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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | L'Italiana in Algeri |
| Author | Anelli, Angelo |
| Date | 26 Jan 1819 |
| First Performance Date | 26 Jan 1819 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2069 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | The Bey of Algiers, having fallen out of love with his wife, decides to marry her off to his Italian slave and search for a new Italian wife. The slave Londoro cannot refuse but is himself in love with and Italian girl names Isabella. |
| Theme | Opera Women in Eighteenth Century Drama |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| 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 |
| Geographical Setting | Algeria |
| Keywords | Italy love courtship women slavery royalty shipwreck travel marriage |
| Additional Information | Dated by Larpent 23 January. |
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