Comus (Arne)

Comus
Masque by Thomas Arne
1778 portrait of the composer
LibrettistJohn Dalton
Based onMilton's Comus
Premiere
4 March 1739 (1739-03-04)
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

Comus is a masque in three acts adapted from John Milton's masque of the same name by John Dalton in 1738. The music there was set by Thomas Arne and helped establish the composer's reputation.

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