Artaxerxes (1762)

Composer
Thomas Augustine Arne
Author
Thomas Augustine Arne
Author
Pietro Metastasio
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Ballad Opera/Burletta/Opera
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
£32,836 7d £18,093 16s 1d (55.1%) £14,742 4s 6d (44.9%)
1732 - 1809
£32,836 7d - (100%) £18,093 16s 1d (55.1%) £14,742 4s 6d (44.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
180 128 52
1732 - 1809
180 128 52
Notes
Based on the Metastasio's libretto for 'Artaserses' (1730).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
08 Mar 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Catalonian Marriage, The Tyrolese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Mar 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Catalonian Marriage, The Dutch Skippers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Dutch Skippers, The Catalonian Marriage No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, New Comic Dance, The French Gardeners No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, New Comic Dance, French Gardeners No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, New Comic Dance, The Sicilian Peasants No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, New Comic Dance, The Catalonian Marriage No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, New Comic Dance, The Sicilian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, New Comic Dance, The Sicilian Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1763 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, New Comic Dance, The Catalonian Marriage No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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