Acis and Galatea (1732)

Author
John Gay
Composer
George Frederic Handel
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Pastoral
Performance Medium
Musical
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
Unknown (0%) (0%)
1732 - 1809
Unknown - (0%) (0%) (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
22 13 9
1732 - 1809
22 13 9
Notes
Adapted from a 1-act version for 1718, also by Gay and Handel.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Mar 1736 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Mar 1736 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1763 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea, Concerto on organ, Concerto on violin No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Feb 1766 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea, Concerto on organ, Dryden's Ode No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1767 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea, Dryden's Ode, Concerto on organ No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Apr 1767 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea, Concerto on organ No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Mar 1768 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea, Dryden's Ode (set by Handel) No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Mar 1774 Drury Lane Acis And Galatea, Concerto on hautboy, Concerto on organ No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Mar 1778 Covent Garden Acis And Galatea, Sacred Canons, Concerto on German flute, Concerto on hautboy, Concerto on pianoforte, Concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Mar 1778 Drury Lane Acis And Galatea, Dryden's Ode, Concerto on organ, Concerto on violin No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
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