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The Siege Of Rhodes

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First performance1656
Lyricist William Davenant
Librettist William Davenant
Languages English
Composers Henry Cooke
Matthew Locke
Henry Lawes
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Date of Upd.
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About The Siege Of Rhodes


The Siege of Rhodes is an opera written to a text by the impresario William Davenant. The score is by five composers, the vocal music by Henry Lawes, Matthew Locke, and Captain Henry Cooke, and the instrumental music by Charles Coleman and George Hudson. It is considered to be the first English opera.

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