The Castle of Andalusia is a 1782 comic opera by Samuel Arnold and a libretto by John O'Keeffe. It was a heavily rewritten version of the 1781 work The Banditti, which had been a failure.[1]
| The Castle of Andalusia | |
|---|---|
 John Braham as Don Alphonso, 1817 | |
| Written by | John O'Keeffe |
| Date premiered | 2 November 1782 |
| Place premiered | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
After its first performance on 2 November 1782,[2] the original run saw the work performed thirty-nine times, and it was revived on several occasions until 1817.[3] It became a popular play for amateur dramatics and was performed by the Kilkenny players, including many of the elite, with the writer Thomas Moore appearing several times in the role of Spado.[4]
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Bibliography edit
- Fenner, Theodore: Opera in London: Views of the Press, 1785-1830 (Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1994)
- Kelly, Ronan: Bard of Erin: The Life of Thomas Moore (London: Penguin Books, 2009)
- White, Eric Walter: A Register of First Performances of English Operas (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1983)
External links edit
- The Castle of Andalusia at Faded Page (Canada)