Observed arrival · 2026-11-11
The orchestra that vanished from a 1791 opera
A research companion to Stephen Storace’s 1791 opera, documenting a modern reconstruction of its lost orchestral score.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Readers of eighteenth-century opera and music scholarship
- Worth noticing
- Dale’s printed vocal lines, bass and figures are retained, while orchestration and other editorial additions are identified.
Field notes
The source discussion treats Joseph Dale’s 1791 vocal score as a particello: its printed vocal lines, bass and figures remain, while orchestration, overture figures and keyboard realization are identified as editorial. The project also places the opera in context, noting that it opened on 1 January 1791 and had 47 performances in its first season; the site says its coverage may later expand to Storace’s other works.
Observed signals
Read the marks
Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
One card from the complete issue