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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sga Nicolina Giordani"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sga Nicolina Giordani")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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We found 912 matches on Performance Comments, 651 matches on Performance Title, 252 matches on Event Comments, 90 matches on Author, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Thespian Panorama; Or, Three Hours Heart's Ease

Performance Comment: [Composed of a variety of Matter, Musical, Rhetorical and Imitative; the greatest part of which has never yet been offered to the Public. The new Music by Shield, Carter and Reeve; The Selection from Martini i.e. Martin y Soler], Giordani, Storace, Jackson, Stevens, Pleyel. The Recitals will principally be new, and mostly spoken by Palmer; The Interlocutory Parts that connect the whole will likewise be delivered by him, and the other Parts of the Entertainment will be given by Johnstone, Wathen, Williames, Caulfield, Bannister, Mrs Mountain. Part 1. Exordium [written by Arthur Murphy, spoken by-Palmer; Overture [composed by Stamitz-; [New Glee The shipwreck'd Sailors (see dl, 19 May) [composed by an amateur-; Thespian Advice [spoken by-Palmer; Gipsey Jenny-; The Sailor's Joke [sung by-Wathen; A Milesian Pasticcio [spoken by-Johnstone; An attempt to cleanse the Augean Stable-; Love of our Country-; [Glee, Britain's best Bulwarks are her Wooden Walls-; [Part II. An Overture [by Clementi-; Neptune's Exhortation-; [the Death of Faulknor-; [The Country Clergyman [spoken by-Wathen; Anna's Lullaby [sung by-Johnstone; The Cambrian Quack [or Killing no Murder, spoken by-Williames; A further Attempt at the Stable-; Exhortation to Unanimity-; The Royal Nuptials-; Happiness and the House of Brunswick-; [Part III. The Overture [by Haydn-; The Comforts of Dust [or the Citizen's Cake-House-; Nothing but a Place [sung by-Wathen; Noli me tangere [or No jesting with Edged Tools-; Fancy's Festival [sung by-Johnstone; The Profit of Prosody-; [Irish Explanation, Tho' born in a Stable a Man's not a Horse [sung by-Mrs Mountain; Finale of Gratitude-; other Parts-Caulfield, Bannister.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music Chiefly From The Works Of handel; Debora And Sisara

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Grand Overture-; Air-Rovedino (Paisiello); I sigh and lament-Miss Leak (Giordani); The many rend the skies-Chorus; Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison; Gird on thy sword-Chorus; Air with violoncello obligato by Lindley-Mme Banti; Zadock the Priest- (Coronation Anthems).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alphonso

Performance Comment: Alfonso-Monticelli; Pelagio-Fratesanti; Ermesenda-Sga Visconti; Elvira-Rosa Mancini; Garzia-Sga Frasi; Fernando-Sga Caselli (Larpent MS.).
Cast
Role: Ermesenda Actor: Sga Visconti
Role: Garzia Actor: Sga Frasi
Role: Fernando Actor: Sga Caselli

Dance: Signor and Signora Campioni will dance this Day for the first time in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aristodemo

Performance Comment: Senocrita-Sga Visconti; Cleonice-Rosa Mancini; Timotele-Sga Frasi; Eurito-Sga Caselli; Ippomedonte-Fratesanti (Larpent MS.). [Libretto in British Museum adds Monticelli as a singer.]Libretto in British Museum adds Monticelli as a singer.]
Cast
Role: Senocrita Actor: Sga Visconti
Role: Timotele Actor: Sga Frasi
Role: Eurito Actor: Sga Caselli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Continenza

Performance Comment: Lucius-Monticelli; Anagilda-Sga Imer; Eriphilis-Sga Pompeati; Indibilis-Jozzi; Quintus Flaminius-Sga Frasi; Scipio-Ciacchi (Larpent).
Cast
Role: Anagilda Actor: Sga Imer
Role: Eriphilis Actor: Sga Pompeati
Role: Quintus Flaminius Actor: Sga Frasi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigone

Performance Comment: Antigono-Ciacchi; Berenice-Sga Imer; Demetrius-Monticelli; Ismene-Sga Pompeati; Alexander-Jozzi; Clearchus-Sga Frasi (Larpent).
Cast
Role: Berenice Actor: Sga Imer
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Pompeati
Role: Clearchus Actor: Sga Frasi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Enrico

Performance Comment: New Songs- with alterations of Sga Cassarini, Sga Frasi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Fribble

Performance Comment: Principal performers-Timbertoe, Sga Mentoreni, Sga Gapatoona, Miss Midnight. Third time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnight's Concert

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Sga Gapatoona, Sga Mendenia; New Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Midnight, riding on an Ass.

