Record ID
314492
Accession number
PMC 2119
Creator
Smith, John Christopher, 1712-1795.
Object title
The fairies : an opera / the words taken from Shakespear &c. ; set to music by Mr. Smith.
Uniform title
Fairies
Published
London : Printed for I. Walsh, [1755].
Credit line
Purchased on the Cary Fund in 2010.
Notes
Full score.
The libretto, principally culled from A midsummer night's dream by Shakespeare, with additions from Milton, Waller, Lansdown, Dryden, Hammond, and others, adapted by David Garrick or the composer (cf. New Grove).
1st ed.
Engraved throughout.
The libretto, principally culled from A midsummer night's dream by Shakespeare, with additions from Milton, Waller, Lansdown, Dryden, Hammond, and others, adapted by David Garrick or the composer (cf. New Grove).
1st ed.
Engraved throughout.
Associated names
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, attributed name.
Walsh, John, 1665 or 6-1736, publisher.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, attributed name.
Walsh, John, 1665 or 6-1736, publisher.
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