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
£29,892 14s 6d £16,260 (54.4%) £13,632 14s 6d (45.6%)
1732 - 1809
£29,892 14s 6d - (100%) £16,260 (54.4%) £13,632 14s 6d (45.6%)
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 %
09 Apr 1774 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Author, The Corsican Sailors, The Highland Reel No No Yes £203 10s 6d 45% N/A
29 Nov 1774 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Upholsterer, The Reel, The Vintage Festival No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Dec 1774 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Romance of An Hour, The Vintage Festival, The Irish Lilt No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Dec 1774 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Romance of an Hour, The Generous Pirate, The Frolick No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Apr 1775 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Upholsterer, The Merry Sailors No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1775 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, St Patrick's Day Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1775 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Englishman in Paris, The Gamesters No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Oct 1775 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, Cross Purposes, The Vintage Festival No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Nov 1775 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Nov 1775 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Upholsterer, The Gamesters No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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