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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Zajra |
| Date | 10 [?] Jan 1805 |
| Licence Application Date | 10 [?] Jan 1805 |
| First Performance Date | 29 Jan 1805 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1434 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | Manuscript opera in Italian. Based on the tragedy by Voltaire. The protagonist Zajra, was captured as a Christian slave as a baby. |
| Theme | Opera Race & Religion |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Kelly, Michael |
| Lord Chamberlain | Legge, George (3rd Earl of Dartmouth) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Winter, Peter |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | history France tragedy slavery religion suicide death sultan knight love |
| Additional Information | Manuscript includes cast list. (Dated January 20 in Bridgewater House Library Catalogue) See LA 1437, a printed copy of this opera, and LA 1652. |
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| Document linked to |
Zaira Zaira |
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