The Farmer (opera)
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The Farmer | |
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Written by | John O'Keeffe |
Date premiered | 31 October 1787 |
Place premiered | Covent Garden Theatre |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
The Farmer is a two-act comic opera with music by William Shield and a libretto by the Irish writer John O'Keeffe, set in London and Kent and premiered at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden on 31 October 1787.[1]
O'Keeffe adapted the text from his play The Plague of Riches, which had been rejected. Its songs included "A Flaxen-Headed Cow-Boy".
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- ^ White, Eric Walter: A Register of First Performances of English Operas (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1983), p. 51.
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Categories:
- 1787 operas
- English comic operas
- Operas set in the British Isles
- Plays by John O'Keeffe
- English-language opera stubs