Event Comment: Music by Sacchini and other celebrated composers. The Dances under the direction of Pitrot. With New Cloaths, Scenes and other Decorations. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea; Gallery 5s.; Second Gallery 3s. Doors to open at 5:30. To begin at 7:00 p.m. N.B. Fierville having unfortunately sprained his ankle by a fall at the rehearsal yesterday...Mariottini, who never appeared in England before, has kindly undertaken to supply his place. The Managers beg leave to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry that Mesdames Favier having arrived from Florence, but being indisposed from the great fatigue of the journey are incapable of dancing this day

Event Comment: The proprietors of the Opera House think it is their duty to lay before the Nobility and Gentry to whose patronage they are highly endebted a list of the engagements made for the ensuing season. [No attention or expense spared to make the operas brilliant. Gordon spent two months in Italy, and made two trips to Paris to select the best singers and dancers.] The ill health of Sg Carabaldi having prevented his setting out in time and made it impossible for him to be here at the opening of the theatre. Sg Scheroli, the Tenor who has played the first Buffo with the greatest reputation in Italy, has kindly undertaken to play the part until his arrival. Company: Serious Opera-Millico, Mrs Davies, Scheroli (Tenor), Sga Galli, Sga Lodi. Comic Opera-Carabaldi, Scheroli, Sga Marchetti, Sga Galli, Fochetti, Sga Lodi, Sga Gardi. Poet-Sg Badini. Master of the Dances-Petro. Principal Dancers-Fierville, Pico, Vicenzo Lorenzo, Bocchini, Mariottini, Sga Mimi Faviere, Sga Mazzoni, Sga Nina Faviere, Colomba (from Milan), Mr Canter. Book-Boxkeeper-Yates. [Requests nobility and subscribers to pay up their subscriptions.