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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Il Principe di Tarranto |
| Date | 23 Dec 1806 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 23 Dec 1806 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1505 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy with application and cast list. A Prince locks his daughter in a tower based on advice of an astrological nature, and then dies leaving no other heirs. The Prince of Taranto vows to rescue her and marry her, uniting their two kingdoms. However, on the day he is due to rescue her she escapes the tower and disguises herself in a rustic dress. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Royalty & Aristocracy |
| 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 |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | The Taranto Region |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1810. |
| Keywords | love family imprisonment death marriage |
| Additional Information | Compared to 1810 (Larpent Plays, LA. 1653): substantially the same. See also LA 1605. |
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