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The Duenna

The Duenna

The Duenna

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Standard Publications
Año de edición:
2009
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Obras de teatro, textos teatrales
ISBN:
9781438520117
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 -1816) was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman. On May 8, 1777, Sheridan directed his masterpiece, A School for Scandal, at the Drury Lane Theater. In 1780 Sheridan entered Parliament as the ally of Charles James Fox on the side of the American Colonials. The Duenna is a three act comic opera. A duenna is a chaperone who is in charge of caring for a younger person.

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