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617 results for: Keyword - Signora Mattei
We found 326 matches on Performance Comments, 190 matches on Performance Title, 132 matches on Event Comments, 16 matches on Author, and 6 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
16 December 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new serious Opera [a pasticcio]. Music by different Masters. To begin at 6 p.m. on account of the Prologue. [Note: The 1760 Libretto at Library of Congress designates the "Musical Prologue sung by Signora Mattei" on 22 Nov. The prologue consists of recitative and a brief air of two quatrains.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo

Performance Comment: Minos-Gaetano Quilici; Ariadne-Signora Colomba Mattei; Theseus-Filipo Elisi; Tauris-Pietro Sorbelloni; Laodice-Signora Angiola Calori; Alcestes-Signora Teresa Eberardi; Director-Giocchino Cocchi; New Musical Prologue before the Opera begins-Signora Mattei--1760 Libretto; Director of Dancers-Gherardi; Dancers-Gherardi, Mlle Asselin, Polly Capitani, Tariot (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Ariadne Actor: Signora Colomba Mattei
Role: Laodice Actor: Signora Angiola Calori
Role: Alcestes Actor: Signora Teresa Eberardi
Role: New Musical Prologue before the Opera begin Actor: Signora Mattei--1760 Libretto

2
05 April 1756 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: Overture-DuBourg; Song-Signora Mattei; Song-Ricciarelli; Concerto Violincello-Pasqualino; Song-Passagli; Song-Ricciarell; Concerto-Millar; Song-Signora Mondini; Song-Signora Mattei; Concerto-DuBourg; Songs-Frasi, Perolini, Mingotti; Concerto-Vincent; Songs-Pazzagli, Perolini, Signora Frasi, Signora Mingotti.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Signora Mattei
Role: Song Actor: Signora Mondini
Role: Song Actor: Signora Mattei
Role: Songs Actor: Pazzagli, Perolini, Signora Frasi, Signora Mingotti.

3
10 April 1756 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tito Manlio

Performance Comment: Titus Manlius-Pazzagli; Manlius-Ricciarelli; Servilia-Signora Mingotti; Sabina-Signora Frasi; Lucius-Signora Mattei; Decius-Signora Mondini (1756 libretto).
Cast
Role: Servilia Actor: Signora Mingotti
Role: Sabina Actor: Signora Frasi
Role: Lucius Actor: Signora Mattei
Role: Decius Actor: Signora Mondini

Dance: NNew Dances-

4
31 January 1758 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solimano

Performance Comment: Larpent MS lists: Solimano-Pazzaglia; Selim-Potenza; Narsea-Signora Mattei; Osmino-Signora Galori; Emira-Signora Frasi; Resteno-Signora Rosa; Maestra de Balli-Lescot.
Cast
Role: Narsea Actor: Signora Mattei
Role: Osmino Actor: Signora Galori
Role: Emira Actor: Signora Frasi
Role: Resteno Actor: Signora Rosa

Dance: Signora Forti, Signora Bonomi, Grimaldi, Signora Lescot

5
16 March 1756 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Passerini, Signora Mattei, Pazzaglia, Miss Thomas, Batichel.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Signora Passerini, Signora Mattei, Pazzaglia, Miss Thomas, Batichel.

Afterpiece Title: Charlottenburg Festegiante

6
31 May 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The last Night of the Subscription. A New Opera. Music by Cocchi. N.B. The opera will be continued for a few nights more for the benefit of actors and actresses. [The opera next season to be under Signora Mattei.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erginda Regina Di Livadia

Performance Comment: edition of 1760 listed: Erginda-Colomba Mattei; Ormonte-Emanuele Cornacchini; Vasorre-Gaetano Quilici; Tanette-Magalli [MS notation in Folger Library copy]; Ismena-Signora Angiola Calori; Creonte-Signora Laura Rosa; Logide-Miss Polly Capitani[, eight years old., eight years old.
Cast
Role: Erginda Actor: Colomba Mattei
Role: Ismena Actor: Signora Angiola Calori
Role: Creonte Actor: Signora Laura Rosa

Dance: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Sga Provenzale

7
25 February 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Mattei. The Poetry of the Cantata sets forth the glories of the British nation both in war and peace, shewing that Great Britain, in the present, as well as in former ages, doth vie with ancient Rome in its highest grandeur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Clemenza Di Tito

Afterpiece Title: La Gran Brettagna Emula Della Antica Roma

Performance Comment: Astrea-Sga Mattei; Jupiter-Cornacchini; Mercury-Magalli.
Cast
Role: Astrea Actor: Sga Mattei

8
22 November 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Libretto by Goldoni; Music by Galuppi. A new comic Opera. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command No Persons admitted behind the Scenes [Repeated. The 1760 Libretto of Arianne e Teseo calls for Prologue to be sung by Signora Mattei on this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mondo Nella Luna

Performance Comment: Ernesto-Peter Sorbelloni; Sir Credulous-Carlo Paganini; Lisetta-Signora Angiola Paganini; Cecco-Christiano Tedeschini; Flaminia-Signora Angiola Calori; Ecclypticus-Gaetano Quilici; Clarice-Signora Teresa Eberardi; Director-G. Cocchi Libretto, 1760.
Cast
Role: Lisetta Actor: Signora Angiola Paganini
Role: Flaminia Actor: Signora Angiola Calori
Role: Clarice Actor: Signora Teresa Eberardi

Dance: New DancesDirector of Dances-Gherardi; Dancers-Mlle Asselin, Gherardi, Miss Polly Capitani, Tariot

9
21 August 1758 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Seratina and Reinhold. Tickets 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Signora Seratina, Miss Granville, Reinhold, Kear

