Patrick in Prussia, or Love in a Camp is a 1786 comic opera with music by William Shield and a libretto by John O'Keeffe. An afterpiece, it was a sequel to the 1783 hit The Poor Soldier with the characters now serving in the Prussian army.[1]

Love in a Camp
1792 version as performed at the Theatre Royal, Dublin.
Written byJohn O'Keeffe
Date premiered17 February 1786
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The work in two acts was first performed on 17 February 1786 at the Covent Garden opera house, London.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Shaffer (2007), p. 174-175.
  2. ^ White (1983), p. 50.

Bibliography

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  • Shaffer, Jason: Performing Patriotism: National Identity in the Colonial and Revolutionary American Theater (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007)
  • White, Eric Walter: A Register of First Performances of English Operas (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1983)