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2369 results for: Title - The Chimney Sweeper's Opera

1
27 May 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Chimney Sweeper's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Conqueror

2
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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29 December 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: The Mad/Man's Dance . A new Dance perform'd-16 Persons in Grotesque Habits; in which Variety of Postures-a Black will perform to Admiration; Roger a Coverly-Weaver , as it was done Originally after the Yorkshire manner

Song: The Chimney Sweeper's Dialogue-; A Trumpet Song never sung but twice on the Stage-; Mrs Hodgson, Mrs Willis

Music: The Turkey/Cock Music-. An Entertainment performed before the Doge and Senate of Venice at the last Carnival

4
09 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; particularly, several select Entertainments of the following (English Operas) Operas viz. The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

5
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

6
14 May 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, in the Opera of Dioclesian, with several Additions composed by the Immortal Henry Purcel, which, for the Beauty of Expression, Excellency of Harmony, and Grandeur of Contrivance, gives a first Place to no Musical Opera in Europe-; Several Entertainments on the Irish Harp-the famous Mr Morphy

7
09 April 1713 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; performing several Songs out of the newest Operas-; with One and Two Trumpets-; With variety of new Concertos for Flutes, German Flutes, Trumpets, Hautboys, other Instruments; by Mr Corbet-Mr Corbet, others of the best Masters in the Opera

8
25 April 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

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

9
24 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Dance: Danjeville

10
26 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Afterpiece Title: The Reasonable Animals

Dance: A singular new Entertainment by Danjeville, at the Request of several Persons of Quality

11
05 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin The Mock Astrologer, A Statue, A Chimney Sweeper, A Child, And A Parrot

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Merry Spirit

Entertainment: Tumbling-the famous Tumblers just arriv'd from Paris

12
29 April 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Part, consisting of the choicest Songs from the Operas-Mrs Forsyth; Instrumental Music-best Hands from the Opera-House

13
31 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

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

14
04 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Entertainment: TThe Crowing of the Cock-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: new dance (by Dew dance (by Desire)-Jones to the 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, which he accompanies himself upon the Violin, the first time of his performing it in public

15
06 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: As17330604

16
08 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: As17330604

17
11 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: Jones

18
13 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: Jones

19
15 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: Jones

20
18 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: Jones

21
20 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: As17330615

22
22 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: As17330615

23
25 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: As17330615

24
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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31 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

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