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Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/62
Title:: Giuseppe Verdi: 'Jerusalem'
Scope & Content:: 'Jerusalem', opera in 4 acts. The opera was first performed as 'I Lombardi alla prima Crociata' in Milan, in Italian, on 11 February 1843. 'Jerusalem', a new version in French, with the libretto translated by Alphonse Royer and Gustav Vaëz, was first performed in Paris on 26 November 1847. The op...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [1847-1848]
Extent:: 330 x 235mm and 230 x 330mm. The full score in a blue card cover with marbled paper spine.

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63
Title:: Giuseppe Verdi: 'Luisa Miller'.
Scope & Content:: 'Luisa Miller', opera in 3 acts, libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after Schiller. Full score, vocal scores, chorus parts and orchestral parts. First performed at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on 8 December 1849. First performed in London at Her Majesty's Theatre on 8 June 1858. On the substitution...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [c 1849-1858]
Extent:: 20 files

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/1
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Full score of Act 1.
Scope & Content:: With a printed cover of the publisher Ricordi. With red chalk markings and cuts made by paste-overs and sewing. Additional material inserted, on smaller green paper with blind stamp of Dantier Fils, Paris. The inserted section begins 'Nozze con altra donna inaspettata' (Duchessa). Postage label o...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [1849]
Extent:: 340 x 270mm

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/2
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Full score of Act 2.
Scope & Content:: With printed covers of the publisher Ricordi. Red chalk markings and cuts made with paste-overs and sewing. Additional material inserted on larger sheets is from the opera 'I Masnadieri', and consists of pages removed from the 'I Masnadieri' full score MS Mus. 1715/64/1. First words 'Nell' argill...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [c 1849]
Extent:: Largest size 370 x 280mm.

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/3
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Full score of Act 3.
Scope & Content:: With printed covers of the publisher Ricordi. Red chalk markings and cuts made with paste-overs. The title page has a list of Italian cities and dates: Parma 1852, 1853, Pavia 1853, Saluzzo 1854, 1855, Nizza 1855, Asti 1856.
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [c 1849]
Extent:: Largest size 370 x 280mm.

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/6
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Vocal scores
Scope & Content:: Printed. Published by Ricordi, plate number 22192 etc. 3 copies. Used as voice parts for the roles of Rodolfo, Miller and Laura. With singers' names added: 'Sigr Giuglini' (Rodolfo), 'Sigr Benevantono' and 'Sigr Righini' (Miller) and 'Made. Gramaglia' (Laura). All 3 copies have cuts made with pas...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [1851]
Extent:: 250 x 360mm.

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/7
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Vocal scores
Scope & Content:: Printed. Published by Ricordi, plate number 22192 etc. 3 copies. Used as voice parts for the roles of Wurm, Walter, Federica and Un contadino. With singers' names added: 'Sigr Castelli' (Wurm), 'Sigr Violetti' (Walter) and 'Made. Landi' (Federica). With some manuscript additions. The part for Wal...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [1851]
Extent:: 250 x 360mm.

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/8
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Soprano chorus parts
Scope & Content:: Printed by Ricordi, plate number 21215 etc. 12 copies. Chorus names added: 'Miss Hurlstone', 'Miss Millane'?, 'Mrs Mainette', 'Mrs Martin', 'Miss Sylvia', 'Miss Wood', 'Miss M Kennedy', 'Miss Cameron', 'Miss Wilkins', 'Miss Angelo', 'Miss Clinton',
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [1851]
Extent:: 240 x 350mm.

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/10
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Principal violin part
Scope & Content:: 3 volumes. With printed card covers of Ricordi, Milan. With red chalk markings and cuts made with paste-overs. Additional material inserted, on paper of a different size; in the first act 'Nozze con altra donna inaspettata', in the second act 'Aria con coro' ['Nell' argilla maledetta' from 'I Mas...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [c 1858]
Extent:: 260 x 340mm.

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1715/63/11
Title:: 'Luisa Miller'. Violin 1 parts
Scope & Content:: Printed by Ricordi, plate number 21222. 5 copies. With additions, annotations and cuts made with paste-overs. All have the following manuscript additional material: the aria 'Nozze con altra donna' inserted at Act 1, scene 7; - 'Aria con coro, Nell' argilla maledetta,' allegro moderato, [from 'I ...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Italian
Date Range:: [1851]
Extent:: 250 x 340mm.

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