The Siege of Curzola | |
Date Of Premiere: | 12 August 1786 |
Original Language: | English |
Place: | Haymarket Theatre |
Genre: | Comedy |
The Siege of Curzola is a 1786 comic opera with music by Samuel Arnold and a libretto by the Irish writer John O'Keeffe. It is set in 1571 during the Ottoman siege of Curzola at the time of the Battle of Lepanto.[1]
It was staged at the Haymarket Theatre in London. The original cast included John Edwin, John Bannister and Lydia Webb. In following years it was reduced to a shorter two-act afterpiece.