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Napoli: B. Girard e C. [PNs 1480-11481, 1485, 1494, 1594, 1596-1597, 1604, 1643, 1645, 1648], 1829. Oblong folio. Vellum-backed and edged boards with black cloth laid down, initials "C.G." gilt to upper, titling to spine stamped in black. 1f. (title), [128] pp. Each number with separate caption title and individual pagination. Engraved. Contains 11 numbers published separately from the opera. From the collection of Italian conductor, vocal coach, and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni, Luigi Ricci (1893-1981). Binding somewhat worn, scuffed, and bumped. Some numbers trimmed. Scattered light foxing. First Edition. Rare (no copies located either in the U.S. or the U.K.). A complete vocal score was not published until 1830. I fidanzati, ossia Il contestabile di Chester, in 3 acts to a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni after Walter Scott, premiered in Naples at the Teatro San Carlo on 19 November 1829. "... one of the leading composers of Italian operas from the late 1820s to the 1840s. ... while… Read More

Milano: Gio. Ricordi [PNs 5041-95], 1831. Oblong folio. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto cast list and contents, verso blank), 5-253, [1] (blank) pp. Engraved. Some numbers with dual plate numbers from the first edition. From the collection of Italian conductor, vocal coach, and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni, Luigi Ricci (1893-1981). Wrappers lacking; spine slightly chipped. Slightly worn and foxed; first two leaves slightly trimmed at upper edge. Second edition. L'ultimo giorno di Pompei, an opera seria in two acts to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, premiered in Naples at the Teatro San Carlo on 19 November 1825. "L'ultimo giorno is typical of the Neapolitan machine operas of its time in incorporating a final cataclysm (like the one in Rossini's Mosè in Egitto). In his memoirs Pacini discussed innovations in his treatment of several cabalettas in the opera, and his formal experimentation is evident on a larger scale in the Act 1 ensemble 'Ecco la man di Astrea'. An… Read More

New York: G. Schirmer [PN 12104], 1895. Folio (340 x 265 mm). Original publisher's decorative printed wrappers with titling within floral border to upper. 71 pp. With printed dedication "à Madame la Princesse R. Bessaraba de Brancovan" to head of title. Ex libris the American concert pianist Mario Feninger (1923-2016), with his initials to upper wrapper. Wrappers quite worn and browned; spine chipped; upper and title detached. Light internal wear; uniform browning. "Paderewski's "appeal to audiences was undoubtedly partly due to his striking appearance and hypnotic stage presence, but it is clear from the testimony of musicians and critics that he was an outstandingly imaginative performer, albeit one whose freedom with text and tempo was extreme even by the standards of his own time. 'It is not a question of what is written', he once remarked, 'it is a question of musical effect'. ...Paderewski the composer may say little to modern audiences. It is the legendary pianist, the charismatic… Read More

Paris: Carli [PN 983], 1819. Folio. Dark green leather-backed green boards with monogram to upper, spine in compartments gilt with titling and number gilt. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [1] (cast list and table of contents), 2-219, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title. Small 19th century Parisian binder/stationer's label to upper outer corner of upper pastedown. Contemporary signature to upper margin of title. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; partially split at joints. Slightly foxed, heavier to some leaves; upper margins trimmed, including signature to title. Lesure I, p. 46. OCLC no. 24683585. Not in Eitner, BUC, Hirsch, or Hoboken. Agnese, to a libretto by Luigi Buonavoglia after Filippo Casari, was first performed at the Villa Scotti, Teatro Ponte d'Attaro in Parma in October 1809. "Agnese is Paer's last opera semiseria and the one in which comic and serious elements are most skilfully integrated. Its situations have been perceived as… Read More

Bonn: N. Simrock [PN 94], 1810. Oblong folio. Decorative paper boards with dark green morocco title label gilt to spine, marbled edges, original publisher's dark pink upper wrapper with titling within decorative border bound in. 1f. (recto title, verso cast list and table of contents), 3-189, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Text in Italian and German. With "Stuttgart, bei G.A. Zumsteeg" overpaste below imprint and small contemporary signature to upper margin of title. Binding slightly worn, wrapper with some soiling, staining, and wear. Occasional light soiling, staining, and creasing, heavier to some leaves; repairs to pp. 1-7, 11-12, and final leaf, just touching text and staff lines to page 1. Later (second?) Edition. Schneider, Musikverlag N. Simrock, no. 30. Eitner VII, p. 279. Camilla, a dramma semiserio to a libretto by Giuseppe Carpani after Benoît-Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières, was first performed in Vienna at the Kärntnertortheater on February 28, 1799. "In its concentration of macabre… Read More

