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2879 results for: Title - Alexander the Great (an Opera)

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25 August 1701 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: [By] 6 Companies of Rope Dancers; who] [are joyned in one, they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women, and Children, that could be found beyond the Seas, where will be performed such wonderful variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack Rope, the Sloaping Rope-; [you will see a wonderful Girl of 10 years of Age, who walk backward up the sloaping Rope-Girl of 10 years[, driving a Wheel-barrow behind her; [also you will see the Great Italian Master, who not only passes all that has yet been seen upon the low Rope, [but he Dances[ without a Pole upon the Head of a Mast [as high as the Booth will permit, and afterwards stands upon his Head on the same-Great Italian Master; [You will also be entertained with the many Conceits of an Italian Scaramouch, who Dances on the Rope [with 2 Children and a Dog in a Wheel-barrow, and a Duck on his Head-Italian Scaramouch

Dance: Such variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack/Rope, Tumbling, as has never been seen in this Fair before-

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13 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: Thurmond Jr; particularly a Spanish Entry that he performed in the Opera at the Hay-Market last Winter with great Applause-Thurmond Jr; As also that excellent and much admired Scaramouch, as it was performed by the famous Monsieur duBrill from the Opera at Brussels-Thurmond Jr

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26 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub (the Comic Part)

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great (an Opera)

Song: A Dialogue (after the Italian Manner)-two Boys , one of which never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17150404

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31 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas; Or, Tom Thumb The Great

5
29 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025 In Afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17331027

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30 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: In Afterpiece: A new dance-the French Boy and Girl; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

7
27 November 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nelle Indie

Dance: End I: Indian Ballet (composed by Zuchelli), adapted to the Opera-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Simonet; End II: new Pastoral Ballet (composed by Zuchelli and Slingsby)-Slingsby, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini (1st appearance in England); End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet connected with the Opera (composed by Favre Guiardele, ballet master), in which the celebrated Chaconne of Jomelli's-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Favre Guiardele (1st appearance in England)

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22 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club [i

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Entertainment: Monologue End 1st piece: George Alexander Stevens's Original Lecture on Heads (Head of Alexander the Great, Head of a Cherokee Chief, Head of a Quack-Doctor, Cuckold's Head, Nobody's Head, The laughing and crying Philosophers' Heads, Head of Flattery, A fine Lady's Head, Head of an Old Maid, Cleopatra's Head, Plain Moll's Head, Head of a Married Lady)-Palmer

9
17 March 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

10
26 December 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

11
15 November 1681 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

12
19 December 1685 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

13
27 October 1686 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

14
16 January 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

15
02 December 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

16
24 February 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

17
06 January 1699 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

18
01 June 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Song: Singing In Italian the Famous-Signiora Maria Margarita Gallia , lately arriv'd from Italy, who has never yet Sung in England; the Musick which accompanies her Singing is compos'd by Signior Joseph Saggion-

Dance: The Wedding Dance, compos'd by Monsieur L'Abbe,-Monsieur L'Abbe, Mrs Elford

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12 August 1703 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A great Consort of Musick-; several new songs-Mr Elford, Mr Weldon all compos'd on purpose for this Entertainment by the said Mr Weldon; Some of the Songs to be accompanied by a Flute-Mr Peasable; and a new Symphony for a Flute and a Violin-Mr Peasable, the Famous Signior Gasparini; who will perform several Italian Sonatas-Mr Peasable; accompanied-Mr Depar; and other great Symphonies-the best Masters

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19 December 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; With The Death Of Alexander The Great

Song: As17051215, for Signiora Louvicini's second appearance

21
04 November 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens: With The Death Of Alexander The Great

22
31 January 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; With The Death Of Alexander The Great

23
25 September 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

24
26 May 1709 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several of the principal Songs and Symphonys in the late Operas-; Also Some Trumpet Sonatas, Concertoes, full Pieces of New Musick by the greatest Masters, and never yet Play'd in Public-

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04 June 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music entirely new by the famous Scarlatti Bononcini, other the greatest Italian Masters-; To which will be added, the new Scene which was perform'd on Saturday last in the Opera of Pyrrhus and Demetrius-; The Vocal Parts-Signior Nicolini, others