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1642 results for: Keyword - Sga Crespi
We found 903 matches on Performance Comments, 650 matches on Performance Title, 218 matches on Event Comments, 154 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

251
03 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Gallini, Sga Manesiere; III: A Dance The Judgment of Paris-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Miss Pitt, Miss Valois, Mas. Rogers; End: A Dance Love Triumphant-Gallini, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Rogers

Performance Comment: Rogers; End: A Dance Love Triumphant-Gallini, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Rogers.
Cast
Role: A Dance Love Triumphant Actor: Gallini, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Rogers.

252
15 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Happy Villagers-M LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere; II: The Female Archer-M LaRiviere, Miss Wilford. [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.

Performance Comment: [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.]

253
17 December 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Opera in place of La Fraschetana, announced in Public Advertiser, 16 Dec.] Sga Zuchelli being extremely ill, Mme Simonet has had the Complaisance, that the Public might not be disappointed, to offer to dance in all the Ballets this Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Cast
Role: Tisbe Actor: Sga Prudom.

Dance: End Overture: Les Amusemens Champetres-Mme Simonet, Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; End I: Les Amans Heureux-Vallouy, Mme Simonet, Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet, as17761130, but Sga _Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; Passacaile, as17761130;Chaconne, as17761130

Cast
Role: L'Aimable Vieillesse Actor: Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Role: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres Actor: Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

Music: As17761214

254
19 March 1778 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Danzi. Tickets to be had of Sga Danzi, No. 8, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Cast
Role: Cratina Actor: Sga Prudom
Role: Ariene Actor: Sga Francesca Danzi.

Dance: As17780203

Song: II: new song, as17780305In II: a new song-Sga Danzi; accompanied on the hautboy-LeBrun

255
05 April 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. Gherardi, though very ill, yet being unwilling to disappoint the Nobility, Gentry and Public who intend honouring Sga Sestini with their presence at her Benefit this Evening, has undertaken to perform in the best manner he is able, and hopes for the indulgence of the Audience. Opera: The music composed by Paisiello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Trebbi, Gherardi, Sampieri, Micheli, Sga Lorenzini, Sga Sestini. [Cast from libretto (E. Cox, 1781): Nardone-Trebbi; Don Fabrizio-Gherardi; Il Cavaliere Giocondo-Sampieri (in libretto, Manzoletto [see17810501]); Pagnotta-Micheli; Donna Stella-Sga Lorenzini; Lisetta-Sga Prudom (in libretto, unassigned [see17810512]); Violante-Sga Sestini.
Cast
Role: Donna Stella Actor: Sga Lorenzini
Role: Lisetta Actor: Sga Prudom
Role: Violante Actor: Sga Sestini.

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801216; End II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17810315Pas@Solo, as17810315Pas de Deux, as17810315Grand Chaconne, as17810315End Opera: Les Amans Surpris, as17801216

Cast
Role: Les Amans Surpris Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris? Jun.

Song: Act II: the favourite song in Il Barone di Torre Forte-Sga Sestini

256
18 April 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Allegranti. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Sga Allegranti, No. 23, Queen-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Sga Lorenzini
Role: Lauretta Actor: Sga Salpietro
Role: Bettina Actor: Sga Allegranti.

Dance: As17820219 throughout

Song: In Act II two new songs by Sga Allegranti, one of which composed by Giardini

257
23 May 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. Tickets to be had of Sga Sestini, No. 52, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square. Opera: Reduced to 2 acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: As17820411 throughout

Song: In Act II Sento ch' in Seno by Sga Sestini, and composed for her by Giordani

258
13 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Sga Sestini, No. 16, Upper Seymour-street, Portman Square. Receipts: #307 2s. (212/3; tickets: 94/19) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17831008, but Phoebe-Sga Sestini .
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Sga Sestini

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830917

Song: In Act I of afterpiece a favourite song by Sga Sestini; In Act II she will introduce the celebrated tune of Marlborough, with English words adapted to it

259
21 February 1788 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. Tickets to be had Sga Sestini's, No. 15, Mount-street, Berkley-square, and of Johnson at the Office. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Cast
Role: Mlle Neri Actor: Sga Sestini
Role: Mlle Pate Actor: Sga Schinotti
Role: Gelinda Actor: Sga Anna Storace.

Dance: End I: a New Dance-; in which will be introduced a Pas de Bernois-Didelot, Mlle Coulon; Pas de Trois-Coulon, the two Miss Simonets; Pas de Deux-Henry, Miss Harvey; a Pas Seul-Chevalier; Pas Seul-Mlle Coulon; the favorite Pas de Russe (composed by Gardel)-Vestris, Mlle Hilligsberg; Hornpipe-Chevalier; Pas de Cinq-the principal Dancers; Pas de Sept-the principal Dancers; conclude with: General Dance-all the Performers

Song: II: a favorite song, Gli affetti mici , composed by Paisiello,-Sga Sestini; violin obligato accompaniment-Cramer

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

Cast
Role: Graces Furies and Fates Actor: Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala

260
01 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 26 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 23, Howland-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #328 5s. 6d. (177.14.0; 18.6.0; 3.0.6; tickets: 129.5.0) (charge: #112 0s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Adela Actor: Sga Storace

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17891204

Song: In Opera: a new song-Sga Storace

261
18 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Mainpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Never [previously] acted at this theatre. Tickets delivered for the 11th Instant will be `dmitted. Morning Chronicle, 24 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Sga Storace [for 11 May], No. 26, Howland-street, Fitzroy-square. Receipts: #443 12s. (193.6; 75.4; 5.11; tickets: 169.11) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Don Jerome-Suett; Ferdinand-Kelly; Anthonio-Dignum; Carlos-Bland; Isaac Mendoza-Bannister Jun.; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-R. Palmer; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Clara-Sga Storace; Margaret, the Duenna-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Sga Storace

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17941028, but to Caroline: an additional song-Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: an additional song Actor: Sga Storace.
Role: Caroline Actor: Sga Storace.

Song: In course evening: Lullaby-Sga Storace

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Giornovichi; wherein he will introduce With lowly suit and plaintive ditty, Rule Britannia-

262
04 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Sga Barberina. Mainpiece: By His Majesty's Command. Pit and Boxes put together, and none admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Office at the Box Doors, at 5s. Gallery 2s. The Gallery doors will be open'd at three o'clock, and the Box Doors at Five o'clock. Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. To begin exactly at six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17420206; A New Dance call'd Les Amants Heureux-Desnoyer, Sga Barberina

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Cast
Role: Nymph of the Plain Actor: Sga Barberina
Role: Cottage Nymph Actor: Sga Domitilla

263
16 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Maclelan, Boromeo and Sga Costanza. Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Baker, and for Comus will be taken. Lowe from this day sang Mornings in the Grand Concerts of Vocal and Instrumental Music at Ruckholt House, near Low-Layton, Essex.--Advertisement in London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: I: a New song by Mr Boyce-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard, Lowe; V: A Cantata by Stanley-Lowe

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: The Hussar's Dance- , as17421211, but Checo, Chiaretta, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval, Sga Costanza

264
27 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sga Padouana. The last night of Mlle Violette's dancing (Winston MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: Entertainments-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

265
03 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Taken from a Midsummer Night's Dream written by Shakespear. The Songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Lansdown, Hammond. Music-Smith. [First edition Text by John Christopher Smith; see Garrick to James Murphey French, Dec. 1756; H. Walpole to R. Bentley 23 Feb. 1755.] Besides our own Singers, we had Sg Guadagni, Sga Passerini, Miss Potier [i.e., Mrs Vernon], and Savage's Boys. Very great Applause; Sabatini danced after it and fell down, not hurt (Cross). [See A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Hands of Garrick and Colman, G. W. Stone Jr, PMLA (June 1939).] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Performance Comment: Theseus-Beard; Egeus-Chamnys [MacMillan lists Wilder]; Lysander-Curioni but Guadagni listed by Cross, MacMillan, and first edition]; Demetrius-Atkins [MacMillan lists Vernon]; Hermia-Sga Passeroni; Helena-Mrs Vernon; Hippolita-Mrs Jefferson; Oberon-Mas. Reinhold; Titania-Miss Young; Puck-Mas. Moore; Fairy-Mas. Evans; Prologue [written and-Garrick [first edition.].first edition.].
Cast
Role: Hermia Actor: Sga Passeroni

Dance: CComic Dance-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun, his first time

266
24 July 1760 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Seratina. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Before the burletta begins: several new songs-Sga Seratina, the rest of the performers will sing several new songs in the orchestra, and by particular Desire a Trio

267
10 December 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of Their Majesties. Sga Manesiere lived with Mr Fisher, Ballet Master at cg, who marryed her in her last illness. N.B. She had some Property. This Lady was a pattern of neatness and exterior modesty (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Sg Maranesi, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; and a New Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd The French Country Gentleman or the Female Metamorphoses-Sodi, Sga Manesiere (Being her first appearance on the English stage), Miss Wilford

268
13 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Gallant Peasants-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765

Performance Comment: See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765.

