JACQUES OFFENBACH (b.1819, d.1880): ‘Orfeus in der Unterwelt’, opera in 4 acts to a libretto by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy, in a German translation; 19th cent: Acts I and II. ff. ii+156.
JACQUES OFFENBACH (b.1819, d.1880): ‘Orfeus in der Unterwelt’, opera in 4 acts to a libretto by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy, in a German translation; 19th cent: Acts III and IV. ff. ii+129.
VOCAL MUSIC; early 19th cent. Copy in ink, in a single hand, on pages ruled with 10 or 12 staves. Italian. Purchased as part of the Paul Hirsch Music Library, 1946. ff. ii + 184. 240 x 298mm. Contemporary red leather binding with gold tooling featuring a trumpet motif. Marbled endpapers. ...
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (b.1683, d.1764): excerpts from ‘Castor et Pollux’, opera in 5 acts to a libretto by Pierre-Joseph Bernard; 18th cent. Short score, in ink. French text. Copy in a single hand, on pages ruled with 12 staves. First performed at the Paris Opéra, 24 Oct. 1737. The ornamentation ...
FRANÇOIS FRANCOEUR (b.1698, d.1787) and François Rebel (b.1701, d.1775): ‘Pirame et Thisbé, tragedie’, opera in 5 acts with a prologue to a libretto by J.-L.-I. de La Serre, after Ovid; circa 1730. Vocal score, in ink. Copy. French. First performed at the Opéra in Paris, 17 October, 1726 and...
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (b.1792, d.1868): ‘Otello der Mohr von Venedig’, opera in 3 acts to a libretto by Francesco Berio di Salsa, after Shakespeare, in a German translation; 19th cent. Full score, in ink. Copy in several hands and on several different types of paper, on pages ruled with between 10 a...
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (b.1792, d.1868): ‘Otello der Mohr von Venedig’, opera in 3 acts to a libretto by Francesco Berio di Salsa, after Shakespeare, in a German translation; 19th cent: Act I. ff. iii + 232.
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (b.1792, d.1868): ‘Otello der Mohr von Venedig’, opera in 3 acts to a libretto by Francesco Berio di Salsa, after Shakespeare, in a German translation; 19th cent: Acts II and III. ff. iv + 252.
FRANZ Schreker (b.1878, d.1934): ‘Flammen’, op.10, opera in 1 act to a libretto by ‘Dora Leen’ (Dora Pollack); circa 1898. Autograph full score, in ink, written on pages ruled with 28 staves. German. With performance markings in ink, pencil and blue crayon. Some additional notes concerning a...
GIUSEPPE VERDI (b.1813, d.1901): ‘Rigoletto’, opera to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo; 2nd half of the 19th century. Full score, in ink. Copy in several hands on pages ruled with between 10 and 24 staves. Comprises the complete three-act version in Italian together with t...