Music: Solo concerto on hautboy-Pirkins; Organ Concerto-Reinhold; Violin solo-Soderini

10
15 April 1721 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mutius Scaevola

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Muzio-Francesco Bernardo , called Senesino; Orazio-Matteo Berselli; Larte Porsena-Boschi; Lucio Tarquinio-Signora Galerati; Clelia-Signora Marg. Durastanti; Irene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Fidalma-Signora Madalena Salvai.
Cast
Role: Lucio Tarquinio Actor: Signora Galerati
Role: Clelia Actor: Signora Marg. Durastanti
Role: Fidalma Actor: Signora Madalena Salvai.
Related Works
Related Work: Mutius Scaevola Author(s): F. Mattei

11
09 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Fausan. Tickets at her Lodgings, Mr Cheek's Apothecary, Bow Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLes Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Egyptiens (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; L'Hydropique Amoreux (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan

12
14 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Signora Barberini. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. The Stage will be formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #174 6s.; seals #65 15s. (Account Book); #270 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Les Savoyards (new)-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; By particular Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Denoyer, Signora Barberini; Glover

13
30 March 1756 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Banti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Dance: End I: New Dance-Signora Banti, Lucas (first time of appearing on this Stage); II: Dancing-Signora Banti, Poitier Jun; III: Minuet-Signora Banti, Bugiani

14
25 April 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Margaretta. [She received #76 5s. 8d. See Deutsch, p. 58.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda (acts I And Ii)

Music: An Entertainment of the choicest Songs out of several Operas-; Also a Piece (never perform'd before)-Signior Cavaliero Valeriano; The Songs out of the Opera will be as follows Convezzo luinghiero, Pria che la doglia-Signora Pilotti; Del fallo ful camin, Ti stringo o miodiletto-Signor Valentini; E vano ognipensiero, To Beauty devoted, Love wou'd invade me-Signora Margaretta; Di se senti, Nume Alata-Mrs Barbier; Solo pieta vi chiedo-; Di luci adourno-Mrs Manina; concluding with the Chorus of Clotilda-; a new piece-Signior Cavaliero Valeriano

15
29 April 1714 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Stradiotti, who has never yet perform'd in Publick since her Arrival here in England. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With several extraordinary new Songs-Signora Stradiotti; End Consort: she will perform alone a Solo for the Harpsichord-Signora Stradiotti

16
27 March 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Provenzale. Pit and boxes together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. The Music by Jomelli. N.B. As Miss Asolin cannot dance this day having sprained her ankle, Mr Gallini will be so humane as to perform with Miss Provenzale that she may not be disappointed of her benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola Disabitata; Or, The Desert Island

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Angiola Calori, Signora Cassandra Frederick, Fernando Tenducci, Gaetano Quilici.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Signora Angiola Calori, Signora Cassandra Frederick, Fernando Tenducci, Gaetano Quilici.

Dance: New Grand Dances-Signora Provenzale, Signora Asselin, who will dance in men's clothes

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Sg Candoni

17
02 April 1705 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Celotti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; the vocal part-Signora Juliana Celotti; the instrumental part-twenty of the most eminent masters in London

18
25 March 1713 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Lodi and Corbett. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with the Echo Flute-Paisible; accompanied on the Harpsichord-Babel Jr; Vocal music-Signora Lodi

19
27 March 1718 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Mons. At 7 p.m. By Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The Vocal-Signora Mons

20
29 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the famous Molliere. Daily Courant, 2 May: Monsieur deGrimbergue, Director of the French Comedians, hereby gives Notice, that he is extreamly sorry he could not give on Friday last all the Entertainment he had promised in his Publick Bills, by reason that Signora Violenta unluckily fell sick that very day; and Mons Dangeville refused to Dance, being puft up by the Applause he had the good Fortune to meet with; fancying he hath a Right to do so whenever he pleases

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Entertainment: The Great Turkish Ceremony-; Dancing-Danjeville; Tumbling-; particularly a lame tumbler (who never performed before in England); The Flourishing of the Colors-Signora Violenta

21
05 July 1721 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Durastanti. At 7 p.m. Admission as 14 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Particularly, Two new Cantatas by Mr Hendel and Sig Sandoni-; Four Songs, Six Duettos by the famous Signor Stefan-Signora Durastanti, Signor Senesino

22
16 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit +Harlequin and Signora Constantini. By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: il Proteo Novello: Viz, The New Proteus

Entertainment: The Comical Scene of the Stuttering Master of Musick-Brighella

Dance: End I: +Hornpipe-Cornet, Mrs Anderson; II: Peasant's Dance-Welman, Mrs Anderson; III: The Character of Signora Cattina Venetiana-; IV: Niais and Niaise-; Foolish Man and Woman-; V: Twelve Grotesque Character, viz. Punchanello, Dame Ragonde, Pierrots, Harlequins, Scaramouches, Peasants, Mad Men and Women-

23
18 June 1757 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Marine Society, the whole Profits of which are generously given by Signora Mingotti and deGiardini, towards clothing men and boys at Sea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosmira

Song: New song-Signora Mingotti

24
26 July 1759 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Saratina. A new tragicomical Burletta, Musick composed by Pergolesi. Scenes and Cloaths entirely new. Tickets at Mr Oswald's Music Shop. 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strattaggemma; Or, The Stratagem

Song: Before the Burletta: Singing-; several songs, a duetto-Signora Saratina, Reinhold

25
10 March 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: II: Signora Asselin (a New Dance of her own composing), Miss Polly (a child of seven years and a Scholar of Sga Asselin), who appeared in the Opera of Farnace will also dance