SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sig Francisco Conti"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sig Francisco Conti")') 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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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: By direction of Sig Francisco Conti, the Consort of Musick-Sig Francisco Conti for her Majesty, and which he had the Honour to perform at court upon the Union-day; Singing-La Signiora Margaretta the Baroness, Il Signior Valentino; and there is to be several Instrumetns, and the said Great Theorbo, La Mandelitta an Instrument hitherto unknown-Signior Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Serenata by Sig Cavalliero Allessandro Scarlatti-Sig Francisco Bernardi Senesino, Signora Durastanti, Mrs Anastasia Robinson, Signora Salvai, Sig Boschi

Event Comment: [Words from the Italian of G. B. Neri. Music by Francesco Conti and others.] A new Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and no Person to admitted but by the Subscribers' Tickets. Stage Boxes 15s. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti
Event Comment: By Command. The Concert will be perform'd in a Magnificent Triumphant Scenev, exceeding 30 Foot in Length any Scene ever seen before. Painted by Sig Roberto Clerici. The Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Robinson (late Mrs Turner), Benedetto Baldassari; Cantata she sung in her own Concert, by Sig Artilio Ariosti-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations for the dances. [No after money.] The New Grand Ballet, call'd the Turkish Pirate, and the Comic Entertainment of Dancing, the Laundress's Visiting Day were perform'd last Monday at Drury Lane, with uncommon applause. The Scenery was well contriv'd, the habits very elegant, and the dance in a taste particularly agreeable. The comic entertainment is a fine piece of low humour, the various characters were well represented and afforded a great deal of Mirth; Sig Salomon especially, in the character of the woman's taylor, show'd a great deal of a good comedian as well as an excellent dancer, and the whole was greatly approv'd of.--London Courant; or New Advertiser, 31 Dec

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Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Dance: New Grand Dance call'd The Turkish Pirate; or a descent on the Grecian Coast-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sig Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also a New Entertainment call'd the Laundress's Visiting Day-Sg Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 May: Last Night the Opera of Ariodante was performed [at CG], in which Signior Gieacchino Conti Ghizziello made his first Appearance, and met with an uncommon Reception

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariodante

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but Conti sang Ariodante .

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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Lowe

Dance: Sig Leonardi; Siga Bettini, 1st appearance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Sig Leonardi, Siga Bettini

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Mainpiece Title: Audlin Or The Merchants Daughter Of Brastol With The Comical Humours Of Roger Antonios Man

Song: Batt Platt, the original Mad Tom

Dance: Sig and Signora Capuchino, Mynheer Drollelo, being children lately arrived from Holland, who never appeared on any Stage

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Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Sparks; Francisco-Essex; Uncle-Wheeler; Merchant-Lyon; Hairbrain-Horwell; Fountain-Stephens; Bellatnore-Bailey; Roger-Middleton; Humphrey-Richards; Lance-Marks; Shorthose-Ryder (1st appearance); Isabella-Miss Fitzherbert; Lucy (with a song)-Mrs Coxe; Lady Hartwell-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Performance Comment: Francisco (with an occasional Prologue in the character of Harlequin)-Pressley; Abrahamides-Cross; the other Characters by Marks, Bailey, Singer, Thomas, Sparrows, Middleton, Stephens, Jones, Browne, Goodman, James, Barnet, Newton, Hunt, Jackson, Hurst, Bulls, Crowther; Tailors' Ladies-Mrs Burden, Miss Nash, Miss Jameson, Miss Hemet .
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Pressley

Dance: End of mainpiece a Hornpipe (over 12 eggs blindfold) by Middleton

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Coxe; End of Act IV a favourite song by Miss Hemet

Monologue: 1782 11 25 After the Hornpipe John Bull, Half Seas Over (a new Scene) by Ryder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Clotilda

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Related Work: Clotilda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Artenice-Signora Anna StradadelPo; Ormisda-Annibale Pio Fabri; Arsace-Signora Francesca Bertoldi; Erismeno-Goffredo Giovanni Riemschneider; Palmira-Signora Antonia Merighi; Cosroe-Antonio Bernacchi.
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Related Work: Ormisda Author(s): Francesco Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

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Related Work: Ormisda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

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Related Work: Ormisda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

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Related Work: Ormisda Author(s): Francesco Conti

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Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

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Related Work: Ormisda Author(s): Francesco Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

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Related Work: Ormisda Author(s): Francesco Conti