24 March 1797
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1796-1797
Volume:
5
Comments:
Performance List
Mainpiece
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: 970303but Principal Vocal Performers Actor: added:Burdon
- Role: Sweet Bird Actor: Mme Mara.
- Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Master Elliot, Braham, Sale, Bartleman, Mme Mara, Miss Poole, Sga Galli
- Role: Who is in her Seventy Actor: Fifth Year, and will sing He was despised, which was originally composed for her by Handel, and which she sung when the Oratorios were first performed under his Direction, in the year 1741.
Afterpiece
Title:
Acis and Galatea 3
Comments:
Part III. [Select Parts of the Water Music, Rule Britannia-; Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Poole (Samson); Thou shalt bring them in- [Israel in Egypt]; Hear us O God-Chorus (Coronation Anthems); O come let us worship-Braham (Chandos Anthems); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Gloria Patri-Chorus (Jubilate).
Part III. [Select Parts of the Water Music, Rule Britannia-; Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Poole (Samson); Thou shalt bring them in- [Israel in Egypt]; Hear us O God-Chorus (Coronation Anthems); O come let us worship-Braham (Chandos Anthems); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Gloria Patri-Chorus (Jubilate).
Cast:
- Role: Rule Britannia Actor:
- Role: Ye Men of Gaza Actor: Miss Poole
- Role: Thou shalt bring them in Actor:
- Role: Hear us O God Actor: Chorus
- Role: O come let us worship Actor: Braham
- Role: Mad Bess Actor: Mme Mara
- Role: Gloria Patri Actor: Chorus
Music
Comment:
End I: Handel's 4th concerto on the organ-J. Ashley; End II: concerto on Piano Forte-Dussek