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Fribble

Entertainment: CCaudle-Mrs Midnight, Family of Mrs Midnight

Dance: GGrand Burlesque Dances-Timbertoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'arcadia In Brenta

Performance Comment: The printed version 1755 (Larpent MS 114) as acted as Covent Garden gives the following: Fabrizio Fabroni-Sg Francesco Baratti; Giacinto-Gaetano Guadagni; Rosana-Sga Ninetta de Rossennaw; Mlle Lindora-Sga Anna Castelli; Conte Bellezza-Gaetano Quilici; Laura-Sga Eugenia Mellini; Foresto-Christiano Tedeschini Koerbitz.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-Hasse; Air-Ricciarelli; Concerto on German Flute-Tacet; Air-Sga Mingotti; Concerto on Hautboys-Vincent; Part II The Stabt Mater of Pergolesi, with some of the parts made into chorusses-Signor DeGiardini; Part III Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; Air-Sga Mingotti; Air-Ricciarelli; Solo on Violin-De Giardini; Duetto-Ricciarelli, Sga Mingotti; Chorus of Hasse-.
Cast
Role: Air Actor: Sga Mingotti
Role: Air Actor: Sga Mingotti
Role: Duetto Actor: Ricciarelli, Sga Mingotti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oncerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Sga Mingotti, Miss Brent, Beard, Champnes, Master Soper; The first violin, a Solo-Giardini; Act I: Handel's Overture of Saul-; A song-Sga Mingotti composed by Sg Galuppi; A song-Beard of Handel's; A Song-Miss Brent of Arne's; A Concerto on the German flute-Tacet; A Song-Sga Mingottiof Mr Hasse's; The Lauda, a celebrated Chorus compos'd by Hasse-; Act II: A Concerto on the Hautboy-Vincent; The Funeral Anthem by Handel-; A Solo on the violin-Giardini; Act III: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; The Stabat Mater compos'd by Pergolesi, with several of the parts made into Chorusses-Giardini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Sodi; Daphne-Sga Manesiere; Followers of Daphne-Mlle Marianne, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mad Jansolin, Mrs Welsh, Miss Daw; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Baker; Silence-Mattocks; Harlequin-Miles; Burgomaster-Shuter; Boor Servant-Lalauze; Scaramouche-Gosley; Colombine-Sga Maranesi; Huntsmen-Beard, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Courts; Venus-Miss Miller; Silenus-Beard; Bacchus-Mattocks; Pan-Legg; Diana-Mrs Vernon; To Conclude with a Grand Ballet-Sodi, Sga Manesiere. Characters new Dress'd.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo

Performance Comment: with many considerable alterations; and in particular the following favourite airs: A ! se un cor barbaro-Sga Mattei; Voi leggete in ogni core-Sga Mattei; Remdemi il figlio mio-Sga Mattei; Opprimete i contumaci-Elizi; Era stupido a pensolo-Elizi; With other Airs, all which will be new. The favourite Duetto Caro spiegar vorrei-; (in Demetrio) will also be sung. And serious new airs-the other performers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Dyer, Clarke, Mattocks, Hull, Dunstall, Anderson, Bennet, Cushing, Miss Miller, Mrs Green; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue in character-Mrs Green. [Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee

Performance Comment: The Principal Witches-Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; Misers-Blakes, Castle; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputians-Miss Rogers, Miss Froment; Bride Men-Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds; Bride Man, Sea Officer-Aldridge; Bride Maids-Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson; Waiters-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain; The whole to conclude with the Return, Landing and Reception of the Cherokees in America. Cherokees-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Song: IV: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Magician of the Mountain

Performance Comment: A New Pantomimic Entertainment of Italian Grotesque Characters. Magician-Settree; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Pierrot-Guerini, his first appearance on the English Stage; Harlequin-Lochery; Colombine-Miss Baker; Mathews, Mortimer, West, Walker, Watkins, Leppie; The Dances-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi. With New Music, Scenes, Decorations, and Dresses.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Miss Miller (first time); Proserpine-Miss Catley (first time); Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Granier, Mrs Cook, Miss Pitt, Misses Dolly Twist and Sukey Twist, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Duquesney, Granier, Tassoni, Hussey, Dumay, Martin, Dufour; Harlequin-Miles; Clodpole-Shuter; Yeoman-Weller; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Elements, Earth-Tassoni, Miss Pitt; Air-Sg and Sga Maranesi; Fire-Granier and Mrs Granier; Water-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere (playbill).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Chaunter-Love; Hunter-Vernon; Justice Quorum-Bransby; Grigg-Parsons; Gage-Moody; Phoebe-Miss Young; Tippet-Mrs Dorman; Tib Tatter-Mrs Bradshaw; Cant-Vaughan; Scrip-Ackman; Swab-Clough; Mump-Fox; Dance incident to the farce-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Lockery, Sga Fiorentini, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tigrane

Performance Comment: Parts-Guarducci, Sga Campolini, Sga Quercioli (Edition of 1767).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17691009, but Stephano-Love; Caliban-Sparks; Ariel-Mrs Scott (with songs); Francisco-_; Dances-P. Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Performance Comment: Parts-Guadagni, Sga Grassi, Biancei, Sga Guglielmi; Grand Chorusses-.

Music: I: Solo on French Horn-celebrated M. Rodolphe; II: A solo on the Violincello-the celebrated M. Dupart, Musician to the Prince of Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701022, but The Vocal Parts-_Vernon; The Dances-Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-two children, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701103, but Vocal parts-Mrs _Baddeley, Mrs Scott; Dances-Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701112, but Parts-Mrs Dorman, Mrs _Bradshaw; Dances-Sga +Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sga +Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.