Michael Kelly in Drury Lane - 1 January, 1791
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, pages 1-2:
On January the 1st, 1791, was produced at Drury Lane, the opera of " The Siege of Belgrade." The drama was written by Cobb, the music by Storace. The under-plot of this opera was taken from the Italian piece of " La Cosa Kara," which had been originally taken from a Spanish drama. There was a good deal of beautiful original music in it, by Storace, who, with his great taste and knowledge of effect, had also selected some from Martini. The opera was received with great applause, and was performed the first season sixty nights to overflowing houses. The acting of Mrs. Crouch, in the "Letter … more >>
Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 1-2. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435351885643 accessed: 1 December, 2024
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The Siege of Belgrade
written by Stephen Storace |
performed by Mrs Crouch |
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Date/Time | 1 January, 1791 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |