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298 results for: Keyword - Sacchini
We found 255 matches on Author, 44 matches on Event Comments, 14 matches on Performance Comments, 6 matches on Performance Title, and 3 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
14 January 1775 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Performance Comment: As17750107, but [the Alterations and new Songs specified by particular reference to the 1774 Word Book] Act I, Page 15. Duetto [by Anfossi-Signor Rauzinni, Signora Schindlerin; [Act II. Page 19, a Song [by Galuppi-Sga Farinella; [Page 20. a Song [by Vento-Sga Schindlerin;[. Page 23 a Song [by Bach-Signor Passini; [Page 24. a Song [by Sacchini-Sga Schindlerin; [Page 27. a Song [by Bertoni-Sg Rauzzini; [Act III. Page 32. Song [by Vento-Sg Rauzzini.
Cast
Role: Sacchini Actor: Sga Schindlerin
Related Works
Related Work: Armida Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: As17750107

2
24 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17861201, but Col. Epaulette (1st time)-Cubitt; two airs by Shield and Sacchini-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Sacchini Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: Between acts 1st piece: an entire new song, The Nymph's Refusal-Mrs Martyr

3
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: Sacchini Actor: Mrs Crouch

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

4
13 May 1779 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sacchini. Tickets to be had of Sacchini, No. 5, Whitcomb-street, Leicester Fields. Opera: With some Alterations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'avaro Deluso

Related Works
Related Work: L'Avaro Deluso Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End I: Les Oiseleurs, as17790123; End II: Ballet by Fairies, as17790302End Opera: New Ballet, as17790227

5
02 March 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera in 2 acts; The Music by Sacchini. [Opera in place of I Viaggiatori Felici, announced in Public Advertiser, 1 Mar. Nonini, who is unidentified, was from the Opera, Lisbon.] Public Advertiser, 6 Apr.: To the credit of Sacchini, it is the best Burletta extant. It is in all parts excellent . . . while it amuses, it does not fail equally to interest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Related Works
Related Work: La Contadina in Corte Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement Dance, as17820214; End of Act II Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

6
14 March 1771 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Ristorini. A new Opera. Music by Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Related Works
Related Work: La Contadina in Corte Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

7
19 January 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new serious opera, music entirely new, by Antonio? Sacchini. Text by G. G. Bottarelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Related Works
Related Work: Il Cid Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End of Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet, with a Pas de deux, and a+Grand Chaconne-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, etc

8
06 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera. The Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. The whole entirely new dressed agreeable to the opera and dances. And a new scene for the opera and last dance painted by M. Munich. The great preparations making for the opera have rendered it impossible to perform it till this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlano

Related Works
Related Work: Tamerlano Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End Opera: Les Tartare-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

9
20 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Related Works
Related Work: Lucio Vero Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: I: Grand Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, other principals; II: A Pastoral Dance with a Pas de Trois, de Deux-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet-; with a Grand Chaconne-Fierville

Entertainment: A Poetical Exordium-Mrs Yates [In which she proposed to intermix plays and operas this season. (Burney, II, 879, notes she could not get permission.)]

10
29 January 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious opera with Grand Choruses, Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. The Dances composed by Pitrot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Related Works
Related Work: Perseo Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: I: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; II: Serious Ballet-a Young Lady (Scholar of Tassoni, first appearance); End Opera: Adventures of the Harem of Ispahan-a Grand Persian pantomime ballet-Pitrot, Mimi Faviere, Mlle Faviere, Sga Mazzoni, Bocchinini, Mariottini

11
12 March 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new comic Opera. The Music by Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola D'amore

Related Works
Related Work: L'Isola D'Amore Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: I: Diane et Endymion Endymion-Fierville, Diane Mlle Baccelli; Une Bergere-Mlle Sophie; II: La Fete du Village, as17760224

Ballet: End Opera: Astolphedans L'ile de Alcine. Astolphe-Fierville; Alcine-Mlle Baccelli; Helm; Mlle Sophie

12
08 November 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera; the Music entirely new by Antonio Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Related Works
Related Work: Creso Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17771104; End II: Le Devin du Village, as17771104; End Opera: La Polonaise Favourite, as17771104

13
07 February 1778 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, by Giovanni de Gamerra]. With grand Chorusses. The Music entirely new by Antonio Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erifile

Related Works
Related Work: Erifile Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End I: La Polonaise Favourite, as17780131; End II: Les Bohemiens, as17771216; End Opera: Divertisement-Mons and Mlle Banti, Vallouy@le@cadet, Mlle Baccelli

Song: In II: Air-Sga Danzi; accompanied on the Hautboy-LeBrun. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

14
05 May 1778 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Comic Opera [1st time; COM 3, by Antonio Andrei]. The Music entirely new by Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Soldato

Related Works
Related Work: L'Amore Soldato Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: As17780331nd I: Masquerade Dance; End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise; End Opera: La Serenade Interrompuee.

Ballet: End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331

15
24 November 1778 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. The music entirely new by Sacchini. With entire new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations both for the Opera and Dances. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. By Their Majesties' Command, no person can be admitted behind the Scenes. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [see 5 June 1779]. To prevent Inconvenience to the Nobility and Gentry in getting to their Carriages they are respectfully intreated to give positive orders to their Servants to set down and take up with their Horses Heads towards Pall-mall. The door in Market Lane for Chairs only. Public Advertiser, 31 Oct.: To prevent mistakes Ladies who have not honoured the Director with the names of the Subscribers to their Boxes are particularly requested to send them as early as possible to Johnson, at the Office of the Theatre, in order to [permit] their Tickets being engraved. The Renters' Shares proposed to be granted on this Theatre are now made out, and particulars prepared, at Messrs Wallis and Parker's, Norfolk-street, Strand, who are impowered by the Proprietors to dispose in single Shares of those which remain unsubscribed for. The annual Subscriptions are receiving by Johnson at the Office of the Theatre in Union-court, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'avaro Deluso

Related Works
Related Work: L'Avaro Deluso Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: With new Dances composed by Simonet. End II: La Noche Hollandoise-Banti, Zuchelli, Slingsby, Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti; End Opera: a new grand Serious Ballet, Les Nymphes de Diane; ou, L'Amour Faune-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet, Banti, Sga Tinti

Ballet: End I: new Pantomime Ballet Annette et Lubin. Bailly-LeDet; Sig. du Village-Simonet; Lubin-Slingsby; Annette-Mme Simonet; unassigned-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli

16
14 December 1779 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Comic Opera (in 2 acts); the music by Sacchini. Afterpiece: A serious Opera [1st time; SER I, author unknown; a pasticcio]. The music selected from several eminent Composers [BUC lists only Bertoni]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Related Works
Related Work: La Contadina in Corte Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Afterpiece Title: Il Soldano Generoso

Dance: End I: new Pantomime Dance (composed by Zuchelli) Il Desertore-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: a grand Masquerade Dance-the other partsSg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Henry, Slingsby; in which a Chaconne(in character by the various Masks)-; and which will open with a Minuet-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet (1st appearance this season); End afterpiece: new Grand Balletconnected with the Opera-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, Slingsby

17
08 February 1780 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Opera: With Improvements; the Music by Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Soldato

Related Works
Related Work: L'Amore Soldato Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End I: Il Desertore, as17791214; End II: Masquerade Dance, as17791221; Minuet, as17791221; End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet, as17791127, but _Slingsby, Mlle Baccelli

18
22 April 1780 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera; the music entirely new by Sacchini. [It was 1st performed at Milan in 1772 as Armida.The playbill erroneously lists Rovedino, whose last performance this season was on 18 Mar. In all subsequent playbills of Rinaldo his name is omitted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: Rinaldo Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: Three new Ballets composed by Favre Guiardele. End I: The Rural Sports-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet, Sga Crespi; End II: La Fete Pastorale-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini; with a Pas Seul-Mlle Baccelli; accompanied on the guitar-Noferi; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17800122, but Mme Simonet, Sga +Tantini; +Grand Chaconne by Floquet-

