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181 results for: Keyword - Signor Geminiani
We found 66 matches on Event Comments, 64 matches on Performance Comments, 59 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
19 March 1742 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, benefit Geminiani. Pit and Boxes together at Half a Guinea; Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

77
15 April 1761 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Gambarini. At the Great Concert Room, Dean St., Soho Tickets: Pit, half a guinea. Gallery 5s. Composed by Geminiani, who being lately returned to England, has lent the aforementioned composition in favour of this Benefit. Also a new Ode The Argument Britannia rising from the waves like the morning sun, pointing out her young Monarch, and predicts? the glory and felicity of his reign. The music composed by Sga Gambarini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inchanted Forest

78
08 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted before, a New Dramatic Opera [Bickerstaffe] the Music by Handel, Boyce, Arne, Howard, Baildon, Festing, Geminiani, Galluppi, Giardini, Paradies, Agus, Abos; with a New Overture composed by Mr Abel. Full Prices. Books of the Opera sold at theatre. [See Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1763, pp. 22-36: Compares Bickerstaff's opera at length with Charles Johnson's Village Opera.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

79
22 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Music by Handel, Boyce, Arne, Howard, Baildon, Festing, Geminiani, Galluppi, Giardini, Paradies, Agus, Abos &c. The Overture composed by Abel. Books of the Opera to be sold at the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

80
02 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso

Music: End of Part II 1st concerto, Op. 3, composed by Geminiani, by G. Ashley

Performance Comment: 3, composed by Geminiani, by G. Ashley .

81
25 July 1684 @ Lord Falkland's residence

Event Comment: Evelyn, Diary: I din'd at my Lord Falklands, Tressurer of the Navy, where after dinner we had rare Musique, there being amongst others Signor Pietro Reggio and Signor Jo. Battist bothe famous, the one for his Voice, & the other his playing on the Harpichord, few if any in Europe exceeding him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

82
04 February 1708 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz., A Full Piece of the famous Signor Colista-Dean Sr, Holmes, Smith; A Solo for the Arch Lute and Violin by Dean Jr-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing-Gates; A set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing to the Lute-Dean Jr; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Dean Sr; Also several select Airs Out of Camilla and Thomyris-; with Symphonies-the best Performers

Performance Comment: , A Full Piece of the famous Signor Colista-Dean Sr, Holmes, Smith; A Solo for the Arch Lute and Violin by Dean Jr-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing-Gates; A set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing to the Lute-Dean Jr; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Dean Sr; Also several select Airs Out of Camilla and Thomyris-; with Symphonies-the best Performers.
Cast
Role: Signor Colista Actor: Dean Sr, Holmes, Smith

83
14 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music ....The orchestra was not very strong, consisting of no more than sixty persons, but it was incomparable-; Signiora Margarita del'Epine; sang, but she was by no means as pleasing as in the opera....She was the only person who sang. The instrumental music was extremely beautiful: Pepusch; who directs everything, and played the thorough-bass, excelled all the others. The violins too could scarce have been better. But most notable of all was a most charming concerto played with Pepusch by a flute and a viol di gamba. The person who plays the flute is a Frenchman called-Paisible; whose equal is not to be found....The second man, who played the viol di gamba with such uncommon excellence, is an Italian called-Signor Pietro

Performance Comment: ...The orchestra was not very strong, consisting of no more than sixty persons, but it was incomparable-; Signiora Margarita del'Epine; sang, but she was by no means as pleasing as in the opera....She was the only person who sang. The instrumental music was extremely beautiful: Pepusch; who directs everything, and played the thorough-bass, excelled all the others. The violins too could scarce have been better. But most notable of all was a most charming concerto played with Pepusch by a flute and a viol di gamba. The person who plays the flute is a Frenchman called-Paisible; whose equal is not to be found....The second man, who played the viol di gamba with such uncommon excellence, is an Italian called-Signor Pietro.
Cast
Role: called Actor: Signor Pietro.

