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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Semiramide Riconosciuta; or, Semiramis Discovered |
| Author | Metastasio, Pietro Bottarelli, Giovanni Gualberto |
| Date | 29 Jan 1771 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 Jan 1771 |
| First Performance Date | 09 Feb 1771 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA316 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | Semiramide rules Assyria disguised as a man. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Opera |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Crawford, Peter & Co |
| Lord Chamberlain | Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Composer | Cocchi, Gioacchino |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | royalty disguise cross-dressing marriage love |
| Additional Information | The title page is endorsed 'X' and states that 'The Music entirely new by Signor Gioacchino Cocchi a Neopolitan composer. The Poetry of Metastasio, alter'd and encreased by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli'. Alterations by Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli.' |
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