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Midas : a comic opera as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden : for the harpsichord, voice, German flute, violin, or guitar.

Title
  1. Midas : a comic opera as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden : for the harpsichord, voice, German flute, violin, or guitar.
Author
  1. O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782
Published by
  1. London : Printed for J. Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand ..., [1764]
Format
  1. Notated music

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Additional authors
  1. Walsh, John, 1709-1766
  2. O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782
  3. Beard, John, 1715 or 1716-1791
  4. Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
  5. Fawcett, John, -1793
  6. Legg, Jonathan, -1778
  7. Mattocks, George, 1734 or 1735-1804
  8. Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826
  9. Shuter, Edward, 1728?-1776
  10. Stevens, Priscilla, -1783
  11. Thompson, Mrs. (Jane), 1736-
Description
  1. 1 vocal score (67 pages); 24 x 32 cm
Uniform title
  1. Midas. Vocal score
Alternative title
  1. Midas.
Subject
  1. Operas -- Excerpts -- Vocal scores with piano.
Call number
  1. Mus. Res. *MS (Midas)
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Kane O'Hara was the librettist and arranger of music of Midas, which was first presented at the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, Ireland on 22 January 1762 , and at Covent Garden, London, England on 22 February 1764 (information from Grove [Oxford] Music Online).
  2. Names mentioned in captions: Mr. Legge [Jonathan Legg], Mrs. [Priscilla] Stevens, Mr. [Charles] Dibdin, Mr. [George] Mattocks, Mr. [John] Beard, Miss Hallam [Isabella Mattocks], Miss [Elizabeth] Miller, Miss Poitier [Jane Thompson] , Mr. [John] Fawcett, Mr. [Edward] Shuter, Mr. [John] Dunstall, Mr. [Thomas] Baker.
  3. With figured bass.
  4. Contains two blank pages between pages 23-24; page 39 is blank.
Indexed in (note)
  1. RISM A/I
Additional formats (note)
  1. Also available on microfilm. Master negative
Author
  1. O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782, arranger of music.
Type of content
  1. notated music
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Indexed in:
  1. RISM A/I, AN 1786.
Additional formats
  1. Also available on microfilm. Master negative: *ZZ-14596.
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Added author
  1. Walsh, John, 1709-1766, printer.
  2. O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782, librettist.
  3. Beard, John, 1715 or 1716-1791, singer.
  4. Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814, singer.
  5. Fawcett, John, -1793, singer.
  6. Legg, Jonathan, -1778, singer.
  7. Mattocks, George, 1734 or 1735-1804, singer.
  8. Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826, singer.
  9. Shuter, Edward, 1728?-1776, singer.
  10. Stevens, Priscilla, -1783, singer.
  11. Thompson, Mrs. (Jane), 1736- singer.
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