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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "il Senesino"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "il Senesino")') 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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747 results for: Keyword - il Senesino
We found 623 matches on Performance Title, 135 matches on Performance Comments, 49 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

676
10 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: Afterpiece: With a Postilion Dance incident to the Piece. [This was danced in all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, with singing by Miss Collett and Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 6 Nov. 1782, 15 Mar., 6 May, 5 June 1783.]

677
12 June 1784 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Gemelle

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17840424; End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840608

678
04 January 1785 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: As17850101 throughout

679
10 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption (selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of Handel That Were Performed At His Commemorations In Westminster Abbey And At The Pantheon [on 26 And 27 May 1784])

680
20 May 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'inglese In Italia

Dance: As17860516 throughout

681
03 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17890306

682
09 May 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vendemmia

Dance: As17890404

683
24 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection [of Sacred Music 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Clementi

684
12 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection From The Works Of handel 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

685
11 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

686
13 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Act Of Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: A Selection from Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Music: As17910330

687
17 December 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Pastorella Nobile

Dance: End I: a new Ballet Demi-Caractere, composed by D'Auberval, La Fontaine d'Amour-

Ballet: End II: a new Pantomimic, Anacreontic Ballet, composed by D'Auberval, L'Amant Deguise. Alcindor-Laborie; Ciane-Mlle Hilligsberg; Euphrosine-Mme Theodore D'Auberval; Satyre-D'Egville; Nymphs-Mlles Simonet; Cupidon-Mlle Menage

688
23 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 3; Grand Miscellaneous Act

689
01 February 1794 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Contadini Bizzarri

Dance: End of Act I Divertisement, as17940111; End of Act II Adelaide, as17940111, but added: Favre Guiardele; omitted: Mme M. L. Hilligsberg Sen

690
05 June 1794 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: As17940531 throughout

691
27 February 1795 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music Chiefly From handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

692
08 June 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Gelosie Villane

Dance: As17970513

Song: End Opera: Pygmalion-Viganoni

Ballet: Sapho et Phaon. As17970513

693
29 January 1799 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love, as17981211; End Opera: Les Deux Jumelles; ou, La Meprise-["The pas de deux of Didelot and Rose was particulary admired, and Madames Laborie and Hilligsberg, who appeared as the Twin Sisters, were most happily successful" (Morning Chronicle, 30 Jan.)]

694
26 March 1799 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: End I: A New Divertissement-

Ballet: End Opera: Telemaque (As composed by D'Auberval; under the direction of J. D'Egville; 1st time in London). Telemaque-Didelot; Mentor-D'Egville; Cupid-Master Menage; Calypso-Mme Rose Didelot; Eucharis-Mme Hilligsberg; Venus-Mme Laborie; Elise-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie-Mme D'Egville

695
10 January 1722 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Crispus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Constantino-Giuseppe Boschi; Crispo-Francesco Bernardi (Senesino); Costante-Benedetto Baldassari; Fausta-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Olimpia-Signora Madalena Salvai.

696
22 February 1722 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Griselda

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Griselda-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Almirena-Signora Madalena Salvai; Gualtiero-Francesco Barnardi (Senesino); Rambaldo-Guiseppe Boschi; Ernesto-Bened. Baldassari.

697
31 October 1722 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Courant, 31 Oct., states that, because of the illness of Senesino, the performance is deferred to Saturday 3 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mutius Scaevola

698
03 November 1722 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mutius Scaevola

Performance Comment: Advertised but deferred as Senesino has not fully recovered.

699
12 March 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio

Performance Comment: Edition of 1726 lists: P. C. Scipione-Baldi; Luceius-Francesco Bernardi [Senesino]; C. Lelius-Antinori; Ernando-Boschi; Berenice-Signora Francesca Cuzzoni; Armira-Constantini.

700
11 June 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Performance Comment: Advertised, but deferred by illness of Senesino.