Rossi, Coppola, Micheli, Sga Buroni, Sga Prudom, Sga Todi. Cast from libretto (T. Cadell, 1777): Il Cavaliere-Guglielmo Jermoli; Il Barone di Sarzana-Antonio Rossi; Il Conte di Ripalta-Giuseppe Coppola; Roberto-Micheli; Donna Isabella-Sga Buroni; La Marchesa-Sga Prudom; Vittorina-Sga Luiggia Todi.
Cast
Role: Donna Isabella Actor: Sga Buroni
Role: La Marchesa Actor: Sga Prudom
Role: Vittorina Actor: Sga Luiggia Todi.

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17771104; End II: new ballet, Demicaractere, composed by Banti, Les Bohemiens-Sg and Sga Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli; End Opera: La Polonaise Favourite, as17771104

225
09 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell