TY - BOOK
T1 - Beyond 'The Beggar’s Opera': John Rich and English Ballad Opera. In: 'The Stage’s Glory’: John Rich (1692-1761)
AU - Joncus, Berta
AU - Rogers, Vanessa
A2 - Barlow, Jeremy
A2 - Joncus, Berta
N1 - Joncus, Berta and Rogers, Vanessa L.. 2011. Beyond 'The Beggar’s Opera': John Rich and English Ballad Opera. In: Berta Joncus and Jeremy Barlow, eds. 'The Stage’s Glory’: John Rich (1692-1761). Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press, pp. 184-204. ISBN 9781611490329
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This chapter outlines the significance of ballad opera in the career of John Rich, the founder of Covent Garden. John Rich helped father ballad opera, agreeing to mount John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera' after Drury Lane rejected Gay's manuscript. Thereafter, however, Rich was unable to maintain his hold over the ballad opera market, despite the popularity of the 'Beggar's Opera'. This was not for want of ingenious experiments, which included mounting John Gay's second ballad opera, 'Achilles', and The Cobler's Opera, crafted around the star of The Beggar's Opera, Lavinia Fenton.
AB - This chapter outlines the significance of ballad opera in the career of John Rich, the founder of Covent Garden. John Rich helped father ballad opera, agreeing to mount John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera' after Drury Lane rejected Gay's manuscript. Thereafter, however, Rich was unable to maintain his hold over the ballad opera market, despite the popularity of the 'Beggar's Opera'. This was not for want of ingenious experiments, which included mounting John Gay's second ballad opera, 'Achilles', and The Cobler's Opera, crafted around the star of The Beggar's Opera, Lavinia Fenton.
M3 - Chapter in Book
SN - 9781611490329
BT - Beyond 'The Beggar’s Opera': John Rich and English Ballad Opera. In: 'The Stage’s Glory’: John Rich (1692-1761)
ER -