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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | La Cosa Rara |
| Author | da Ponte, Lorenzo |
| Date | 8 Jan 1789 |
| Licence Application Date | 8 Jan 1789 |
| First Performance Date | 10 Jan 1789 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA809 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | Lilla and Ghita are betrothed to Lubino and Tita, but Giovanni and Corado, two wealthy gentlemen, are constantly trying to engage in courtship with them. Eventually the betrothed couples go to Queen Isabella who exiles Giovanni and Corado. |
| Theme | Opera Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Gallini, J A |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1805. |
| Keywords | courtship betrothal honour virtue love unrequited love royalty justice exile |
| Additional Information | Printed edition is LA 1455. The manuscript and printed versions have slight differences; printed play includes English translation, and has an entirely different cast. |
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