Image size ca. 115 x 94 mm, sheet size 265 x 182 mm. On wove paper. Head and shoulders, in profile, oval. With "Paÿr" lightly pencilled beneath image. Without letters, thus a possible proof. From the collection of the distinguished American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne (b. 1934). Slightly worn, browned, and foxed; dampstaining to lower blank margin; trimmed within platemark; small print collector's oval handstamp to verso ("Bowinkel"). Identified in pencil on verso as being engraved by Rosaspina and published by Bettoni; we have not, however, been able to verify this attribution. The image is based on that executed by Edme Quenedey in 1809. "[Paer] was one of the central figures in the development of opera semiseria during the first decade of the 19th century. ... In his vocal writing Paer provided a link between late 18th-century composers (Cimarosa and Paisiello) and Rossini and his followers. Like those of his predecessors, Paer's works overflow with sweet, luminous italianate melodies… Read More

Mainz: Schott & Appiano [PN 243], 1801. Oblong folio. Disbound. 1f. (recto title printed within border incorporating floral motifs, verso blank), 2-29, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Slightly worn, soiled, and stained, heavier to title and final blank page. First Edition of the overture and 6 numbers for piano and voice. Scarce. OCLC 894764514. Le donne cambiate was first performed in Vienna at the Kärntnertortheater on 18 December 1800. "[Paer] was one of the central figures in the development of opera semiseria during the first decade of the 19th century." Scott L. Balthazar and Julian Budden in Grove Music Online.

Milano: G. Ricordi & C. [PNs 99800o, 99800e, 99800q], 1896. Large octavo. Full red cloth with manscript titling in white ink to spine. 1f. (recto cast list, verso contents), 1f. (recto title, verso portrait of composer), 101, [i] (blank) pp. Some browning and foxing; price stamp to center of title obscuring text; minor tears to several outer edges. Paer "was one of the central figures in the development of opera semiseria during the first decade of the 19th century." Julian Budden and Scott L. Balthazar in Grove Music Online.

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel [PN 642], 1808. Oblong folio. Contemporary red morocco-backed textured paper boards with spine in decorative compartments gilt, orange title label gilt. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [i]-viii (libretto in German), 178 pp. Typeset. Text in Italian and German. Oval handstamp with crown and initials "F.N." to front free endpaper, title, and page 1; "Sect. 1 No 56" in red in a contemporary hand to front free endpaper and title; contemporary signature ("Amélie") in black to upper margin of front free endpaper. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped. Occasional light foxing, heavier to some leaves; margins cropped, just touching pagination in some cases and one letter of title on cast list; final signatures very lightly stained at upper margins. An attractive copy overall. First Edition, probable second issue. Eitner VII, p. 279. OCLC nos. 630753670, 884448984. Sargino, to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa, was first performed in Dresden at the Hoftheater on May… Read More

Paris, 1831. 235 x 182 mm. On wove paper. Paganini was sent to prison in May of 1815 for eight days in connection with an affair he had with a young woman named Angelina Cavanna.

Neptune City: Paganiniana Publications, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 703 pp. With numerous plates reproducing original manuscripts, prints, drawings, documents, programs, etc.

330 x 450 mm. In pencil on heavy onionskin drafting paper. A detailed full-length depiction of Tancredi in ceremonial attire, holding helmet and scepter, with shield in background. Dated "Aix en Provence 18/7/81 con molto affetto" and signed "M Pagano" at left, with description of costume to right. Provenance The collection of the distinguished American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne (b. 1934). Slightly browned; taped to mount at center of upper and lower margins and at corners; small tear to upper right, just touching one word of text. Tancredi was first performed in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice on 6 February 1813. The 1981 Aix-en-Provence production starred Marilyn Horne, Katia Ricciarelli, Dalmacio González, and Nicola Zaccaria. Although the untimely death of designer Mauro Pagano cut short his promising career, many of his costume and set designs continue to be used in productions around the world. An exhibition of his work was held in Mantua in 1998, and a catalog issued in that same year.… Read More

Zurich: Schweizer, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Boards. 575 pp. In dustjacket. Ex-library, with stamps.

München: Wilhelm Heyne, 1995. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Red suede with titling gilt. 1023 pp. In slipcase.

Paris: Pleyel [PN 499.D.], 1800. Folio. Disbound. 7 pp. "No. 4" printed to upper left corner of first page. Spine reinforced with tissue; publisher's facsimile signature handstamp to lower margin first page; slightly soiled and browned; minor offsetting. Together with: NASOLINI, Sebastiano (?1768-1798) Aria nel Due Baroni ... chanté par la Signora Strina-Sacchi arrangée pour le Piano Forté par Thollé[!]. Paris: Pleyel [PN 511.G.], [ca. 1800]. Folio. Disbound. 7 pp. "No. 7" printed to upper left corner of first page. Spine and edges reinforced with tissue, partially obscuring music on pp. 5-6; publisher's handstamp to p.1; creased; slightly soiled. "Paisiello's popularity was at its height in the last two decades of the 18th century. During that period his dramatic works were as much in demand outside Italy as within it. In Vienna, for example, the Italian opera company installed by Joseph II performed during the 1780s more works by Paisiello than by any other single composer. Londoners too were… Read More

