The Virgin Prophetess

The Virgin Prophetess, or The Fate of Troy is a 1701 tragedy by Elkanah Settle featuring music by Gottfried Finger. It is a semi-opera with masque-like elements breaking up the scenes.

The Virgin Prophetess
Written byElkanah Settle
Date premiered12 May 1701[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The original cast included John Mills as Menelaus, Philip Griffin as Ulysses, Thomas Simpson as Neoptolemus, Robert Wilks as Paris, Anne Oldfield as Helen and Jane Rogers as Cassandra.

References

  1. Burling p.27

Bibliography

  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.


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