Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Performance of text Hannah Cowley
HC had another opening night at Covent Garden : the comedy More Ways Than One.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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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.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Performance of text Isabel Hill
IH 's comedy The First of May was first performed, at Covent Garden Theatre in London.
Hill, Benson Earle. “Memoir of the Late Isabel Hill”. The Monthly Magazine, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper.
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Performance of text Mary Russell Mitford
MRM 's Julian (a five-act verse tragedy) had the first of its eight performances at Covent Garden .
Mudge, Bradford Keyes, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 116. Gale Research.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
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.
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Escott, Angela. The Celebrated Hannah Cowley. Pickering and Chatto.
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Performance of text Mary Russell Mitford
MRM 's five-act verse tragedy Foscari had the first of its fifteen performances at Covent Garden .
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
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.
5: 1709
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 Caroline Norton
CN tried a new genre with a play, The Gypsy Father, which opened on this date at Covent Garden Theatre ; it was not a success with the audience and seems not to have been printed.
Chedzoy, Alan. A Scandalous Woman: The Story of Caroline Norton. Allison and Busby.
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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.
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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...
Performance of text Frances Brooke
Marian, FB 's second musical, also set by Shields , began an excellent run (though less phenomenal than Rosina's) at Covent Garden .
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
381
Performance of text Charlotte Smith
CS 's only extant play, the comedy What Is She?, opened anonymously at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden .
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
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Fletcher, Loraine. Charlotte Smith: A Critical Biography. Macmillan.
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Performance of text Robert Browning
RB 's tragedy in blank verse entitled Strafford was first performed at Covent Garden ; it was published the same year.
Irvine, William, and Park Honan. The Book, the Ring, and the Poet: A Biography of Robert Browning. McGraw-Hill.
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The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: From Earliest Times to 1985. Oxford University Press.
Performance of text Oscar Wilde
The first performance was heard at Covent Garden of the English opera written by Richard Strauss to the text of OW 's Salome.
Tydeman, William, and Steven Price. Wilde—Salome. Cambridge University Press.
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Timeline

March 1841: The young Dionysius Lardner Boucicault's...

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March 1841

The young Dionysius Lardner Boucicault 's London Assurance was staged at Covent Garden by Charles James Mathews and Madame Vestris .

1843: Parliament deregulated the London stage by...

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1843

Parliament deregulated the London stage by removing the restriction which had limited the number of patent or fully licensed theatres in the capital to no more than two, Covent Garden and Drury Lane .

22 August 1843: The Theatres Regulation Act made it legal...

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22 August 1843

The Theatres Regulation Act made it legal for any theatre to become licensed for drama (thus expanding its repertoire) and required all new commercial plays to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain seven days before...

6 April 1847: Covent Garden Theatre re-opened (with a performance...

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6 April 1847

Covent Garden Theatre re-opened (with a performance of Rossini 's Semiramide) as The Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden .

5 March 1856: Covent Garden Theatre was destroyed by f...

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5 March 1856

Covent Garden Theatre was destroyed by fire.

15 May 1858: The third Covent Garden Theatre of the century...

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15 May 1858

The third Covent Garden Theatre of the century was opened.

1889-1893: Augustus Harris rented Covent Garden opera...

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1889-1893

Augustus Harris rented Covent Garden opera house, where he instigated many changes. Most notably, French and German operas were performed in their original language for the first time at that venue.

23 June 1897: A state performance was held at Covent Garden's...

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23 June 1897

A state performance was held at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in honour of Queen Victoria 's Diamond Jubilee. The programme included Tannhäuser, Romeo et Juliette and Les Huguenots.

1904: Leading conductor Dr Hans Richter promoted...

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1904

Leading conductor Dr Hans Richter promoted the works of composer Edward Elgar by forming the Elgar Festival at Covent Garden .

1 October-31 December 1909: Conductor Thomas Beecham established the...

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1 October-31 December 1909

Conductor Thomas Beecham established the Beecham Symphony Orchestra . They performed in the Thomas Beecham Grand Opera Season at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

19 February 1910: The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss was...

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19 February 1910

The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss was first performed in London: at Covent Garden , conducted by Thomas Beecham .

22 February 1910: English composer Frederick Delius's opera...

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22 February 1910

English composer Frederick Delius 's opera A Village Romeo and Juliet had its British premiere at Covent Garden , London.

6 March 1911: The Ballets Russes gave the final performance...

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6 March 1911

The Ballets RussesSergei Pavlovich Diaghilev gave the final performance of their first season (which included Le Dieu Bleu, L'Oiseau de Feu, L'Après-Midi d'un Faune, and Prince Igor) at Covent Garden Opera House , in London.

May 1912: A group of women singers including Sarah...

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May 1912

A group of women singers including Sarah Bernhardt , Mrs Patrick Campbell , Clara Butt , and Anna Pavlova rallied together for a single performance in aid of the Titanic Disaster Fund at Covent Garden.

7 October 1932: Sir Thomas Beecham conducted his newly-formed...

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7 October 1932

Sir Thomas Beecham conducted his newly-formed London Philharmonic Orchestra in its first performance.

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