Patrick in Prussia, or Love in a Camp is a 1786 comic opera with music by William Shield and a libretto by John O'Keeffe. An afterpiece, it was a sequel to the 1783 hit The Poor Soldier with the characters now serving in the Prussian army.[1]
| Love in a Camp | |
|---|---|
 1792 version as performed at the Theatre Royal, Dublin. | |
| Written by | John O'Keeffe |
| Date premiered | 17 February 1786 |
| Place premiered | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
The work in two acts was first performed on 17 February 1786 at the Covent Garden opera house, London.[2]
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- Shaffer, Jason: Performing Patriotism: National Identity in the Colonial and Revolutionary American Theater (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007)
- White, Eric Walter: A Register of First Performances of English Operas (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1983)
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