Semiramide [music] : opera in two acts / by Rossini ; with an English adaptation by Charles Lamb Kennedy ; edited by Arthur Sullivan and J. Pittman. [189-?].

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Semiramide [music] : opera in two acts / by Rossini ; with an English adaptation by Charles Lamb Kennedy ; edited by Arthur Sullivan and J. Pittman. [189-?].

With the help of Assur, Semiramide, the Queen of Babylon, has killed her husband King Nino. Thus, there is now a power struggle to see who become the next King of Babylon. To the chagrin of Assur, Arsace is chosen by Semiramide to be her husband. After it is discovered that Arsace is in fact King Nino's son, Assur ends up murdering Semiramide and Arsace officially rises to the thrown. Based on Voltaire's tragedy, Semiramide.

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J.C. Williamson (Firm)

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J.C. Williamson Ltd was for nearly a century the dominant theatrical agency in Australia, owning several theatres and bringing out to Australia a succession of notable actors, singers and dancers. It was founded by the actor-manager James C. Williamson (1845-1913) in 1882 and was finally bought out in 1984. From the description of Records of J.C. Williamson, 1874-1976 [manuscript]. 1874-1976. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826583 The theatrical organisation, J...

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Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti after Charles Perrault's Cendrillon and librettos by Charles-Guillaume Etienne for Nicolas Isouard's Cendrillon and Francesco Fiorini for Stefano Pavesi's Agatina, o La virtù premiata; first performed in Rome at the Teatro Valle, 25 January 1817; the Holtei translation first performed in Berlin 20 October 1825. Cf. A. Loewenberg. Annals of opera. From the description of Aschenbrödel : komische Oper in zwei Acten, für die Darstellung auf der Königstädt...

Sullivan, Arthur

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Pittman, J. (Josiah), 1816-1886

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