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1. MS Mus. 1715

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715
Title:
The King's Theatre Archive
Scope & Content:
Scores, orchestral parts and vocal scores relating to 74 operas produced at or connected with the King's (later Her Majesty's) Theatre, London; c1795-1860. Included in the archive are sources for the earliest English productions of operas by Rossini, Donizetti and Verdi. There are some printed m...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c1795-1860
Extent:
315 files

2. MS Mus. 1715/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/1
Title:
Jules Eugene Abraham Alary: 'Le tre nozze'
Scope & Content:
'Le tre nozze', opera buffa in 3 acts, libretto by A Berrettoni. Bass drum part ('Gran Cassa') only. Title 'I tre Nozze. Musica del maestro G. Alary'. The name of the singer [Luigi] Lablache is written at Act 2, no. 4. Lablache sang in both the Paris and the London production. With a second violi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c1851
Extent:
320 x 260mm

3. MS Mus. 1715/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2
Title:
Daniel François–Esprit Auber: 'L'Enfant prodigue'
Scope & Content:
'L'Enfant prodigue', opera in 5 acts, libretto by Eugene Scribe. Originally in French. Mostly printed. Published by Brandus et cie, Paris. Plate numbers 8730, 8731, 8737. The full score is of Act 4 and 5 only, and the first three acts have been cut from the instrumental parts (sewn up, etc). The ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
[1850-1851]
Extent:
19 files

4. MS Mus. 1715/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2/1
Title:
L'Enfant prodigue'. Full score and voice part
Scope & Content:
1. Full score. Acts 4-5. Printed. Title on cover 'Il Prodigo'. Text in French, with some Italian written in. With insertions and red chalk annotations, and cuts made by paste-overs and sewing. 2. Voice part for the role of Amenophis. Music from Acts 1, 2 and 4. Text in Italian. Other role names m...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1851]
Extent:
Largest size 360 x 320mm. Full score is in a brown paper cover.

5. MS Mus. 1715/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2/2
Title:
'L'Enfant prodigue'. Vocal score
Scope & Content:
Acts 1-2. Printed. Text in French. On the front cover is written 'L'Enfant Prodigue. Pianoforte Copy. Mr Balfe'. On the first page is written 'B. Lumley Theatre de Sa Majesté, Londres'. (Michael Balfe was conductor at Her Majesty's Theatre from 1846 to 1852. Benjamin Lumley was manager of the the...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1851]
Extent:
360 x 290mm. Brown limp card cover.

6. MS Mus. 1715/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2/3
Title:
'L'Enfant prodigue'. Vocal score
Scope & Content:
Act 3 and Acts 4-5; two volumes. Printed. Text in French. On both front covers is written 'L'Enfant Prodigue. Pianoforte. Mr Balfe'. On the inside front cover of Act 3 is the name 'Sigr Crippa'. With annotations, including interlinear Italian text.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1851]
Extent:
360 x 290mm. Brown limp card covers

7. MS Mus. 1715/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2/4
Title:
'L'Enfant prodigue'. Vocal score
Scope & Content:
Printed, with some annotations. Text in French. On title page is written a name, 'A. [Ham]?' and 'Her Majesty's Theatre'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1851]
Extent:
360 x 290mm

8. MS Mus. 1715/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2/5
Title:
'L'Enfant prodigue'. Chorus parts (soprano)
Scope & Content:
Printed from manuscript. 14 copies. Text in Italian. Chorus names added; 'Mrs Mapleson', 'Mrs Herbert', 'M. Taylor', 'M Menzino', 'M Percival', 'Mrs Hawey', 'M. Delhi', 'M Ogden', 'M Lewis', 'Mrs Miller', 'M Wilkinson', 'Mrs Hall', 'Miss Ashton'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1851]
Extent:
370 x 290mm. Brown limp card covers.

9. MS Mus. 1715/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2/6
Title:
'L'Enfant prodigue'. Chorus parts (soprano)
Scope & Content:
Printed from manuscript. 7 copies (14 more copies are in 1715/2/5). Text in Italian. Chorus names added: 'Mrs Kennedy', 'Mrs Gill', 'Miss E Millar'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1851]
Extent:
370 x 290mm. Brown limp card covers.

10. MS Mus. 1715/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1715/2/7
Title:
'L'Enfant prodigue'. Chorus parts (tenor/bass)
Scope & Content:
Printed from manuscript. 7 copies. Text in Italian. On the last page is printed 'Her Majesty's Theatre. The season of the Exhibition. Eighteen Hundred and Fify one'. Chorus names added to front covers: 'Sigr Grimaldi', 'Mr F Thompson','Signor Bottura', 'Herr Bergman'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
370 x 290mm. Brown limp card covers.