Around 1840, His Majesty’s company was under the musical direction of Michael Costa Grisi, Persiani, Mario, Tamburini and Lablache were part of it. The first English performances of Rossini were presented there, as well as works by Bellini and Donizetti and Verdi’s Nabucco, Ernani and l Lombardi. In London in the first part of the 19th century, the Italian opera house was the King’s, later called His Majesty’s Theatre. The following year, Beethoven’s Fidelio was staged. This was Oberon, which premiered in April 1826, conducted by the composer himself. Weber was asked to write an opera for this second theatre. On 18 September 1809, with a double bill: Shakespeare’s Macbeth and a musical divertissement, The Quaker. The second Covent Garden opened its doors a year later, almost to the day. The theatre burned down on the night of 19 September 1808.
Handel was the first renowned composer associated with this theatre, with performances of Atlanta, Alcina and Berenice. John Rich opened the first Covent Garden on 7 December 1732 with The Way of the World.
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