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Title La Semiramide
Date 4 Feb 1811
Licence Application Date 4 Feb 1811
First Performance Date 5 Feb 1811
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1661
Language Italian
Document Description Serious two act opera in Italian. Manuscript copy includes cast list. Based on Voltaire's 'Semiramis'.
Theme Opera  
Theatre The King's Theatre, Haymarket  
Theatre Manager Taylor, William  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Actor Portogallo, Signor  
Genre Opera  
Acts Two  
Geographical Setting Catalonia, Spain  
Keywords Europe  opera  music  adaptation  love  death  royalty  god  murder  assasination  family  
Additional Information Application February 4, 1811, William Taylor, The King's Theatre (opera house), Haymarket. Produced February 5 (?). See LA 1502.
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