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Book/Printed Material Porus : an opera : as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden : the fourth edition, with additions

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Title

  • Porus : an opera : as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden : the fourth edition, with additions

Names

  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. cmp
  • Reynold, Mr. voc
  • Anibali, Domenico. voc
  • Strada, signora. voc
  • Conti, signor. voc
  • Beard, Mr. voc
  • Negri, Maria. voc

Created / Published

  • London : Printed and sold by T. Wood, in Little-Britain; and at the Theatre in Covent-Garden, 1736.

Headings

  • -  Operas--Librettos
  • -  Porus
  • -  Cleofida
  • -  Alexander
  • -  Gandartes
  • -  Erissena
  • -  Timagenes

Notes

  • -  U.S. RISM Libretto Project.
  • -  Three acts; p. 18-19 and 54-55 apparently missing from copy; libretto in Italian and English on facing pages; title page and cast list in English only; price on title page: one shilling; "Argomento"/"Argument"--verso of title page.
  • -  "The songs mark'd thus "in page 8. and in the leaf of alterations, were not composed by Mr. Handel"--p. 3.
  • -  Dramatis personae: PORUS. Signor Domenico Anibali -- CLEOFIDA. Signora Strada -- ALEXANDER. Signor Conti -- GANDARTES. Mr. Beard -- ERISSENA. Signora Maria Negri -- TIMAGENES. Mr. Reynold--p. 3.
  • -  Performance: London, Covent Garden, 1736.

Medium

  • 17, 20-53, 56-67 p. ; 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ML48 [S4486]
  • Microfilm Music 1854, reel 92. Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [197-]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010665354

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Handel, George Frideric, . Cmp, Mr. Voc Reynold, Anibali, Domenico. Voc, Signora. Voc Strada, Signor. Voc Conti, Mr. Voc Beard, and Maria. Voc Negri. Porus: an opera: as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden: the fourth edition, with additions. London: Printed and sold by T. Wood, in Little-Britain; and at the Theatre in Covent-Garden, 1736. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010665354/.

APA citation style:

Handel, G. F., Reynold, M. V., Anibali, Domenico. Voc, Strada, S. V., Conti, S. V., Beard, M. V. & Negri, M. V. (1736) Porus: an opera: as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden: the fourth edition, with additions. London: Printed and sold by T. Wood, in Little-Britain; and at the Theatre in Covent-Garden. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010665354/.

MLA citation style:

Handel, George Frideric, . Cmp, et al. Porus: an opera: as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden: the fourth edition, with additions. London: Printed and sold by T. Wood, in Little-Britain; and at the Theatre in Covent-Garden, 1736. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010665354/>.