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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | David Rizzio |
| Author | Hamilton, Ralph Dibdin, Charles Isaac Mungo |
| Date | 29 May 1820 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 May 1820 |
| First Performance Date | 17 Jun 1820 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2154 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy with application. Based on the character of David Rizzo, who was an Italian courtier and private secretary of Mary Queen of Scots. After rumours started that Rizzo and the Queen were having an affair, her husband, Lord Darnely and his associates stabbed Rizzo to death. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Winston, James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | royalty death murder marriage rivalry queen Scotland historical figures |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent June I. Compared to 1820, there are differences, particularly in Act II. |
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