The Lord of the Manor
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The Lord of the Manor is a comic opera
by the British soldier and playwright John Burgoyne
. It was first staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in December 1780. It was written by Burgoyne for his lover the actress Susan Caulfield.
Comic opera
Comic opera denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending.Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy. By the 1730s, a new operatic genre, opera buffa, emerged as an alternative to opera seria...
by the British soldier and playwright John Burgoyne
John Burgoyne
General John Burgoyne was a British army officer, politician and dramatist. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, mostly notably during the Portugal Campaign of 1762....
. It was first staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in December 1780. It was written by Burgoyne for his lover the actress Susan Caulfield.