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Crossley-Holland, Kevin1
Forrest, Ebenezer1
Forrest, Ebenezer (1774-)1
Fuzelier, Louis (1672-1752)1
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)1
Langbaine, Gerard (1656-1692)1
Le Grand, Marc-Antoine1
Le Grand, Marc-Antoine (1673-1728)1
Ralph, James (1705?-1762)1
Watts, John1

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Archive Series

The Wildman

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1990-2002

This series contains papers concerned with 'The Wildman', an opera in two acts with libretto by Kevin Crossley-Holland, and music by Nicola LeFanu. It was commissioned by the Aldeburgh Foundation for ...

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Mr Pickwick Chorus

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1957-1959

Ms draft of chorus for the opera Mr Pickwick; ts 'Prologue: Opening Chorus of Street Cries.'

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An account of the English dramatick poets, or, Some observations and remarks on the lives and writings, of all those that have publish'd either comedies, tragedies, tragi-comedies, pastorals, masques, interludes, farces, or opera's in the English tongue

Langbaine, Gerard (1656-1692)

an. Dom. 1691

A new edition, revised by Charles Gildon, appeared 1699 under title: The lives and characters of the English dramatick poets. Based on his "New catalogue of English plays, London, 1688 [Dec. 1687]" ...

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The taste of the town : or, A guide to all publick diversions

Ralph, James (1705?-1762)

1731

A reissue of "The touchstone" with cancelled title. Epistle dedicatory signed: A. Primcock (pseudonym of James Ralph). Title in red and black; head- and tailpieces; initials.

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Momus turn'd fabulist: or, Vulcan's wedding : An opera: after the manner of the Beggar's Opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn Fields. With the musick prefix'd to each song

Fuzelier, Louis (1672-1752); Watts, John (1763); Le Grand, Marc-Antoine (1673-1728); Forrest, Ebenezer (fl. 1774)

1729

First edition. By Louis Fuzelier and Marc Antoine Legrand -- ESTC. P. 68 begins: "Here an entertainment of dancing... ". The final leaf is blank(F4). With a half-title. Head-pieces. With 1...

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