269
21 March 1771 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sg and Sga Guglielmi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Ridicoli

Performance Comment: La Marchesa-Sga Guglielmi will attempt the part which was performed by Sga Guadagni in the Third act of which she will introduce a new Song accompanied by Fisher.
Cast
Role: La Marchesa Actor: Sga Guglielmi will attempt the part which was performed by Sga Guadagni in the Third act of which she will introduce a new Song accompanied by Fisher.

Music: I: Concerto (Cirri) for Violincello-; II: Concerto on Hautboy-Fisher; IV: Concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen

270
11 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio By Particular Desire. Charges: #35 (Account Book). Theatrical Review: His [Duport's] execution is truly masterly, his tone very brilliant, and his taste pleasingly delicate and chaste. What he performs on this instrument is wonderful, when the genius of it is considered. As this celebrated Lady [Sga Sirmen] has been in England some time, her abilities are pretty generally known. Her tone and style of playing is very pleasing, and her execution truly chaste, without any of those unnecessary and extravagant liberties, which the generality of solo players on the Violin too frequently give in to

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabeus

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello-Mr Duport; End Part II: Concerto on Violin, as17720306-Sga Sirmen

271
18 March 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Girelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Song: In the Above Opera, four new airs-Sga Girelli; one of which, at the end of Act II, will be accompanied on the French Horn-the celebrated M Spandau

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-; in which the favourite Entree of last season-Mlle Heinel; II: A Grand Ballet, with a new Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A Grand Ballet, New Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

272
20 March 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Davies Inglesina. Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Sga Davies at her House, No. 1, St. Alban's street, Pall-mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ali D'amore

Performance Comment: As17770313but Clori-Sga Marianna Farnese in place of Sga Luiggva? Farnese.
Cast
Role: 770313but Clori Actor: Sga Marianna Farnese in place of Sga Luiggva? Farnese.
Role: Clori Actor: Sga Farnese
Role: Amarilli Actor: Sga Cecilia Davies.

Dance: As17770313throughout.

Cast
Role: L'Aimable Vieillesse Actor: Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Role: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres Actor: Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

Song: In III: 'Sventurata in van mi lagno-Sga Davies; with the flute accompaniment-, from Antigono

273
10 March 1778 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mlle Baccelli being still unable to dance, Sga Jermoli has...undertaken to dance a Minuet, in her character of Angiolina, with Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Artigiano

Cast
Role: Angiolina Actor: Sga Jermoli
Role: Madama Costanza Actor: Sga Prudom
Role: Rosina Actor: Sga Todi.

Dance: End I: Le Devin du Village, as17771104; End II: Masquerade Dance, as17780303but a Minuet-Simonet, Sga Jermoli in place of Minuet de la Cour and Gavot; Provencal, as17780303Allemande a la Strasbourgoise, as17780303End Opera: La Polonaise Favourite, as17780131, but Mlle _Baccelli

274
09 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Signora Figurante Actor: Sga Sestini

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece Water parted from the Sea by Sga Sestini; End of Act I of afterpiece Edwin's favourite song in The Castle of Andalusia, A Master I have and I am his Man, by Master Sestini

275
17 March 1785 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17850224, with The Cossack; End of Opera a new Heroic Ballet (1st time; composed by Lepicq) founded on Shakespeare's Historical Play of Macbeth by Lepicq, Angiolini, Nivelon, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Frederic, Sga Angiolini, Mlle Dorival. The Vocal Parts by Tasca, Franchi, Bartolini; Sga Dorta, &c. The Ballet to conclude with The Caledonian Reel

Performance Comment: The Vocal Parts by Tasca, Franchi, Bartolini; Sga Dorta, &c. The Ballet to conclude with The Caledonian Reel .