'Euryanthe', opera in 3 acts, libretto by Helmine von Chézy. Voice parts, chorus parts and orchestral parts. First performed in Vienna on 25 October 1823. First performed in London at Covent Garden, in German, on 29 June 1833. Announced for the King's Theatre in May 1834.
Voice parts for the roles of Lysiart and König. Text in German. Some portions of text in German script have been supplied with a parallel German text probably in an English hand.
Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor 1, Tenor 2. (Copy details impossible to obtain because of physical condition; many copies are stuck together). Text in German. Names added: 'Md. Berninger', 'Herr Dölle', 'Herr Reuling', 'Giffin'.
Bass 1, Bass 2. (Copy details impossible to obtain because of physical condition; many copies are stuck together). Text in German.One Bass 1 copy inscribed 'Mr Richd Wm A. Eaton, Kings Theatre London, 1834'. Other singers' names added: 'Ed. Roeckel', 'Froitzheim'.
4 copies, including principal. With markings in pencil, red chalk and black chalk and cuts made with sewing. Players' names added: 'Chevillard', 'Md Mailly'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German
Date Range:
[1833]
Extent:
300 x 250mm. With blue card covers (principal only).
'Euryanthe'. Bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone and timpani parts.
Scope & Content:
With red chalk markings, cuts made with sewing, and small drawings. Players' names added to the trumpet part: 'London June 1st Harper + Lunn'. With a cover only for a violin 2 part of Weber's 'Oberon', stamped 'James H. Mapleson'. [1860 or 1862?].