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Merope an opera : as perform'd at the Royal Theatre in the Hay-Market

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Merope an opera : as perform'd at the Royal Theatre in the Hay-Market

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U.S. RISM Libretto Project.
Three acts; price on title page: one shilling; libretto in Italian and English on facing pages; text preceding libretto in English and Italian; leaf inserted between p. 64 and 65, containing (verso only) added passages of text for act 3, scene 9 and for act 2; dedication, entirely in English, signed: Angelo Cori--p. 2-3; "Argument"/"Argomento"--p. 4-7.
Broschi's Merope given in London in 1737--Loewenberg.
"To Her Grace the Dutchess of Buckinghamshire and Normanby, &c. &c. &c."--verso of title page.
Dramatis Personae: MEROPE. Mrs. Antonia Merighi -- EPHITIDES/CLEONES. Mr. Charles Broschi called Farinello -- POLIPHONTES. Mr. Frances Tolve -- ARGIA. Mrs. Elizab. du Parc, called Francesina -- THRASIMEDES. Mrs. Marg. Chimenti, called Droghierina -- ANAXANDER. Mr. Anthony Montagnana--p. 8.
Performance: London, Royal Theatre in the Haymarket, 1736 or 7. (venue)

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1550 - 1610
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england
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