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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.

326
26 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Lane Theatre, and for that night only; with additional Songs [Sga Storace had sung in the oratorios at this theatre in the 1789 season.] True Briton, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, Gower-street. Receipts: #376 9s. 6d. (192.15.6; 2.16.0; tickets: 180.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin (1st time)-Fawcett; Crop (1st time)-Townsend; Endless (1st time)-Simmons; William-Haymes; Louisa-Mrs Clendining; Dorothy-Mrs Martyr; Nelly-Mrs Castelle; Margaretta (by permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House)-Sga Storace (1st and only appearance at that Theatre); Lullaby-Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Sga Storace
Role: Lullaby Actor: Sga Storace.

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Song: In 3rd piece: as17970107

327
04 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Sga Frasi. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. 6d. Second Gallery 2s. To begin at Twelve. Doors open at 11:00 a.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Parts-Guadagni, Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Sga Frasi.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Guadagni, Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Sga Frasi.

Music: FFirst Violin, Solo-Giardini; Solo on Violin@Cello-Duport

328
01 June 1773 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Syrmen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Buona Figliuola-Sga Syrmen (first time).
Cast
Role: Buona Figliuola Actor: Sga Syrmen

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Asselin, Mlle Grenier; II: Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: Grand Ballet with Gavot-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

329
23 March 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Schindlerini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Afterpiece Title: Pyramo E Tisbe

Performance Comment: Rauzzini, Passini, Sga Galli, Sga Schindlerini.

Dance: I: Ballet called La Mascherata-Lany, Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli; II: A Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; End Opera: Heroic Historic Ballet-Lany, Vallouis, Mlle Vallouis, Mlle Bacelli

330
16 July 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. [Sga Sestini was from CG.] 1

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Sga Sestini (1st appearance on that stage); Artaxerxes-Brett; Rimenes-Wood; Artabanes-Bannister; Semira-Miss Morris; Mandane-Miss George .
Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Sga Sestini

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

331
17 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini [who had 1st acted Phebe at CG on 13 Mar. and 10 May 1784]. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Afterpiece: Never perform'd here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Brett; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph-Wilson; Mervin-Davies; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character); Theodosia-Miss Morris; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Sga Sestini

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Mr Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Brett; Rustic-Gaudry; Irishman-Egan; William (1st time)-Davies; Phebe-Sga Sestini (3rd appearance in that character); Dorcas-Mrs Love; Rosina-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Sga Sestini

Song: End of mainpiece Edwin's favorite song in The Castle of Andalusia, A Master I have, by Master Sestini

332
09 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Jessamy Actor: Sga Sestini

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17850802, but Phoebe-Sga Sestini .
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Sga Sestini
Role: Signora Figurante Actor: Sga Sestini

Dance: After the Singing, as17850627

Song: End of mainpiece A Londre I was a Taylor nice (a favorite song in Fontainbleau) by Master Sestini, in Character

333
05 May 1796 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Fabrizzi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Morelli, Rovedino, Viganoni; Sga Fabrizzi. [Libretto (T. Cadell, 1777) lists the parts: Il Cavaliere Armidoro, Il Marchese della Conchiglia, Tagliaferro, Mengotto, La Marchesa Lucinda, Paoluccia, Cecchina, Sandrina.] Sga Fabrizzi. [Libretto (T. Cadell, 1777) lists the parts: Il Cavaliere Armidoro, Il Marchese della Conchiglia, Tagliaferro, Mengotto, La Marchesa Lucinda, Paoluccia, Cecchina, Sandrina.]

Dance: As17960423

334
10 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mountain. [Philipps is identified in Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1796, p. 315. As Mrs Plomer Sga Salvini had 1st appeared at the hay, 12 June 1788.] Afterpaece [1st time; MF 2, author unknown. Larpent MS 1131; not published]: The Music and Overture by Spofforth. Morning Herald, 4 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mountain, No. 6, York-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #380 18s. 6d. (150.7.6; 5.16.0; 224.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17950923, but Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Munden; Philippo (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Philipps]); Victoria (1st and only time)-Mrs Clendining; Catalina (1st time)-Mrs Mountain; Lorenza (with an Italian Scena and several Italian Airs, adapted by Shield)-Sga Salvini (1st appearance on this stage); Don Juan-_; Vasquez-_; Calvette-_; Isabel-_.
Cast
Role: Lorenza Actor: Sga Salvini

Afterpiece Title: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls

Dance: In: The Spanish Fandango-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand; II afterpiece: The Humours of a Country Fair-Holland, Platt, Bayzand, Cranfield, Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Smyth, Mrs Watts

Song: End: Sally in our Alley-Incledon

335
20 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Signora Domitella replaces Sga Barberina

Dance: Sga Barberina

336
24 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Signora Domitella replaces Sga Barberina

Dance: Sga Barbarina

337
18 September 1758 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Sga Seratina, Reinhold, Miss Glanville, Kear

338
30 March 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Sestini thinks it her Duty to assure, in this Public Manner, the English Nobility Gentry and Public, of her unfeign'd Gratitude for their numerous appearance on Thursday Night 28 March at her Benefit as she looks upon it as the most convincing Proof of their honouring her with the continuance of their kind Indulgence and Protection, which she will always use her utmost Endeavour to deserve as long as she shall continue in England, and retain the most grateful Rembrance of wherever her Profession may call her (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vestale

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Rauzzini, Trebbi, Sga Galli, Savoi, Sga Francesca Gabrielli, Sga Gabrielli.

Dance: I: Les Deux Soeurs, as17760203; II: La Fete du Village, as17760224

Ballet: III: Astolphe. As17760312

339
25 August 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Sga Mattei announced her undertaking direction of Italian Serious Operas and Burlettas for the ensuing winter, promised the performance of them for the best advantage of the public, and listed the members of the company she had engaged: For Serious Operas: herself, Philippo Elisi (the first singer in Italy), Gaetano Quilice (tenor), Angiola Calori (second woman), Giovanni Sorbelloni (second man), and a new singer for the lowest character. For the Burlettas: Sga Paganini (the first female character and the foremost in Italy), Gaetano Quilice (the first man), Sga Eleardi (second woman), Paganini (second man), Signor N. N. (third man), Angiola Calori and Sorbelloni (to perform the serious parts in the Burlettas). Dancers: Mlle Asselin (first woman dancer), Gheradi (first dancer of the men, and ballet master), famed both in the serious and comic as well as for his invention as for exercises in dancing. There will also be other comic dancers, and figures both for the serious operas and burlettas.

Performances

340
15 March 1755 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Performance Comment: Sga Frasi is to perform Sga Mingotti's Part on account of her not being recovered of her Indisposition.

341
12 March 1771 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Uccellatori

Dance: A newHornpipe dance on Skates with new Cloaths and a new Scene for the dance.-Sga Guidi, Sga Gallioti; an Allemande-the two scholars of Daiguville; Mlle Constance Chollet is to dance being the 2nd time of her appearance

Performance Comment: -Sga Guidi, Sga Gallioti; an Allemande-the two scholars of Daiguville; Mlle Constance Chollet is to dance being the 2nd time of her appearance. Mlle Constance Chollet is to dance being the 2nd time of her appearance.

342
16 February 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Allegranti continuing so much indisposed as to be unable to perform, the Comic Opera [I Viaggiatori Felici, announced in Public Advertiser, 15 Feb.] is unavoidably deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Cast
Role: Onoria Actor: Sga Lorenzini
Role: Fulvia Actor: Sga Prudom.

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance, as17811128; End of Act II New Divertisement Dance, as17820207, but omitted: Slingsby; End of Act III Le Triomphe del'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

343
07 March 1786 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Sestini [who was to sing in La Scuola de Gelosi, announced in Public Advertiser, 6 Mar.] being suddenly ill, Mme Mara, to prevent the disappointment of the Public, has kindly offered to perform this Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Selene Actor: Sga Catenacci

Dance: As17860225

344
13 March 1760 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isola Disabitata; Or, The Deserted Island

Performance Comment: Sga Calori, Miss Frederick, Tenducci, Quilici.

Entertainment: S$Sg Cordoni, virtuoso on the violin, lately arrived from Italy, who never yet appeared in public, will direct the orchestra and perform a solo and Miss Frederick will play a Concerto on the harpsichord, the compsoition of Sg Paradies

345
18 June 1760 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Stratagama; Or, The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Sga Saratina, Reinhold, Gaudry.

346
19 April 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sofonisba

Performance Comment: Sga Spagnola is to sing. See17660125.

347
01 April 1771 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Guidi will dance this evening being recovered from her indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie D'orlando

348
19 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Sga Guglielmi, 1st time.

Dance: I: Grand Turkish Dance, as17720509; II: Pastoral Dance, as17720516; III: Le Triomphe de la Magie, as17720512

349
29 April 1794 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Sga Banti's indisposition continuing so severely as to prevent her performance, SEMIRAMIDE, intended for this Evening, is unavoidably deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Afterpiece Title: [but not listed in playbill, i

Dance: As17940426 throughout

Opera: As17940401

350
28 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: will be revived Slingsby's ballet, The Provincalle-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi