The Duenna
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The Duenna is a three-act comic opera, mostly composed by Thomas Linley the elder and his son, Thomas Linley the younger, to an English-language libretto by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. At the time, it
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the librettist
Portrait of Thomas Linley the Elder by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770
Illustration for the song Had I a heart for falsehood fram'd
The actress Mrs Harlowe as The Duenna, depicted by George Cruikshank in an engraving published 1823.
Thomas Linley the elder
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Thomas Linley was an English bass and musician active in Bath, Somerset. Born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, Linley began his musical career after he moved to Bath at age 11 and became apprentice to t
The Duenna
…The Duenna is a three-act comic opera, mostly composed by Thomas Linley the elder and his son, Thomas Linley the younger, to an English-language libretto by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. At the time, it was considered one of the most…
The Linley Sisters by Thomas Gainsborough, 1772, Dulwich Picture Gallery
Thomas Gainsborough: Elizabeth and Thomas Linley
Thomas Gainsborough: Samuel Linley