84
27 May 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; wherein several Solos and Sonatas on two different Instruments never heard in England before-Gli Signori Vegelini (two select Musicians lately arriv'd); With some celebrated Songs of the late Mr Henry Purcell-; and an Addition of a famous Harp-.
Cast
Role: wherein several Solos and Sonatas on two different Actor: Gli Signori Vegelini

85
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Lovers; Or, The False Friend; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Man Pismire

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy-Bullock Sr; Pismire-Norris; Signor Don Diego Fizgiggo-Griffin; others-Ogden, Smith, H. Bullock, Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Signor Don Diego Fizgiggo Actor: Griffin

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Miss Francis, Mrs Willis

86
01 February 1721 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by P. A. Rolli. Originally set by Signor Orlandini, with some songs composed by Signor Phillipo Amadei.] A new Opera. Admission as 19 Nov. 1720

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arsaces; Or, Amore E Maesta

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Statira-Signora Marg. Durastanti; Arsace-Francesco Bernardi called Senesino; Megabise-Matteo Berselli; Rosmiri-Signora Madalena Salvai; Mitrane-Signora Galerati; Artabano-Guiseppe Boschi.
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Signora Marg. Durastanti
Role: Rosmiri Actor: Signora Madalena Salvai
Role: Mitrane Actor: Signora Galerati

87
22 February 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Chronohotonthologos

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1734 lists: Chronohotonthologos-Winstone; Bombardinion-Ridout; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Cross; Rigdum Funnidos-Oates; Captain of the Guards-Woodburn; Doctor-Gray; Cook-H. Tench; King of Fidlers-Davis; King of Antipodes-Jannot; Dumb-Gray; Signor Scacciatinello-Mrs Shirburne; Tatlanthe-Mrs Charke; Ladies-Miss Oates, Miss Dancy; Venus-Mrs Clark; Cupid-Master Arne. Prologue spoken by W. Mills. Epilogue by Mrs Shireburne. music and.
Cast
Role: Signor Scacciatinello Actor: Mrs Shirburne

Dance: As17340221 Also A new Overture. With Songs (in the Italian Stile) a propos [to the Afterpiece]

88
15 March 1735 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carlo Broschi Farinello. With several Alterations and Additions. Pit and Boxes, Places on the Stage, at Half a Guinea. N.B. Signor Farinello humbly hopes, that the Subscribers will not make use of their Tickets on this Occasion. The Stage will be in the same Manner as in the Assembly with a great Number of Benches. Mrs Pendarves to Mrs Granville, 15 March: Tonight is Farinelli's benefit; all the polite world will flock there, and go at four o'clock, for fear they should not be time enough. I don't love mobbing, and so I shall leave them to themselves. Daily Advertiser, 13 March: 'Tis expected that Signor Farinelli will have the greatest Appearance on Saturday that has been known. We hear that a Contrivance will be made to accommodate 2000 People. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleas'd to give him 200 Guineas, the Spanish Ambassador 100, the Emperor's Ambassador 50, his Grace the Duke of Leeds 50, the Countess of Portmore 50, Lord Burlington 50, his Grace the Duke of Richmond 50, the Hon. Col. Paget 30, Lady Rich 20, and most of the other Nobility 50, 30 or 20 Guineas each; so that 'tis believ'd his Benefit will be worth to him upwards of 2000l

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

89
23 August 1739 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Top Of The Tree; Or, A Tit Bit For A Nice Palate

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced the famous Dog Scene-; which was perfbrm'd upwards of Sixty Nights with Great Applause, in the Entertainment of Perseus and Andromeda. Harlequin-Signor Yaterini; Hussar-Hale; Colombine-Mrs Talbot; Petit Maitre-Legar; Mons Sham Suit-Chapman; Clown-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Signor Yaterini

Afterpiece Title: that Athat Amazing, Surprizing, and Astonishing Scene of The Skeleton in The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

90
12 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: As17390907, but Dragon-Signor Bencraftini.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Signor Bencraftini.

