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713 results for: Keyword - M$Mr Handel
We found 391 matches on Event Comments, 197 matches on Performance Title, 184 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

401
03 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [No record of the cast exists, but Deutsch, Handel, p. 658, speculates on a probable one.] This day Publish'd Samson an Oratorio at 1s. as it is performed at Covent Garden. The words taken from Samson Agonistes of Milton. The Music by Handel. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Afterpiece Title: Concerto

402
21 April 1749 @ Vauxhall Gardens

Event Comment: The rehearsal of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, by a band of 100 musicians, to an audience of above 12,000 persons.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 666., from Gentleman's Magazine, April 1749

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

403
01 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted there before. New Decorations incident to the play (General Advertiser). Advanc'd towards purchasing Mr Smollet's copy of Alceste #100 (Account Book). Handel remov'd to Covent Garden, and entered into some engagements with Rich, the particulars of which are not known, save that in discharge of a debt that he had contracted with him in consequence thereof, he some years after set to music an English opera entitled Alceste, written by Dr Smollet, and for which Rich was at great expense in a set of scenes painted by Servandoni; but it was never performed (Hawkins, General History of Music, V, 324). [For additional information on Alceste, see Deutsch, Handel, pp. 679-81. See also cg 14 Feb. 1749.] Receipts: #155 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

404
01 May 1750 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: To begin at Twelve noon. The Gentlemen are desired to come without swords and the Ladies without hoops (Deutsch, Handel, p. 688). The seating capacity of the Hospital was 1,000. There was a tremendous crush and confusion...a number of distinguished people drove up at the last moment, many without tickets, and found it impossible to gain admission (R. H. Nichols and F. A. Wray, History of the Foundling Hospital (London 1935), p. 202). Handel offered to give a repeat performance to accomodate those disappointed. [See 15 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

405
01 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Pleasure-Miss Faulkner, Soprano; Virtue-Mrs Arne[, Soprano; Hercules-Miss Young[, Mezzo-Soprano; Attendant on Pleasure-Lowe[, Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser]., Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser].

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

406
27 December 1751 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: Prologue-Mrs Midnight; Act I. I. A grand Piece with Kettle@Drums and Trumpets-; 2. The Inauguration Speech-Mrs Midnight; 3. Overture by Handel-; 4. Declamatory Piece on Jew's Harp-a Casuist; Act II. I. The Speech of Mrs Midnight in Defence of her Existence-; 2. Overture to Ariadne-; 3. Solo on the Viol d'Amor-; 4. Oration on the salt@Box-a Rationalist; 5. March in Judas Macchabeus-; , with the Side Drum-; Act III. I. The Speech of Old Time to the Good People of Britain-. 2.; Solo on the Violoncello-Cupid; 3. Song-Mrs Midnight; 4. Solo-Master Hallett; Overture to Alexander-; Epilogue-Master Hallett.
Cast
Role: Handel Actor:

407
30 December 1751 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: As17511227, but I, 2, a Concerto for Clarinette-; III, 5, Handel's Water Musick-; The Inauguration Speech-_.
Cast
Role: Handel Actor:

408
02 January 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: As17511230, but I. 3. Overture by Handel-_; II, 1, 2 reversed; the Overture to Sampson-; instead of the Overture to Ariadne-_; III, Overture to Alexander-_; Prologue-a Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Handel Actor:

409
11 March 1755 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: By Handel. Benefit for Miss Turner. Oratorios by Handel. At the Great Room, Dean St., Soho. To begin at 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Song: I: Praise the Lord- accompanied by Parry

Music: II: Concerto (Arne) on Harpsichord-Miss Turner

410
11 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: Address-Cibber; A Scotch Song-; A concerto-; First Comic Lecture-Cibber; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Second Comic Lecture-Cibber; The Italian Peasant (comic dance)-; A New Cantata The Wheelbarrow-; Comic Medley overture-; Auction of choice curiosities of extraordinary Value-Cibber; Italian air-Sga Mimicotti as17570628; Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Comic Ballet The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-; Handel's Water Music-Mother Midnight.
Cast
Role: Handel's Water Music Actor: Mother Midnight.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

411
17 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: Dutch Skipper-Master Settree; Singing-Miss Gaudry; Concerto by Handel-; Italian Peasants-Joly, Mlle Dulisse; Dorus and Cleora , a new Cantata set to Musick by Mr Bryan,-Kear , his first time on any stage; Les Tailleurs-Master Settree, Miss Twist; The Slack Wire-Miss Isabella Wilkinson; Marines Going to Portsmouth-; Irish Landlord-Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse; Rule Britannia-Kear.
Cast
Role: Handel Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

412
31 January 1758 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A pasticcio, with libretto by G. A. Migliavacca; music by F. G. Bertoni, Handel, Davide Perez (Deutsch, Handel, p. 793). A New Opera, with new Decorations and Dances. It will be performed Tuesday and Zenobia on Saturdays (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solimano

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

413
10 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Time And Truth

Performance Comment: Edition of wordbook (J. Watts, sold by B. Dod, 1758) lists Time, Counsel (or Truth), Beauty, Pleasure, Deceit, and Chorus. Deceit-Mrs Passerini. [(Deutsch, Handel, p. 793).](Deutsch, Handel, p. 793).]

414
06 March 1758 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Frasi. By Mr Handel. This is the only Opportunity the Public will have of hearing this favourite Oratorio, Mr Handel being determined not to perform it this Season. Tickets: Pit and Boxes Half Guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened half an hour after four, Pit and Boxes at Five; to begin at half an hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: Concerto on the Organ-Stanley

415
18 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing till the Holidays. Receipts: #119 5s. Rec'd 10 nights' rent from Mr Handel's Oratorios at #25 per night, #250, plus #2 2s. for Coals used for the Oratorios. Barry's 1!3 of the surplus this night came to #13 1s. 8d. Paid 54 Old Rentners' interest on 54 shares for Handel's Oratorios at 1s. 8d. per share, or #5 8s. per night, for 10 night, #54. [Mrs Lecuss came in as a regular renter for 1 share.] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

416
17 April 1762 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Disfatta Di Dario

Performance Comment: At the end of Act III: Chorus by Handel in Alexander-.
Cast
Role: Chorus by Handel in Alexander Actor: .

417
16 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio by Dr Morell. Set by Mr Smith to the Music of some old genuine performances of Handel (Biographia Dramatica). Music of the Songs and Chorusses entirely from works of Mr Handel. This day publish'd Nabal an Oratorio, as performed at Covent Garden. Price 1s. This day Publish'd Midas: an English Burletta. 2nd Edition. Price 1s. As it is acted with great applause at Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nabal

Music: As17640309

418
10 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gideon

Performance Comment: Parts for five characters and a Chorus; Gideon-; Joash-; Eliakim-; a Priest of Baal-; Oreb-; Chorus of Israelites-.*m1769 2 10 cg The First Violin, a Concerto-Sga Paganini; a Concerto on the Hautboy-Fischer.*c1769 2 10 cg By Command of their Majesties. Pit and Boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd this day in the Office of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. The doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin at Half an Hour after Six. A New ORATORIO, the Music by Handel. Composed by Dr Morrell (Biographia Dramatica). We cannot commend this piece, it being altogether a very tedious and heavy performance (Theatrical Register). Charges: #35.
Cast
Role: a Concerto on the Hautboy Actor: Fischer.c1769 2 10 cg By Command of their Majesties. Pit and Boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd this day in the Office of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. The doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin at Half an Hour after Six. A New ORATORIO, the Music by Handel. Composed by Dr Morrell

419
02 February 1770 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Act I: Overture, Oriona; Song-Sga Piatti; Concerto Bassoon-Baumgarten; Song-Blanchi; Song-Sga Guglielmi; Act II: Concerto Flute-Tacet; Song-Tenducci; Solo Violino-Nofferi; Song-Grassi; Duet-Tenducci, Sga Guglielmi; Act III: Concerto Violincello-Cirri; Song-Tenducci; Concerto Hautboy-Fischar; Song-Sga Guglielmi; Quintetto-; Second of Handel's Hautboy Concertos-.
Cast
Role: Second of Handel's Hautboy Concertos Actor: .

