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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Merope È Polifonte |
| Author | Apostolo Zeno |
| Date | 15 Mar 1802 |
| Licence Application Date | 15 Mar 1802 |
| First Performance Date | 25 [?] Mar 1802 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1343 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | A serious opera. Manuscript much revised, and reduced from three acts. Merope is a widow to the King usurped by Polifonte. |
| Theme | Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales Opera |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Kelly, Michael |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | opera censorship royalty death family violence children |
| Additional Information | Application March 15, 1802, Michael Kelly, The King's Theatre (opera house), Haymarket. Produced March 25(?). Notice states, for Madame Banti's[?] Benefit on Thursday the 25th Instant. |
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