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First Performance at Moray Lodge

When
26 May 1866
Where
Moray Lodge
Part of
First production of Cox and Box by Burnand and Sullivan

The opera was performed at Moray Lodge in Kensington on 26 May 1866, following a rehearsal at Burnand's home.

Andrew Lamb concluded that a run-through at Burnand's home on 23 May 1866 served as a rehearsal for invited friends. The first performance occurred at Lewis's home, Moray Lodge, on 26 May 1866. This private setting preceded the work's public debut.

Sources

  1. Cox and Box Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04

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