The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 934
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's comedy A School for Greybeards; or, The Mourning Bride opened at Covent Garden
. Its subtitle, confusingly, is the same as the title of William Congreve
's only tragedy, The Mourning Bride, 1697. |
| Performance of text | Maria Theresa Kemble | MTK
played Lady Elizabeth Freelove (opposite her husband
) in her comic interlude The Day After the Wedding; or, a Wife's First Lesson, at Covent Garden
. Feminist Companion Archive. |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's generically hybrid spectacular play with music or comic opera, A Day in Turkey; or, The Russian Slaves, opened at Covent Garden
to great acclaim. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. 5: 1409 Escott, Angela. The Celebrated Hannah Cowley. Pickering and Chatto, 2012. 1 |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's next play, Modern Honour; or, The Sharper in High Life, opened at Covent Garden
, only to prove her first unequivocal flop. Gore, Catherine. “Introduction”. Gore on Stage: The Plays of Catherine Gore, edited by John Franceschina, Garland, 1999, pp. 1-34. 9 |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's last play, the comedy The Town Before You, opened at Covent Garden
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. 5: 1709 |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's next play, King O'Neil; or, The Irish Brigade, opened at Covent Garden
: a spectacular comedy-drama. Gore, Catherine. “Introduction”. Gore on Stage: The Plays of Catherine Gore, edited by John Franceschina, Garland, 1999, pp. 1-34. 15 |
| Performance of text | Joanna Baillie | Of the twenty-eight plays that JB
wrote, only seven were professionally produced. These were De Monfort,The Family Legend, Henriquez, The Separation, The Election, Constantine Paleologus, and Basil... |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's historical drama Don Juan of Austria (adapted from Don Juan D'Autriche by Casimir Delavigne
) began a twelve-night run at Covent Garden
. Parts of this story overlap with Friedrich Schiller
's Don... |
| Performance of text | Charlotte Lennox | CL
's comedy The Sister was disastrously staged at Covent Garden
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. 4: 1386 Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993. |
| Performance of text | Frances Brooke | FB
's tragedy The Siege of Sinope opened at Covent Garden
; it played for ten nights—a gratifyingly long run. Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press, 1996. 381 |
| Performance of text | Frances Brooke | FB
's first musical, Rosina, set to music by William Shields
, opened at Covent Garden
. Mary Robinson
performed in the mainpiece at Covent Garden that night; but if she was in Rosina... |
| Publishing | Isabel Hill | Through his connections, Benson Hill had the play presented to Covent Garden Theatre
. Though the management chose not to produce the play, they provided IH
with a long letter full of encouragement and constructive... |
| Publishing | Mary Russell Mitford | From August 1823 MRM
was planning a grand historical tragedy on the greatest subject in English story—Charles and Cromwell. qtd. in Mitford, Mary Russell. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself in Letters To Her Friends. Editor L’Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingham, Harper and Brothers, 1870, 2 vols. 2: 16 |
| Publishing | Emma Robinson | |
| Publishing | Sophia Lee |
Timeline
Late 1939-1944: For the duration of the second World War,...
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Late 1939-1944
For the duration of the second World War, Covent Garden was converted into a dance hall; no opera, ballet or theatrical performances took place there.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
126
Nettel, Reginald. The Orchestra in England: A Social History. Jonathan Cape, 1956.
247
20 February 1946: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London,...
Building item
20 February 1946
The Royal Opera House
, Covent Garden, London, had its grand reopening after wartime closure. Margot Fonteyn
performed with the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
in The Sleeping Beauty.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
396
Dane, Clemence. London Has a Garden. Michael Joseph, 1964.
151-2
24 April 1946: The Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet company,...
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24 April 1946
The Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
company, with principal ballerinas Moira Shearer
, Margot Fonteyn
, and Pamela May
, performed Symphonic Variations at Covent Garden
.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
396
1949: Richard Strauss's opera Salome, to words...
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1949
Richard Strauss
's opera Salome, to words by Oscar Wilde
, was performed at Covent Garden, produced by Peter Brook
with sets by Salvador Dali
.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
136
Harewood, George Henry Hubert Lascelles, Earl of, editor. Kobbé’s Complete Opera Book. 10th ed., Bodley Head, 1987.
806-7
26 April 1951: Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams's opera Pilgrim's...
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26 April 1951
Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
's opera Pilgrim's Progress was first performed, at Covent Garden
in London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
404
8 November 1952: Maria Callas made her London debut at Covent...
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8 November 1952
Maria Callas
made her London debut at Covent Garden
in Giuseppe Bellini
's opera Norma.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
404
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
142
6 February 1953: Singer Kathleen Ferrier collapsed during...
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6 February 1953
Singer Kathleen Ferrier
collapsed during Gluck
's opera Orfeo at Covent Garden
; she never sang again, but died of cancer later this year.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
141
Stevenson, John, 1946 -. British Society, 1914-45. Penguin, 1984.
409
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
3 October 1956: The first Soviet ballet company to visit...
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3 October 1956
The first Soviet ballet company to visit Britain, the Bolshoi
, performed Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden
.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
411
1 January 1957: The first three-act ballet score by a British...
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1 January 1957
The first three-act ballet score by a British composer, Benjamin Britten
's The Prince of the Pagodas, was performed at Covent Garden.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
413
10 June 1958: The Centenary Gala of the Royal Opera House...
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10 June 1958
The Centenary Gala of the Royal Opera House
took place in celebration of the opening (on 6 April 1847) of the third theatre on the Covent Garden site, the first designed for opera.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
146
27 October 1958: The ballet Ondine, danced by Margot Fonteyn...
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27 October 1958
The ballet Ondine, danced by Margot Fonteyn
and choreographed by Frederick Ashton
, was performed at Covent Garden.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
414
17 February 1959: Australian soprano Joan Sutherland sang Lucia...
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17 February 1959
Australian soprano Joan Sutherland
sang Lucia in the Franco Zeffirelli
version of the opera Lucia di Lammermoor at Covent Garden.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
149
12 March 1963: Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn danced...
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12 March 1963
Rudolf Nureyev
and Margot Fonteyn
danced together for the first time at the Royal Opera House
, Covent Garden, in Marguerite and Armand by Sir Frederick Ashton
.
Dane, Clemence. London Has a Garden. Michael Joseph, 1964.
150
1988: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, appointed...
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1988
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
, appointed its first woman conductor, Sian Edwards
.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
4 December 1999: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, re-opened...
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4 December 1999
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
, re-opened after a three-year reconstruction (begun well before the final performance in the old house in July 1997).
“AbouttheHouse: History”. Royal Opera House.
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