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Project / Collection Additional Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Piave, Francesco Maria, librettist

1. Add MS 52939 X

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Add MS 52939 X
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Scope & Content:
Rigoletto, lyric drama in three acts; the libretto by F. Piave (for the music by Verdi) based on Le roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo and originally called ‘Le maledizione’. Printed. Italian with English translation by Manfredo Maggioni. Licence sent 7 May 1853 for performance at the Royal Italian ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
7 May 1853
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52959 S

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Add MS 52959 S
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La traviata, libretto in three acts by F. M. Piave for the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Printed (no date). Italian. Licence sent 19 May 1856 for performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Some of the actors’ names pencilled in alongside the dramatis personae. See also an earlier English version of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
19 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52968 Y

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Add MS 52968 Y
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Scope & Content:
Crispino e la comare, ‘libretto fantastico-giocoso’ in three acts. Printed. Italian. Licence sent 24 October 1857 for performance at the St James’s. Publisher's list at back. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a few phrases be omitted. First performed Cremona, 1855. Key...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
24 Oct 1857
Extent:
1 item