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Total number of records: 301

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Brotherton Collection94
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Ripon Cathedral7
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections2
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operas301
piano music (4 hands), arranged9
vocal quartets with piano7
songs with piano7
vocal duets with piano7
glees, catches, rounds, etc6
vocal trios with piano6
overtures6
songs with continuo5
flute and piano music5

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Shield, William (1748-1829)30
Storace, Stephen (1762-1796)24
Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802)19
O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)14
Hullah, John13
Hullah, John (1812-1884)13
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)11
Linley, Thomas (1733-1795)10
Colman, George10
Colman, George (1762-1836)10

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Gipsy's warning, Act 1, by Sir Julius Benedict

Benedict, Julius (1804-1885)

1838

Comprises a musical score for an opera

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Albion and Albanius : an opera

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Grabu, Louis (1694)

1735

Detached from Dryden's Dramatick works, v.5. London, 1735.

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The Jew of Mogadore : a comic opera, in three acts

Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811); Kelly, Michael (1762-1826)

1808

Music by Kelly. Cf. Grove, 5th ed.

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The Highland reel : a comic opera, in three acts. As it is performed at the Theatres-Royal in London and Dublin

O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833); Shield, William (1748-1829)

1789

The music composed and compiled by W. Shield.

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The double disguise : a comic opera in two acts

Hook, Mr (1746-1827); Hook, Mrs James (1795)

1784

Libretto only, by Mrs. James Hook; cf. Grove's 5th ed.

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Rosina : a comic opera in two acts. Performed at the Theatre-Royal, in Covent Garden

Brooke, Frances (1724?-1789); Shield, William (1748-1829)

1783

Without the music (by Shield).

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The travellers in Switzerland : a comic opera in three acts

Dudley, Sir H Bate (1745-1824); Shield, William (1748-1829)

1794

Libretto only. Without the music (composed and compiled by W. Shield); cf. Grove's 5th ed. Error in paging: no. 73-80 repeated.

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Love in the East : or, Adventures of twelve hours. A comic opera, in three acts

Cobb, James (1756-1818); Linley, Thomas (1733-1795)

1788

Without the music (by Linley).

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The poor soldier : a comic opera in two acts with all the original songs, as acted at the Theatres Royal, Covent Garden & Smock Alley

O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833); Shield, William (1748-1829)

1785

Without the music (compiled and composed by William Shield).

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The agreeable surprise : A comic opera, in two acts

Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802); O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)

1792

Originally produced in Dublin under title: The secret enlarged.

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The farmer : acomic opera in two acts, as it is performed at the Theatres Royal in London and Dublin

O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833); Shield, William (1748-1829)

1789

Music by William Shield.

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The Wicklow mountains : or, The lad of the hills : a comic opera in two acts

O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833); Shield, William (1748-1829)

1797

Without the music composed by William Shield; cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1952: v. 3, p. 295.

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