Paris ... Versailles: Cousineau Père et Fils; Madame la Comtesse d'Artois; Le Duc; Imbault ... Blaizot, 1787. Folio. 1f. (title, 14 pp. Engraved. Contains: - Paisiello, Giovanni. "Felice pastorella" aria from gli Schiavi per amore. 3 pp. - Mengozzi, Bernardo. "Se m'abbandoni" aria from l'Italiana in Londra. 4-7 pp. - Mengozzi. "Donne donne chi vi crede" aria from gli Schiavi per amore. 8-11 pp. - Paisiello. "Chi mi mostra" aria from gli Schiavi per amore. 12-14 pp. Manuscript paraph, possibly that of Mengozzi, to foot of title. Slightly worn, soiled, and browned; title and spine reinforced. RISM BVI p. 79 (no copies outside France and Switzerland). This collection "dédiés aux amateurs" speaks to the popularity of comic Italian opera in Paris in the late 18th century. Bernardo Mengozzi, along with his wife soprano Anna Benini, "went to Versailles during the summer of 1787 with other singers from the Haymarket for performances of Italian opera buffa; they then settled in Paris, and in 1789… Read More

Paris: A. Leduc [PN 980], 1807. Folio. Disbound. [i] (title within decorative border], 3 pp. Engraved. Series title: "Journal Hebdomadaire d'Augte. Le Duc et Cgnie., Composé de pièces de Chant de tous genre, avec Accompagnement de Forté-Piano ou de Harpe, Extraits des meilleurs Auteurs; Rédigé par MM. Blangini, Carbonel, F. Garat, Lambert, Pradher, Romagnesi, etc. [41]me. Année, No. [26] ce Journal contiens cinquante-deux Numéros, chacun de deux à quatre pages d'impression." With partial bookseller's handstamp to title. Slightly foxed and browned; minor showthrough. La Molinara, a commedia per musica set to a libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, was first performed in Naples at the Teatro dei Fiorentini in 1788. "Throughout the 18th century many dozens of periodical publications of music were initiated, catering for a wide variety of musical interests and performing media. Only a small number of these ambitious starts, however, continued beyond a few years, and many ceased publication within a… Read More

Paris: Ch. Egrot [PN Ch. E. 723], 1878. Large octavo. Original publisher's light blue printed wrappers. 1f. (recto illustrated title by G. Fraipont, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), 1f. (notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents), xiv, 270 pp. Lithographed. Named cast includes Bilbaut, Vauchelet, Ducasse, Riché, Nicot, Barré, Chenevière, Collin, Maris, Teste, Nathan, and Feitlinger under J. Danbé. Wrappers somewhat worn with minor chips and tears to edges; spine worn and chipped, laid down to blue cloth. Minor foxing; some signatures split, most loose; former owner's signature dated 1896 to upper outer corner of free front endpaper; former owner's signature to upper margin of title and 3 leaves; small publisher's handstamp to lower outer corner of title. First Edition. First performed in Paris at the Opéra Comique on 30 December 1878. " ... the graceful, attractive score of his third work for the company, Suzanne (1878), received an honourable 30… Read More

Paris: Ch. Egrot [PN Ch. E. 723], 1879. Large octavo. Mid-blue cloth-backed marbled boards with title label to upper. 1f. (recto illustrated title by G. Fraipont, verso blank), 270 pp. Binding slightly worn. Occasional minor foxing; some signatures partially split; small publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title. First Edition, second issue (overture supressed). " ... the graceful, attractive score of his third work for the company, Suzanne (1878), received an honourable 30 performances." Lesley A. Wright in Grove Music Online.

Paris: Choudens Père & Fils [PN A.C. 7481], 1886. Large octavo. Quarter dark red leather with textured red cloth boards, dark blue title label gilt to upper, titling gilt to spine. [i] (illustrated title by L. Denis), [i] (notes), [1] (notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents), 2-59, [i] (60-68), 69-429, [i] (blank) pp. Named cast includes Krauss, Bosmann, Duc, Muratet, Bérardi, E. de Reszké, Sentein, Sapin, Dubulle, Crépaux, Balleroy, Bontens, Girard, and Lafitte under Altes, with vocal and choral directors Hector Salomon and Jules Cohen, ballets by Mérante, and costume designs by Bianchini. Binding slightly worn and soiled, corners slightly bumped; minor damage to head of spine; endpapers foxed. Browned; minor foxing; some signatures split; one leaf detached. Revised version of the work first performed in Paris at the Opéra on 20 December 1886. " ... with the grand opera Patrie! (1886) Paladilhe finally achieved true success. He had matched Sardou and Gallet's fine… Read More