420
18 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by Gay...set to music by Mr Handel for that princely nobleman the Duke of Chandos...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, Mr Dryden's celebrated Ode, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I Concerto on French Horn, by Ponta. End of Part II, Solo on Violincello-Janson (Theatrical Review, 18 March). Ross and Mossop engag'd for Haymarket for tragedy, also Bannister; Aickin, Baddeley, Parsons, Dibdin, Mrs Baddeley, Evans, Miss Miller, Miss Ambrose &c. (Winston MS 10). [For Summer season?]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's Ode

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

421
26 January 1775 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Act I, Overture-; Songs-Sga Galli, Passini, Sga Schindlerin; Concerto on Violin-Cramer; Act II, Concerto on the Basson-Baumgarten; Songs-Sga Galli, Rauzzini, Sga Schindlerin; Concerto on German Flute-Florio; Concerto on the Violincello-Crosdill; Act II, Songs-Passini, Rauzzini; a Duet-Rauzzini, Sga Schindlerin; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer; Full Piece-Handel.
Cast
Role: Full Piece Actor: Handel.

422
18 March 1784 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Regina Di Golconda

Dance: Three new ballets composed by D'Aubcrval. End of Act I Ballet [of Warriors] by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Theodore; End of Act II Dance [of Shepherds] by Lepicq, Mme Simonet, D'Aubcrval (1st appearance), Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore; End of Opera The Four Ages of Man, in which a Pas de Trois of Chinese by Henry, Zuchelli, Blake. Childhood-the two Miss Simonets; Youth-Slingsby and Mme Theodore; Manhood-Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.]; Old Age-D'Auberval and Mme Simonet, who will dance to the celebrated Musette of Handel. To conclude with a Pas de Huit, in a stile entirely new, by the Couples who represent the Four Ages

Performance Comment: End of Act I Ballet [of Warriors] by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Theodore; End of Act II Dance [of Shepherds] by Lepicq, Mme Simonet, D'Aubcrval (1st appearance), Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore; End of Opera The Four Ages of Man, in which a Pas de Trois of Chinese by Henry, Zuchelli, Blake. Childhood-the two Miss Simonets; Youth-Slingsby and Mme Theodore; Manhood-Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.]; Old Age-D'Auberval and Mme Simonet, who will dance to the celebrated Musette of Handel. To conclude with a Pas de Huit, in a stile entirely new, by the Couples who represent the Four Ages .
Cast
Role: Old Age Actor: D'Auberval and Mme Simonet, who will dance to the celebrated Musette of Handel. To conclude with a Pas de Huit, in a stile entirely new, by the Couples who represent the Four Ages

423
01 March 1787 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Serious Opera in 2 acts; the music entirely by Handel, and selected from the various Operas set by that admirable composer, under the direction of [i.e. arranged and added to by] Dr Arnold. Benefit for Carnevale, deputy manager. No receipts listed. "In order to induce the king to visit the theatre called his own [see 17 Mar.], but which he seldom frequented, the Giulio Cesare of Handel was revived, or rather a medley from his Italian works, for little of the original music was retained, and many of his most favorite songs from other operas were introduced, Verdi prati [from Alcina], Dove sei [from Rodelinda], Rendi sereno il ciglio [from Sosarme], and others. This ancient music was particularly suited to Rubinelli, and was familiar to Mara, both of whom sung it incomparably well" (Mount-Edgcumbe, 61)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giulio Cesare In Egitto

Dance: End I: a new ballet, representing The Muses on Mount Parnassus-; End Opera: a new ballet, The Triumph of Julius Caesar-

424
22 February 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 [i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts]. Overture to Samson-; Song-Mme Mara; Concerto Violoncello-Mara; a Song-Reinhold; Quartetto, Where the Bee sucks-Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold; A Song-Mme Mara; Grand Chorus [from Handel-.
Cast
Role: Handel Actor: .

425
06 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; Triumph of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: Air on the Recovery of the King-, by Handel Reinhold; Concerto Bassoon-Parkinson; Sweet Bird-[L'Allegro] Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the violin-Shaw; Sound an Alarm [Judas Maccabaeus]-Kelly; concerto hautboy-W. Parke; Se non avate O Dio![, by Sacchini-Mrs Crouch; Lungi del caro bene [Giulio Sabino, by Sarti-Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the harp-Mme Krumpholtz; God save Great George our King-; 1st Violin-Shaw.
Cast
Role: Air on the Recovery of the King Actor: , by Handel Reinhold

Music: End I: serenata solo on harp-Mme Krumpholtz (2nd appearance in this Kingdom)