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We found 315 matches on Performance Comments, 192 matches on Performance Title, 128 matches on Event Comments, 10 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: [Text by Rolli. Music by Handel.] At 7 p.m. Daily Journal, 7 May: On Thursday Night, Signiora Faustina, the famous Roman Songstress, performed his Majesty, their Royal Highnesses, and great Numbers of the Nobility and Quality, in...Alexander...with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Performance Comment: edition of 1726 lists: Allessandro-Senesino; Tassile-Baldi; Clito-Boschi; Cleone-Signora Dotti; Leonato-Antinori; Rossane-Signora Faustina Bordoni; Lisaura-Signora Francesco Cuzzoni.
Cast
Role: Allessandro Actor: Senesino
Role: Tassile Actor: Baldi
Role: Clito Actor: Boschi
Role: Cleone Actor: Signora Dotti
Role: Leonato Actor: Antinori
Role: Rossane Actor: Signora Faustina Bordoni
Role: Lisaura Actor: Signora Francesco Cuzzoni.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: I: Overture of Ptolomy by Mr Handel-; Songs. No oh Dio-Signora Cuzzoni in Calphurnia; Lusinghe piu Care-Signora Faustina in Alexander; Eighth Concerto of Corelli-Castrucci, others; French Horn Song in Griselda-; II: Concerto Grosso by Pepusch-; with solo parts for the Harpsicord-Mr Bach; Songs: Fonti Amiche-Signora Cuzzoni in Ptolomy; accompanied by Flutes-; Chio mai vi polla-Signora Faustina in Siroe; Solo for Hautboy-Kytch; Concerto for French Horns by Nicholini-; III: Concerto for Hautboy by Alberti-; Songs: Ombra cara-Senesino in Radamistus; L'Empiorigor-Signora Cuzzoni in Rodelinda; Concerto for Little Flute by Babel-; First Part of Water Musick with French Horns by Handel-; All Vocal Parts-; Hautboy-Kytch; Little Flute, Bassoon-

Performance Comment: No oh Dio-Signora Cuzzoni in Calphurnia; Lusinghe piu Care-Signora Faustina in Alexander; Eighth Concerto of Corelli-Castrucci, others; French Horn Song in Griselda-; II: Concerto Grosso by Pepusch-; with solo parts for the Harpsicord-Mr Bach; Songs: Fonti Amiche-Signora Cuzzoni in Ptolomy; accompanied by Flutes-; Chio mai vi polla-Signora Faustina in Siroe; Solo for Hautboy-Kytch; Concerto for French Horns by Nicholini-; III: Concerto for Hautboy by Alberti-; Songs: Ombra cara-Senesino in Radamistus; L'Empiorigor-Signora Cuzzoni in Rodelinda; Concerto for Little Flute by Babel-; First Part of Water Musick with French Horns by Handel-; All Vocal Parts-; Hautboy-Kytch; Little Flute, Bassoon-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Verus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1727 lists: Lucio Vero-Senesino; Lucilla-Signora Cuzzoni; Flavio-Boschi; Vologesso-Baldi; Berenice-Signora Faustina; Amiceto-Signora Dotti.
Cast
Role: Lucio Vero Actor: Senesino
Role: Lucilla Actor: Signora Cuzzoni
Role: Flavio Actor: Boschi
Role: Vologesso Actor: Baldi
Role: Berenice Actor: Signora Faustina
Role: Amiceto Actor: Signora Dotti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Admetus

Performance Comment: Admetus-Senesino; Alcestes-Signora Faustina Bordoni; Hercules-Boschi; Orindo-Signora Dotti; Thrasymede-Baldi; Antigona-Signora Cuzzoni; Meraspes-Palmerini.
Cast
Role: Admetus Actor: Senesino
Role: Alcestes Actor: Signora Faustina Bordoni
Role: Hercules Actor: Boschi
Role: Orindo Actor: Signora Dotti
Role: Thrasymede Actor: Baldi
Role: Antigona Actor: Signora Cuzzoni
Role: Meraspes Actor: Palmerini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astyanax

