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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | L'Olimpiade |
| Author | Metastasio, Pietro |
| Date | 3 May 1788 |
| Licence Application Date | 3 May 1788 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA803 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | Italian opera focusing on forbidden love and rivalry in Ancient Greece. |
| Theme | Opera Greco-Roman Society |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Henry, Johnson |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Cimarosa, Domenico |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | forbidden love royalty rivalry suicide |
| Additional Information | Application signed by Henry Johnson for J A Gallini. Manuscript contains a printed song by Badini, in Italian and English, to be sung by Marchesi after the performance. |
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