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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Solimano |
| Author | Migliavacca, Giovanni Ambrogio |
| Date | 31 Jan 1758 |
| Licence Application Date | 31 Jan 1758 |
| First Performance Date | 31 Jan 1758 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA140 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | Original libretto written by Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca and music composed by Johann Adolph Hasse. It was first performed in Dresden in 1753 and an application for it's performance in London was submitted by Vanneschi, Francesco in 1758. Set in 16th Century Turkey, the plot follows Solimano the Turkish Grand Sultan and Padishah of the Ottoman Empire who arrests his son for treason. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Vanneschi, Francesco |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cavendish, William (4th Duke of Devonshire) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Actor | Hasse, Johann Adolph |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | Turkey |
| Keywords | opera treason family royalty military violence love |
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