19
23 December 1780 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Serious Opera; the Music by Sacchini. [This was Sga Lorenzini's 1st appearance in England.] Public Advertiser, 25 Dec.: The spirit of Vestris seems to diffuse itself throughout the whole Body of Dancers at this Theatre; even the Figurants acquit themselves in a manner that deserves the encouragement of the Public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: Rinaldo Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: As17801219

20
23 January 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, author unknown]. The Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. With entire new Scenes, new Dresses and Decorations both for the Opera and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mitridate

Related Works
Related Work: Mitridate Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End I: The Pert Country Maid, as17810113; End II: a new serious Ballet (composed by Simonet) The Nymphs of Diana-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Miss Simonet, Mme Simonet; End Opera: a new grand Ballet half-character (composed by Simonet) The Rural Sports-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Traffieri, Slingsby, Sga Tantini

21
21 March 1786 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A revived Serious Opera, with Grand Chorusses, New Dresses and Decorations; the Music by Sacchini. "In the second act [Mme Mara, who sang Andromeda] was encored in a song of Bravura . .. The amazing extent of her voice never appeared in a more conspicuous light... As to the Chorusses, we understand that they were under the immediate direction of Mme Mara, which accounts for the uncommon precision with which they were executed" (General Advertiser, 22 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Related Works
Related Work: Perseo Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement Villageois, as17860218; End of Act II Dance incidental to the Opera by Henry, Duquesney Qun.], the two Mlles Simonet; End of Opera New Divertissement, as17860311athi

22
10 January 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New, Grand, Serious Opera, with Chorusses (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Paris, 1788, as Arvire et Evelina]). The Music by Sacchini (being his last Work). With entirely new Scenes (painted by Greenwood), Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Opera may be had at the Office of the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Evelina

Related Works
Related Work: Evelina Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End I: Divertissement-Didelot, Mme Rose, Mlle Parisot; End Opera: Apollon Berger-Mlle Parisot, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Gentili, Mme Rose

23
25 March 1779 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, ascribed to Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli]. The Music entirely new, composed by Sacchini. 2nd dance: The Music entirely new, composed by Charles Stamitz

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Enea E Lavinia

Related Works
Related Work: Enea e Lavinia Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: End I: a new Ballet, Hippomene et Atalante. Hippomene-Simonet, Atalante- Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Mlle Vidini, Slingsby; End II: a new Ballet, connected with the Opera, +Les Forges de Vulcain. Venus-Mme Simonet, the 3 Graces- Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti, Miss Rose, +Cupid- young Miss Simonet, +the 3 Cyclopes- Banti, Zuchelli, LeDet, +Vulcain- Slingsby; With a grand Chorus of the Cyclopes by $Sacchini-

Performance Comment: Hippomene-Simonet, Atalante- Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Mlle Vidini, Slingsby; End II: a new Ballet, connected with the Opera, +Les Forges de Vulcain. Venus-Mme Simonet, the 3 Graces- Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti, Miss Rose, +Cupid- young Miss Simonet, +the 3 Cyclopes- Banti, Zuchelli, LeDet, +Vulcain- Slingsby; With a grand Chorus of the Cyclopes by $Sacchini-.
Cast
Role: Sacchini Actor: .

Ballet: End Opera: a new Serious Ballet, La Fete du Ciel. Apollo-Mme Simonet; Flora-Sga Tinti; Zephir-Banti; Iris-Mlle Baccelli; To conclude with a grand Chaconne, in which-Mme Simonet will dance in a Man's Dress

24
05 March 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Related Works
Related Work: Creso Author(s): Antonio Sacchini

Dance: As17780203 throughout

Song: II: a new song by Sacchini-Roncaglia; accompanied on the violin-Cramer

25
09 April 1778 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vera Costanza

Dance: As17780203

Song: II: new song (composed by Sacchini)-Pozzi; accompanied on the flute-Florio; III: Che dirnen so-Jermoli