Achilles an opera Opera. Public domain libretto, Library of Congress

as written by John Gay ; distinguishing also the variations of the theatre, as performed, in two acts, at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden ; regulated from the prompt-book, by permission of the managers, by Mr. Wild, prompter. (statement of responsibility)

U.S. RISM Libretto Project.

"Prologue" in verse--p. 3; "A Table of the Songs" [acts I-III] with note: those airs marked thus (*) were introduced on its being performed in Covent-Garden Theatre in two acts"--p. 59.

Date of performance surmised from imprint.

"[D]eceperat omnes / (In quibus Ajacem) sumptæ fallacia vestis. Ovid. Metam. lib. 13"--title page.

"Naturam expellas furcâ licet, usque recurret. Hor."--title page.

Dramatis personae: Men, LYCOMEDES. Mr. Du-Bellamy -- DIPHILUS. Mr. Dyer -- ACHILLES. Mr. Mattocks -- ULYSSES. Mr. Owenson -- DIOMEDES. Mr. Fox -- AJAX. Mr. Dunstall -- PERIPHAS. Mr. Reinhold -- AGYRTES. Mr. Baker -- Women, THETIS. Miss Catley -- THEASPE. Mrs. Mattocks -- DEIDAMIA. Mrs. Poussin -- LESBIA. Miss Valois -- PHILOE. Miss Brown -- ARTEMONA. [no name given]--p. 4.

Performance: London, Covent Garden, 1777? (venue)

operas librettos lycomedes diphilus achilles ulysses diomedes ajax periphas agyrtes thetis theaspe deidamia lesbia philoe artemona england albert schatz collection at york and c etherington mr baker miss browne ann catley mr du bellamy john dunstall michael dyer mr fox john gay mr mattocks mrs mattocks lady sydney morgan father poussin near exeter exchange printed for john bell george christopher reinhold jean valois mr wild performing arts musical notation opera london covent garden theatre

01/01/1777

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