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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Zaira |
| Date | 19 Dec 1810 |
| Licence Application Date | 19 Dec 1810 |
| First Performance Date | 26 Dec 1810 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1652 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy in Italian. Based on Voltaire's 1732 tragedy, Zaïre. The heroine of this piece, Zaira, it torn between her Christian faith and Orosman, the Muslim Sultan of Jerusalem with whom she is in love and due to marry. |
| Theme | Opera |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Taylor, William |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Frederici |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | love forbidden love religion crusade slavery marriage |
| Additional Information | Application December 19, 1810, William Taylor, The King's Theatre (opera house), Haymarket. Produced December 26. t. See LA 1434 and LA 1437. |
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| Document linked to |
Zajra Zaira |
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