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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Artaserse |
| Author | Metastasio, Pietro |
| Date | 29 Jan 1754 |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | 29 Jan 1754 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA106 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | In Italian and English Artabanes, Prefect to the Royal Guards, sees that his Master, the King is losing grip on power after a devastating defeat by the Greeks. He comes up with a treasonous plot to take the throne for him self. |
| Theme | European Past |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Actor | Haffe, Signor |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed copy, 1754. |
| Keywords | murder royalty politics treason family deceit |
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