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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | L'Allegro, ed Il Penseroso |
| Author | Jennens, Charles |
| Date | 1740 |
| First Performance Date | 1740 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA26 |
| Language | English; Italian |
| Document Description | An oratorio based on the poetry of John Milton and separated into three parts. |
| Theme | Opera |
| Theatre | Lincoln's Inn Fields |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Odell, Thomas |
| Composer | Handel, George Frederic |
| Genre | Oratorio |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1743. |
| Keywords | song chorus aria revival poetry libretto |
| Additional Information | There are slight differences between the print and manuscript versions. Part III is not printed in the 1743 edition. |
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