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1093 results for: Title - A Grand Selection

51
20 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: False Concord

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere; End: A Grand Dance, call'd Hymen's Triumph-Gallini, Duquesney, Master Rogers, Miss Valois, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere

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04 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Femme Maitresse-Fichar, 1st appearance on English Stage, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Miss Valois; End: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Mattelots Provencals-Fichar, Sga Manesiere

53
14 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie D'orlando

Dance: I: Favourite Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, other principals; II: New Dutch Dance-Sga Guidi, in which Slingsby, other principals are introduced; III: New Grand Ballet called Le Jaloux sans un Rival- in which Mlle Heinel will dance a new Spanish Character, Sga Guidi in that of a Shepherdess, with the other principals

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21 November 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sofonisba

Dance: As17721114, but A New Grand Ballet-_; New Grand Dance-Slingsby, Lepy, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi

55
08 December 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sofonisba

Dance: I: New Grand Dance, as17721205; II: New Dance, as17721205; Order of Dances 1 and 2 interchanged; End Last Act: New Grand Serious Ballet-Fierville, Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Leppy, Sga Crispi, Asselin

56
13 February 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: As17730112; II: Grand Ballet intermix'd with Grand Chorusses-

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23 February 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet and Chacone, as17730220, but Mlle _Heinel, Fierville; +Pastoral Dance, as17730220; New Allemande, as17730220; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet with Pas de Deux and Chacone, as17730220

58
03 April 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Apollo Ed Issea

Dance: An Allemande, as17730330 Apollo and Venus, as17730330 A Grand Ballet with Pas de Cinq, as17730330 End: Grand Ballet with Pasacal and Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

59
29 April 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: A Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: Turkish Ballet-Mlle Heinel (in the character of a Sultana, for the last time in this kingdom); III: Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

60
01 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: La Fete du Village, as17730427 II: Pastoral Dance-Asselin, Mlle Grenier; End Opera: A New Grand Ballet both pastoral and serious-; Les Sauvages-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; Conclude: with a New Grand Chacone-other principal dancers

61
03 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Apollo Ed Issea

Dance: La Fete du Village with Minuet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: Apollo and Venus-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; End Opera: Grand Ballet, Pasacal, Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

62
25 May 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

Dance: I: Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: Grand Ballet, Gavotte, Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

63
03 June 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: La Fete du Village with Minuet, as17730528; II: Allemande, as17730525; End Opera: A New Grand Ballet both pastoral and serious-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; a new Ballet entitled Les Sauvages-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; Conclude: New Grand Chacone-principal dancers

64
12 June 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Asselin, Mlle Grenier; II: Allemande, as17730603 End Opera: A Grand Ballet, New Louvre, Grand Chacone-Fierville

65
23 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: La Bagatelle, as17731120; A Pastoral Dance, as17731120; A Grand Serious Ballet, as17731120; Grand Chaconne-Mariottini in place of Fierville

66
30 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet with Grand Chaconne-Mariottini; II: La Bagatelle, as17731120

Ballet: End Opera: A New Grand Heroic-Comic-Pantomimical Ballet call'd Orfeo e Eurydice. Orfeo-Pitrot; Eurydice-Mimi Faviere (being their first appearance in England); other characters-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, Mlle Nina Faviere (her first appearance in England)

67
12 February 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; III: Grand Chaconne-Mariottini

68
22 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: New Grand Spanish Dance-; End: A New Ballet, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Chiringhelli, being her first appearance in England; After I Farce: A Grand Serious Dance-Como, Sga Crespi

69
07 February 1775 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Motezuma

Dance: I: New Ballet, La Fete de Flora-; In which a Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; II: Grand Ballet, Les Mexicains-S. Vallouis, Mme Vallouis; End opera: Grand Heroic Historic Ballet-Lany, M and Mme Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli; with Chaconnes-Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli

70
08 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: A Grand New Spanish Dance-Como, Sga Como, Sga Crespi; II: A New Dance called The School Master-Como, Sga Como; End: A Grand Dance-Como, Sga Crespi; End I Farce: A Hornpipe-Walker

71
24 June 1775 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Difesa D'amore

Afterpiece Title: Pyramo E Tisbe

Dance: I: Ballet-; with Pas de Deux-Henery, Mlle Sophie; with a Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; II: Champetre Comique-Lany, Vallouis, Mme Vallouis, VallouisleCadet, Mlle Sophie; End Opera: Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli

72
18 April 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Sposa Fedele

Dance: I: New Grand Chaconne-Miss Baccelli; Pas de Deux-Mlle Sophie, Helm; II: La Fete du Village, as17760224; III: A Grand Serious Ballet with various Divertissements-Helm, Mlle Sophie, Fierville, Miss Baccelli

73
07 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: In II: [but postponed until end of Act III (see following note)]a new grand Ballet, Demie Caractere, composed by Gallet, The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre (their 1st appearance upon the English stage), Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci; In V: [a new grand serious Ballet, composed by Gallet, The Triumph of Love-Gallet, Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre

Song: In: a Fete Champetre[. The vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten. [This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.

74
23 December 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: a Dance of Cupids-; IV: [a Dance of Daemons-; V: Grand Dance [Grand Ballet [sic], as17781102; End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour, as17780919; [and Allemande, as17780919

75
14 December 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Afterpiece Title: Il Soldano Generoso

Dance: End I: new Pantomime Dance (composed by Zuchelli) Il Desertore-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: a grand Masquerade Dance-the other partsSg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Henry, Slingsby; in which a Chaconne(in character by the various Masks)-; and which will open with a Minuet-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet (1st appearance this season); End afterpiece: new Grand Balletconnected with the Opera-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, Slingsby