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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Antigono |
| Author | Metastasio, Pietro |
| Date | 13 May 1746 |
| First Performance Date | 13 May 1746 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA60 |
| Language | English; Italian |
| Document Description | Antigonus Gonatas, King of Macedon, is betrothed to Berenice, Princess of Egypt. She and his son Prince Demetrius are in love, and overpowered with jealousy, Antigonus banishes Demetrius. Outraged by Antigonus' betrothal to Berenice, Alexander, King of Epirus, invades Macedon and takes Antigonus prisoner. Demetrius rescues his father who rewards him with Berenice's hand in marriage. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| 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 |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | Macedonia |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1746. |
| Publisher Information | Printed in London |
| Keywords | royalty betrothal marriage forbidden love jealousy family exile war invasion prisoner |
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