09 December 1754
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1754-1755
Volume:
4
Comments:
Text--Goldoni; first performance in England. Music by Sg Vinceni Ciampi. Play a New Italian Burletta. Printed books of the opera will be sold at the theatre. Ladies send servants at half three. [The Epilogue (Larpent MS 117) suggests lovemaking in crowded theatres (see 8 Jan. 1755)]: @Close pack'd they sit and woo with secret squeeze,@Attracting elbows, sympathetic knees...
Mainpiece
Comments:
The Larpent MS 116 copy, (Amsterdam, 1754) lists the parts: Alboino (King)-; Ipsicratea (Queen)-; Erminio (Confidant of the King)-; Bertoldo-; Bertoldino (his son)-; Menghina (Son's wife and mother of)-; Cacasemo-.
The Larpent MS 116 copy, (Amsterdam, 1754) lists the parts: Alboino (King)-; Ipsicratea (Queen)-; Erminio (Confidant of the King)-; Bertoldo-; Bertoldino (his son)-; Menghina (Son's wife and mother of)-; Cacasemo-.
Cast:
- Role: Alboino Actor:
- Role: Ipsicratea Actor:
- Role: Erminio Actor:
- Role: Bertoldo Actor:
- Role: Bertoldino Actor:
- Role: Menghina Actor:
- Role: Cacasemo Actor: .
Dance
Comment:
[Unspecified.]