Esther (1732)

Composer
George Frederic Handel
Author
John Arbuthnot
Author
Alexander Pope
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Oratorio
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
19 17 2
1732 - 1809
19 17 2
Notes
The authorship of the libretto is uncertain although it is most likely a collaboration between Pope and Arbuthnot.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
05 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1736 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Apr 1736 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Apr 1737 Covent Garden Esther No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1737 Covent Garden Esther No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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