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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ipermestra |
| Date | 21 Nov 1797 |
| Licence Application Date | 21 Nov 1797 |
| First Performance Date | 28 Nov 1797 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1185 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | An opera set in historical Argos, featuring the daughter of the king Danao, Ipermestra who is in love with the prince of Egypt, Linceo. |
| Theme | Opera Conflict, Empire & the Other Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Federici, Vincent |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Banti, Madame Viganoni, Signor Rovedino, Signor Pastorelli, Signora |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | history monarch king prince family love Egypt Egyptians |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent Nov. 23. |
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