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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Barber of Seville |
| Author | Fawcett Terry, Daniel |
| Date | 3 Oct 1818 |
| Licence Application Date | 3 Oct 1818 |
| First Performance Date | 13 Oct 1818 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2046 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Translated into English by John Fawcett and Daniel Terry from the Italian of Beaumarchais. The Count Almaviva disguises himself as a poor student Lindoro in order to make the beautiful Rosina fall in love with him on his own merit, and not due to his title and fortune. |
| Theme | Opera |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Rossini, Gioachino |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | opera song music courtship love disguise marriage inheritance nobility |
| Additional Information | Dated by Larpent 5 October. |
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