Meyerbeer, Giacomo. (1791-1864). Robert Le Diable. Opera en 5 actes. . Paris: Brandus & Cie. . [1850]. 430 pp. [PN] 9197. Green stamped boards in half green leather. Extremities rubbed, scattered light foxing, overall a very fine copy. The libretto by Eugène Scribe and Casimir Delavigne.
Regarded as the first "grand opera,'" Robert premiered on November 21st, 1831 at the Paris Opéra, and was the work that brought Meyerbeer international fame. The success owed much to the opera's star singers - Nicolas Levasseur as Bertram, Adolphe Nourrit as Robert.
Regarded as the first "grand opera,'" Robert premiered on November 21st, 1831 at the Paris Opéra, and was the work that brought Meyerbeer international fame. The success owed much to the opera's star singers - Nicolas Levasseur as Bertram, Adolphe Nourrit as Robert.
Meyerbeer, Giacomo. (1791-1864). Robert Le Diable. Opera en 5 actes. . Paris: Brandus & Cie. . [1850]. 430 pp. [PN] 9197. Green stamped boards in half green leather. Extremities rubbed, scattered light foxing, overall a very fine copy. The libretto by Eugène Scribe and Casimir Delavigne.
Regarded as the first "grand opera,'" Robert premiered on November 21st, 1831 at the Paris Opéra, and was the work that brought Meyerbeer international fame. The success owed much to the opera's star singers - Nicolas Levasseur as Bertram, Adolphe Nourrit as Robert.
Regarded as the first "grand opera,'" Robert premiered on November 21st, 1831 at the Paris Opéra, and was the work that brought Meyerbeer international fame. The success owed much to the opera's star singers - Nicolas Levasseur as Bertram, Adolphe Nourrit as Robert.