Dance: I: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

91
26 March 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan

Performance Comment: An Oratorio-; With the Salve Regina by Signor Hasse-.
Cast
Role: Signor Hasse Actor: .

92
30 September 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Gubbins-Waltz; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Dragon-Signor Bencraftini.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Signor Bencraftini.

93
21 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber Jr; Smith-Delane; Johnson-Mills; Other Characters-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Havard, Ridout, Taswell, Arthur, Turbutt, Winstone, Leigh, Green, Wright, Ray, Woodburn, Miss Woodman, Mrs Cross, Miss Story, Miss Cole; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor; Particularly the Representation of a Battle of the Two Operatical Generals-Per gli Signori Giovanni and Tomasino detti Beard, Lowe; With the Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Particularly the Representation of a Battle of the Actor: Per gli Signori Giovanni and Tomasino detti Beard, Lowe

Dance: I: Ballet, as17411015; II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: The Swiss, as17410926

94
06 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Zorobabel-Macklin; Signor Cantileno-Beard; Ballad-Ray; Thomas-Neale; Lord Bawble-Cross; Goodwill-Taswell; Mrs Haycock-Mrs Macklin; Tawdry-Mrs Bennet[from edition of 1742, but listed in the order of the actors' names given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser].from edition of 1742, but listed in the order of the actors' names given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Signor Cantileno Actor: Beard

95
14 November 1747 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Verus

Performance Comment: Lucius Verus-Signora Pirker, Soprano; Berenice-Signora Cassarini, Soprano; Lucilla-Signora Frasi, Soprano; Vologesus-Signora Galli, Mezzo-Soprano; Flavius-Signora Sibilla, Soprano; Anicetus-Signor Ciacchi?Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 643).
Cast
Role: Lucius Verus Actor: Signora Pirker, Soprano
Role: Berenice Actor: Signora Cassarini, Soprano
Role: Lucilla Actor: Signora Frasi, Soprano
Role: Vologesus Actor: Signora Galli, Mezzo-Soprano
Role: Flavius Actor: Signora Sibilla, Soprano
Role: Anicetus Actor: Signor Ciacchi?Tenor

96
17 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: See17520211, but will be introduc'd several new Tunes on the Jew's Harp never performed before-; A Solo in a new Taste-Signor Piantafugo; Salt@Box-; and the Performances of Signior Bombasto; Sg Bombazino as usual; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; A New Prologue-a Gentleman; Epilogue-Hallet.
Cast
Role: A Solo in a new Taste Actor: Signor Piantafugo

97
21 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signor Bombasto and Signor Piantofugo. [Eighteenth night.] Henley's advertisements say he came to London in 1720, is not in debt and One Time with another, my Oratory is as full as ever, when I please, and my Service to Mr Smart, Mrs Warner, Mr Newberry, etc. J. Henley" (Daily Advertiser, 21 March).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

98
07 December 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: Mrs Midnight's Concert-; to which will be added, and given gratis, The Old Woman's Oratory-; When the Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist will be introduced as usual, with several new Performances of a very extraordinary Nature; particularly a Piece-Signor Spoonatissimo on an Instrument dug out of the Ruins of Herculaneumv, much used by the Ancient Romans, and celebrated by Virgil in his Georgics; To conclude with a Grand Dance- in the ancient British Taste.
Cast
Role: particularly a Piece Actor: Signor Spoonatissimo on an Instrument dug out of the Ruins of Herculaneumv, much used by the Ancient Romans, and celebrated by Virgil in his Georgics

99
10 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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: with some of the parts made into chorusses Actor: Signor DeGiardini

100
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: Cleonice Actor: Signora Angiola Sartori
Role: Fenicia Actor: Signora Madelena Tagnoni
Role: Eurito Actor: Signora Cecilia Baini

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