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4320 results for: Keyword - Opera at Paris
We found 2826 matches on Performance Title, 1555 matches on Event Comments, 437 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

326
29 March 1788 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Manager of the Opera House hopes for the Indulgence of the Public, in laying before them the great Complaints which have been made to him, on account of Invoncenience in the Entertainments, arising from the enormous Caps and Bonnets which several Ladies make it a Practice to appear in, within the Pit of this Theatre, excluding thereby that Part which is presentdd from the Dancing in a great Degree. The Manager is therefore under the Necessity of soliciting the Ladies to take the same into their Consideration, and humbly presumes for their Indulgence on the Occasion. Receipts: #246 8s. [non-subscription]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cameriera Astuta

Dance: End I: As17880315but Euthyme et Eucharis-_

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129

327
19 March 1789 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Emilie Colombe. Tickets to be had of Mlle Colombe, No. 37, Silver-street, Golden-square. [Opera in place of Ifigenia in Aulide, announced in World, 18 Mar.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Dance: End I: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890303but the two Miss _Simonets, _Sala, _Saulnier; End Opera: Les Jalousies du Serail, as17890317

328
02 May 1789 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Giuliani being very much indisposed, the Comic Opera is unavoidably obliged to be substituted for Il Disertore [advertised in World, 1 May]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cosa Rara

Dance: End I: Les Jalousies du Serail, as17890317but Mlle Guimard; in which the favourite +Pas de Deux Russe-[See17890507]; End Opera: Admete-[, as17890428

329
28 May 1789 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. A Comic Opera, not acted these 7 years [acted 28 Apr. 1785]; the Music by Piccinni, under the direction of Mazzinghi. Tickets, 10s. 6d., to be had of Sga Sestini, No. 15, Mount-street, Berkeley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: End I: New Divertissement-[See17890110]; in which the Minuet of Iphigenia, as17890428; Pas de Deux Anacreontique, as17890428; End Opera: Les Caprices de Galatee, as17890523

330
11 June 1789 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. A new Comic Opera, as originally performed at the Courts of Petersburgh and Vienna; the Music by Paisiello. Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 23, Howland-street, Rathbone-place

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia; Or, The Spanish Barber

Dance: End II: New Divertissement-[See17890110]; End Opera: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890606

Music: End I: a Trio for Piano Forte Violin and Violoncello-Clementi, Cramer, Cervetto

331
21 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces the 1st night of The False Friend (see 24 Oct.), but "Miss Farren was taken ill, and The Beggar's Opera was the substitute. It proved, however, to be a substitute flat, stale and unprofitable. We never saw more indiffernet acting" (Oracle, 22 Oct.). Afterpiece in place of Richard Coeur de Lion, advertised on playbill of 20 Oct.] Paid Watch & Beadles, St. Martin's parish? 1 Year #42 10s. 4d. Receipts: #73 4s. (46.17.0; 24.17.6; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

332
07 January 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the music by Cimarosa [with additions by Giardini]. Under the direction of Giardini. Pit 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin at 7:30 [see 18 May]. Subscriptions will be received at Mons Ransom, Mons Moreland and Mons Hammersley's, Pall-Mall; and of Jewell, Treasurer, No. 26, Suffolk-street, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ninetta; O, Chi Dell' Altrui Si Veste, Presto Si Spoglia

Dance: End I: Divertisement-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle de'Caro; End Opera: La Bergere des Alpes (composed by Blake)-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle de'Caro, Mlle Dorival

333
27 February 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the music by Bianchi [with additions by Mozart [K. 479, 480 (see Loewenberg, 407)], Martin y Soler, Paisiello]. Under the direction of Federici

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Villanella Rapita

Dance: End I: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900107; End Opera: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900213, but Mlle Dorival

334
06 April 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 2, altered anonymously from Demofoonte, by Metastasio]; the Music by Federici

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900227; End Opera: Les Caprices-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle de'Caro, Mlle Dorival, Mlle Hilligsberg

335
22 April 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Labourie. Smith, 15: The Favourite Opera Dances for the year 1790...selected by F. Chabran contains selections from the previously mentioned ballets and Lauretta. This last title does not appear in newspaper records, but it was doubtless the "new ballet" announced for 22 April and subsequently

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900415; End Opera: an entire New Ballet- [See17900504]; [in which the Pas Russe-Labourie, Mlle Hilligsberg

336
29 April 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Marchesi. A Serious Opera; the music by Tarchi. Under the direction of Federici. Tickets to be had of Marchesi, No. 14, Charles-street, St. James's-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900325End Opera: New Ballet, as17900422

Song: Two new songs of his own composition-Marchesi; one in Act I, one in Act II, accompanied by violin violoncello and tenor-Cramer, Cervetto, Shield

337
28 May 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. A new Serious Opera. Under the direction of Federici. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara at her house, No. 8, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andromache [recte andromaca]

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900513; End Opera: The Generous Slave-Blake [see17900513], Mlle Hilligsberg

338
03 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Comic Opera; the Music by Paisiello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia; Or, The Spanish Barber

Dance: End I: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900525; End Opera: Divertisement, as17900529

339
17 July 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last Time of performing this Season. cg Account-Book, 19 July: Received of Gallini for 8 Nights Opera Charge #400

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900515 at hay; End Opera: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900107 at hay; after which a variety of new Dances-

340
14 April 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. A new Grand Serious Opera, composed by Sarti. Under the direction of Mazzinghi. With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Mara, No. 25, Queen Ann-street, East

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Idalide

Dance: End I: Amphion et Thalie, as17910409nd Opera: Telemachus in the Island of Calypso [See17910322

Song: additional Songs-Mme Mara; accompanied by the Pedal Harp-

341
21 May 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Opera in place of Idalide, advertised in Morning Post, 20 May.] 2nd ballet: With new Scenes, and considerable additions, since the first representation, by Moench

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Molinarella

Dance: End I: La Fille Mal Gardee, as17910430

Ballet: End Opera: Le Siege de Cythere. As17910517

342
02 June 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Pacchierotti. Tickets to be had of Pacchierotti, No. 17, Duke-street, Manchester-square. A new Grand Serious Opera (1st time [i.e. in 2 acts; originally performed in 3 acts at Milan, 1778, and at king's, 22 Jan. 1780]); the music by Bertoni. [World announces the ballets for this night as La Fille Mal Gardee and Le Siege de Cythere.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217 End Opera: Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503

343
31 December 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: "On 31st Dec. I was with Pleyel in the Pantheon Theatre. They gave La Pastorella Nobile by Guglielmi. Mad. Casentini played the leading role and Lazarini? the primo huomo; the thin Calvesi had l'ultima parte. The opera did not please. Neither did the ballet, even though the great Hilligsburg [sic] danced" (Haydn, 266)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Pastorella Nobile

Dance: End I: La Fontaine d'Amour, as17911217; End Opera: La Fete Villageoise-(composed by D'Auberval [with music by Mazzinghi])DeLaChapelle (his 1st appearance). [For other performers see hay, 14 Feb. 1792.

344
14 February 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: This Theatre will open with [as above; and see 30 Jan.]. A Comic Opera, composed by Cimarosa; under the Direction of Mazzinghi. Pit half a guinea. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. The Doors will be opened at 6:30. To begin at 7:30 exactly [see 12 Apr.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Trame Deluse

Dance: End I: a new Divertisement-, composed by D'Auberval; End Opera: La Fete Villageoise, composed by D'Auberval,-Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme D'Auberval, DelaChapelle, D'Egville, Les Demoiselles Simonet, Laborie

345
26 February 1793 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the Music by Sarti, Storace, Martini. Under the direction of Storace. [on 6 Jan. 1784 this was performed as I Rivali Deluse.] 2nd ballet: [Music by Storace] With Scenery, Machinery and Decorations entirely new, designed and executed by Marinari; the Dresses by Sestini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Nozze Di Dorina

Dance: End I: Les Epoux du Tempe, as17930126

Ballet: End Opera: an entire new Heroic Pantomime Ballet Venus and Adonis (composed by Noverre). Cupid-Nivelon; Adonis-Favre Gardel; Mercury-Gentili; Jupiter-D'Egville; Hebe-Mlle Hilligsberg; The Graces-Mlle Bourgeois, Mlle Vedie, Mlle Droma; Venus-Mlle Millerd; Nymphs, Chasseurs-the Corps de Ballet

346
19 March 1793 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera; the Music by Andreozzi, [with additions by] Cimarosa, Federici and Sarti. Under the Direction of Federici. With new Dresses, Scenery and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teodolinda

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17930126

Ballet: End Opera: Venus and Adonis. As17930226

347
11 June 1793 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera [1st time; SER 2, by Teresa Bandettino]; the Music [a pasticcio] by Sarti, Giardanello [i.e. G. Giordani], Tarchi and Federici. Under the direction of Federici. With new Dresses, Scenes, &c. [In 2nd ballet the playbill retains Nivelon as Achilles , but "Favre Gardel took the part of Achilles, vice Nivelon' (Diary, 12 June).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Odenato And Zenobia

Dance: End I: Le Jaloux Puni, as17930601 but Mlle _Gardel, Master Menage; +The Court Minuet-Favre Gardel, Mlle Millerd; a new Pas Seul-Mlle Hilligsberg

Ballet: End Opera: Iphiginia in Aulide. As17930423, but Achilles-Favre Gardel; Egisthus-Aumer? [see17930615 and 17930618

348
16 February 1796 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera [1st performed at Naples, 1793]; the music by Cimarosa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Traci Amanti

Dance: End I: A New Divertissement, as17960209, but Mlle Barre (1st appearance); End Opera: +Paul et Virginie, as17960116

349
15 March 1796 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Florence, 1793, as La Confusione nata dalla Somiglianza; ossiano, I Due Gobbi]); the music by Portogallo. [Viganoni had 1st appeared at the former king's Theatre throughout the seasons of 1781-82 and 1782-83.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Gobbi

Dance: End I: Divertissement-[, as17960310 End Opera: Le Bouquet- [see17960305

350
06 December 1796 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera (1st tim [in London; 1st performed at Naples. 1792]); the Music by Guglielmi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amor Fra Le Vendemmie

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose, Didelot; End Opera: Flore et Zephire- as17961126