This man wrote the libretto for an opera composed by Linley and son; that opera focuses on the rich Jewish merchant Isaac Mendoza and his interactions with Jerome and Louisa and is entitled The Duenna
This man wrote the libretto for an opera composed by Linley and son; that opera focuses on the rich Jewish merchant Isaac Mendoza and his interactions with Jerome and Louisa and is entitled The Duenna. This man lampooned Richard Cumberland as his character Sir Fretful Plagiary in another work, which shows a rehearsal of The Spanish Armada. A better known work by this author of The Critic shows Snake enquire about the designs of a woman who desires Charles Surface, Lady Sneerwell. In this man's first work, a character disguises himself as Ensign Beverly in order to escape a marriage arranged by Sir Anthony Absolute. That character, Jack, desires Lydia Languish, the ward of Mrs. Malaprop. For 10 points, name this creator of A School for Scandal and The Rivals.
This man wrote the libretto for an opera composed by Linley and son; that opera focuses on the rich Jewish merchant Isaac Mendoza and his interactions with Jerome and Louisa and is entitled The Duenna.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan