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3433 results for: Title - A New Grand Selection

76
23 March 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Song: As17730318

Dance: I: A Pastoral Dance-Asselin; By Particular desire a New Allemand-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; II: A Serious Ballet, with a New Pasical-Fierville; End Opera: A Grand Ballet, with a Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond

77
13 April 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Apollo Ed Issea

Dance: An Allemande, as17730330 Apollo and Venus, as17730330 A Grand Ballet with Pas de Cinq, as17730330 End Opera: Grand Ballet with Pasacal and Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

78
17 April 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Apollo Ed Issea

Dance: I: A Pastoral Dance-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier; II: Apollo and Venus-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: Grand Ballet with Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: Grand Ballet, Gavotte, Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

79
27 April 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, with a Gavotte, Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: Pastoral Dance-Asselin, Mlle Grenier; End Opera: By Particular desire, La Fete du Village, as17730401done in same manner as it was at Mlle Heinel's Benefit; In which Minuet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; Conclude: Country Dance, Grand Quadrille-principal dancers

80
12 June 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Asselin, Mlle Grenier; II: Allemande, as17730603 End Opera: A Grand Ballet, New Louvre, Grand Chacone-Fierville

81
20 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

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.)]

82
07 December 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Puntiglio Amoroso

Dance: I: La Bagatelle, as17731120; II: A Grand Pastoral Dance, as17731120; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet with Grand Chaconne-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, Mlle Mimi Faviere

83
08 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: A New Grand Provencalle Dance-Slingsby, Sga Hidou, with New Dresses, and a view of the Port of Marseilles

84
07 February 1775 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Motezuma

Dance: I: New Ballet, La Fete de Flora-; In which a Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; II: Grand Ballet, Les Mexicains-S. Vallouis, Mme Vallouis; End opera: Grand Heroic Historic Ballet-Lany, M and Mme Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli; with Chaconnes-Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli

85
25 April 1775 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Ridicoli

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; with a Pas de Deux-Vallouis, Mlle Vallouis; also a Grand Chaconne-Vallouis; II: New Ballet-; with a Pas de Deux-Vitalba, Mlle Sophie; a Louvre-Mlle Baccelli; End Opera: Champetre Comique-Lany, Vallouis, Mlle Vallouis, Asselin, Mlle Sophie, Vallouis@le@cadet

86
06 May 1775 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Difesa D'amore

Afterpiece Title: Pyramo E Tisbe

Dance: New Serious Ballet, as17750425 New Ballet, as17750425 Grand Chaconne, as17750425 Louvre, as17750425 End Opera: Champetre Comique, as17750425 but _Asselin

87
11 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet, The Italian Gardeners-; End Comedy: [A New Dance call'd The Gamesters-Sg and Sga Zuchelli[, being their first appearance in England. [For Italian Gardeners see17740919.

88
18 April 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Sposa Fedele

Dance: I: New Grand Chaconne-Miss Baccelli; Pas de Deux-Mlle Sophie, Helm; II: La Fete du Village, as17760224; III: A Grand Serious Ballet with various Divertissements-Helm, Mlle Sophie, Fierville, Miss Baccelli

89
25 April 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Bacio

Dance: I: La Fete du Village, as17760224; II: New Serious Ballet, with Chaconne and Minuet de la Cour-Vallouy, Mme Vallouy; End Opera: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Maissoneurs Distresse-Helm, Mlle Sophie, Sga Tinti, Vallouy, Mrs Vallouy

90
04 November 1777 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Due Contesse

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

91
28 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: New Pastoral Dance-Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; V: Grand New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Miss Simonet, Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Song: In: Fete Champetre. The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten

92
09 May 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Duca D'atene

Dance: End I: new ballet, Il Filosofo (composed by Zuchelli)-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Slingsby; End II: La Serenata Spagnola Interrota [see17800420]-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Baccelli, Henry, Guiardele; [with a Pas de Deux-; accompanied on the guitar-Noferi; End III: New Serious Ballet (composed by Guiardele) [in which-Mme Simonet,[will dance in Men's Cloaths with Sga Baccelli, Sga Tantini, Guiardele; to conclude with: a Grand Chaconne [of Jomelli-

93
25 November 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'arcifanfano

Dance: End I: New Ballet-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; End II: new ballet, composed by Simonet, The Fortunate Escape-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Mme Simonet; End Opera: new ballet, composed by Simonet, The Country Gallant-, in which Mme Simonet, will dance in Men's Cloaths with Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Sg and Sga Zuchelli

94
12 December 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement, as17821130; End of Opera a new grand Ballet, composed by Lepicq, Il Ratto delle Sabine; or, The Rape of the Sabines, by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, Degville Sen., Slingsby, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mme Rossi. [Partial cast from Public Advertiser, 14 Dec: Romolo-Lepicq; Acronte-Zuchelli; Erfilia-Mme Rossi.]

95
13 February 1783 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Dance: End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as17830111, with two Pas de Deux, in a stile entirely new, called Pas de Lapons; or, Laplanders' Dance, by Slingsby and Mlle Theodore; End of Act II a new Pastoral Ballet by the principal Dancers, with a variety of Pas Seuls and a Pas de Deux by Slingsby and Mlle Theodore, and to conclude with a Grand Allemande by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Mlle Theodore

96
21 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a New Divertissement (composed by Harris) in which the Minuet de la Cour and a new Pas de Deux by Harris and Mme Bithmere; End of Act IV a new Pantomime Ballet (composed by Harris) The Charms of a Camp; or, The Female Volunteer by Harris, Byrn, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin, &c.; End of mainpiece, The Rival Nymphs, as17840318but Mrs Ratchford in place of Miss Matthews

97
18 December 1784 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Divertissement (composed by Lepicq) by Nivelon, Mlle Dorival (from the Opera-House in Paris; their 1st appearance), Frederic, Mme Julien, Mlle Fusi, Mme Bithmer (their 1st appearance), Henry, Zuchelli, Sg and Sga Pitrot Angiolini (from the King's Theatre at Naples; their 1st appearance); End of Opera a new Grand Ballet (composed by Lepicq) Le Parti de Chasse d'Henry IV-King Henry rv-Angiolini; the other Characters by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Frederic, Mlle Dorival, Zuchelli, Nivelon, Sga Pitrot Angiolini

98
08 March 1787 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: End I: a new Ballet composed by Hus, La Fete Provencale-Mme Gervais Perignon, Mlle Mozon; a new Pas de Deux-Mme Gervais Perignon, Mlle Mozon; End Opera: another new Ballet, composed by Hus, La Bergere Capricieuse-Goyon, Henry, two Miss Simonets; conclude with: favourite Pas de Deux Russe-Laborie, Mlle Mozon, the other parts of the Dance as above

99
22 March 1787 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Dance: End I: a new Divertissement in the Pastoral Style, La Jardiniere-; in which a new Pas de Trois-Goyon, Mlle Mozon, Mme Perignon; End Opera: an entirely new ballet, composed by Hus, Sylvie-Goyon, Gricourt, Laborie, Mlle Mozon, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Perignon

100
17 March 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890310End Opera: a new Grand Ballet (composed by Noverre), Les Jalousies du Serail-Didelot, Beaupre, Duquesney, Nivelon, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Mlle Adelaide, Mlle Saulnier (1st appearance in England)