Opera of the Nobility
The Opera of the Nobility (or Nobility OperaHandel (backed by George II and his queen).
Porpora, a direct challenge to Handel's Arianna in Creta
.
The company was not a success in its initial 1733–34 season. Though
King's Theatre
from Handel.
The company went bankrupt and was dissolved in 1737 (shortly after appointing
King's Theatre for the 1737–38 season. A second Opera of the Nobility was formed in 1741 by the Earl of Middlesex
, but it did not survive for long.
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