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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Siege of Belgrade |
| Author | Cobb, James |
| Date | 26 Dec 1790 |
| Licence Application Date | 26 Dec 1790 |
| First Performance Date | 1 Jan 1791 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA887 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A comic opera based around the 1789 siege of Belgrade fortress. Many prominent actors and singers featured in this opera. |
| Theme | Opera Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Storace, Stephen |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1791. |
| Keywords | history military battle siege song recitative celebrity religion Turkish Austrian politics Europe war |
| Additional Information | Compared to the printed 'Songs, Duets, Trios, Choruses, &c., in The Siege of Belgrade', 1791, the printed text contains several songs not in the manuscript, but only the songs are printed. |
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