Richard CŒur de Lion. Libretto. Libretto. English

U.S. RISM Libretto Project.

Each cover presumably filmed twice; cover title; price on front cover : one penny; "Gretry" written by hand in top margin; the attribution "General Burgoyne" on front cover amended by hand to read: General John Burgoyne; advertisements--inside of front cover; illustration of Richard's line "What sounds! Heavens! The very strain" from act 2, sc. 1--front cover and p.51; advertisements and publisher's list--p. [1]-[2] at end and on both sides of back cover.

"Richard CŒur de Lion : an historical romance, in three acts / altered from the French of M. Sedaine by General Burgoyne"--p. 51.

Performed at Covent Garden in 1786 in a translation by J. Bugoyne, with music adapted by Linley--Loewenberg

Singers' names not given.

operas librettos richard seneschal owen blondel florestan antonio guillot old matthew matilda laurette dorcas julie french england albert schatz collection performing arts encyclopedia all booksellers john burgoyne andre ernest modeste gretry 313 j dicks linley sedaine libretto richard coeur opera london covent garden theatre

1850 - 1950

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