Performance Comment: Edition of 1727 lists: Pyrrhus-Senesino; Andromache-Signora Cuzzoni; Creon-Boschi; Hermione-Signora Faustina Bordoni; Orestes-Baldi; Pilades-Signora Dotti.
Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Senesino
Role: Andromache Actor: Signora Cuzzoni
Role: Creon Actor: Boschi
Role: Hermione Actor: Signora Faustina Bordoni
Role: Orestes Actor: Baldi
Role: Pilades Actor: Signora Dotti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teuzzone

Performance Comment: Edition of 1727 lists: Teuzzone-Francesco Bernardi; Zidiana-Signora Faustina Bordoni; Zelinda-Signora Cuzzoni; Cino-Boschi; Sivenio-Baldi; Argonte-Palmerini.
Cast
Role: Teuzzone Actor: Francesco Bernardi
Role: Zidiana Actor: Signora Faustina Bordoni
Role: Zelinda Actor: Signora Cuzzoni
Role: Cino Actor: Boschi
Role: Sivenio Actor: Baldi
Role: Argonte Actor: Palmerini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard The First, King Of England

Performance Comment: Edition of 1727 lists: Riccardo-Senesino; Costanza-Signora Cuzzoni; Berardo-Palmerini; Isacio-Boschi; Pulcheria-Signora Faustina Bordoni; Oronte-Baldi.
Cast
Role: Riccardo Actor: Senesino
Role: Costanza Actor: Signora Cuzzoni
Role: Berardo Actor: Palmerini
Role: Isacio Actor: Boschi
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Signora Faustina Bordoni
Role: Oronte Actor: Baldi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Performance Comment: Edition of 1728 lists: Cosroes-Boschi; Siroes-Senesino; Medarses-Baldi; Laonicea-Signora Cuzzoni; Emira-Signora Faustina; Araxes-Palmerini.
Cast
Role: Cosroes Actor: Boschi
Role: Siroes Actor: Senesino
Role: Medarses Actor: Baldi
Role: Laonicea Actor: Signora Cuzzoni
Role: Emira Actor: Signora Faustina
Role: Araxes Actor: Palmerini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ptolemy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1728 lists: Ptolemy-Senesino; Seleuca-Signora Cuzzoni Bardoni; Araspes-Boschi; Eliza-Signora Faustina Bardoni; Alexander-Baldi.
Cast
Role: Ptolemy Actor: Senesino
Role: Seleuca Actor: Signora Cuzzoni Bardoni
Role: Araspes Actor: Boschi
Role: Eliza Actor: Signora Faustina Bardoni
Role: Alexander Actor: Baldi.
Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Seratina and Reinhold. Tickets 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Signora Seratina, Miss Granville, Reinhold, Kear

Music: Solo concerto on hautboy-Pirkins; Organ Concerto-Reinhold; Violin solo-Soderini

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Fausan. Tickets at her Lodgings, Mr Cheek's Apothecary, Bow Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Dick Actor: Chapman
Role: Moneytrap Actor: Taswell
Role: Gripe Actor: Turbutt
Role: Brass Actor: Macklin
Role: Clip Actor: Raftor
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Cloggit Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLes Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Egyptiens (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; L'Hydropique Amoreux (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Signora Barberini. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. The Stage will be formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #174 6s.; seals #65 15s. (Account Book); #270 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Ryan
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber
Role: Balance Actor: Rosco
Role: Worthy Actor: Hale
Role: Kite Actor: Mullart
Role: Bullock Actor: Neale
Role: Scruple Actor: Roberts
Role: Scale Actor: Arthur
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Recruits Actor: Hippisley, James
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Les Savoyards (new)-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; By particular Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Denoyer, Signora Barberini; Glover

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Banti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Dance: End I: New Dance-Signora Banti, Lucas (first time of appearing on this Stage); II: Dancing-Signora Banti, Poitier Jun; III: Minuet-Signora Banti, Bugiani

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Margaretta. [She received #76 5s. 8d. See Deutsch, p. 58.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda (acts I And Ii)

Music: An Entertainment of the choicest Songs out of several Operas-; Also a Piece (never perform'd before)-Signior Cavaliero Valeriano; The Songs out of the Opera will be as follows Convezzo luinghiero, Pria che la doglia-Signora Pilotti; Del fallo ful camin, Ti stringo o miodiletto-Signor Valentini; E vano ognipensiero, To Beauty devoted, Love wou'd invade me-Signora Margaretta; Di se senti, Nume Alata-Mrs Barbier; Solo pieta vi chiedo-; Di luci adourno-Mrs Manina; concluding with the Chorus of Clotilda-; a new piece-Signior Cavaliero Valeriano

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Stradiotti, who has never yet perform'd in Publick since her Arrival here in England. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With several extraordinary new Songs-Signora Stradiotti; End Consort: she will perform alone a Solo for the Harpsichord-Signora Stradiotti

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Provenzale. Pit and boxes together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. The Music by Jomelli. N.B. As Miss Asolin cannot dance this day having sprained her ankle, Mr Gallini will be so humane as to perform with Miss Provenzale that she may not be disappointed of her benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola Disabitata; Or, The Desert Island

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Angiola Calori, Signora Cassandra Frederick, Fernando Tenducci, Gaetano Quilici.

Dance: New Grand Dances-Signora Provenzale, Signora Asselin, who will dance in men's clothes

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Sg Candoni

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Celotti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; the vocal part-Signora Juliana Celotti; the instrumental part-twenty of the most eminent masters in London

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Lodi and Corbett. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with the Echo Flute-Paisible; accompanied on the Harpsichord-Babel Jr; Vocal music-Signora Lodi

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Mons. At 7 p.m. By Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The Vocal-Signora Mons

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the famous Molliere. Daily Courant, 2 May: Monsieur deGrimbergue, Director of the French Comedians, hereby gives Notice, that he is extreamly sorry he could not give on Friday last all the Entertainment he had promised in his Publick Bills, by reason that Signora Violenta unluckily fell sick that very day; and Mons Dangeville refused to Dance, being puft up by the Applause he had the good Fortune to meet with; fancying he hath a Right to do so whenever he pleases

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Entertainment: The Great Turkish Ceremony-; Dancing-Danjeville; Tumbling-; particularly a lame tumbler (who never performed before in England); The Flourishing of the Colors-Signora Violenta

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Durastanti. At 7 p.m. Admission as 14 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Particularly, Two new Cantatas by Mr Hendel and Sig Sandoni-; Four Songs, Six Duettos by the famous Signor Stefan-Signora Durastanti, Signor Senesino

Event Comment: [Benefit +Harlequin and Signora Constantini. By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: il Proteo Novello: Viz, The New Proteus

Entertainment: The Comical Scene of the Stuttering Master of Musick-Brighella

Dance: End I: +Hornpipe-Cornet, Mrs Anderson; II: Peasant's Dance-Welman, Mrs Anderson; III: The Character of Signora Cattina Venetiana-; IV: Niais and Niaise-; Foolish Man and Woman-; V: Twelve Grotesque Character, viz. Punchanello, Dame Ragonde, Pierrots, Harlequins, Scaramouches, Peasants, Mad Men and Women-

Cast
Role: Mad Men and Women Actor: .
Event Comment: Benefit for the Marine Society, the whole Profits of which are generously given by Signora Mingotti and deGiardini, towards clothing men and boys at Sea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosmira

Song: New song-Signora Mingotti

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Saratina. A new tragicomical Burletta, Musick composed by Pergolesi. Scenes and Cloaths entirely new. Tickets at Mr Oswald's Music Shop. 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strattaggemma; Or, The Stratagem

Song: Before the Burletta: Singing-; several songs, a duetto-Signora Saratina, Reinhold

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: II: Signora Asselin (a New Dance of her own composing), Miss Polly (a child of seven years and a Scholar of Sga Asselin), who appeared in the Opera of Farnace will also dance