Verdi, Giuseppe. (1813-1901). I Masnadieri. First Edition.. Milan: Francesco Lucca. [1847]. First edition - In Chiave di Sol. Poesia del cavaliere A. Maffei...canto in chiave di sol con accompto. di piano-forte. Upright 8vo. Engraved. 212 pp. [PN] 6551A/F. Green gilt-stamped boards with three-quarter decorated crimson leather. Tight binding, very clean internally. A very fine and rare copy of the first complete edition "in chiave di sol," likely issued simultaneously by the publisher with the issue bearing plate numbers 6531-6550. Hopkinson 47A (c). OCLC records one copy.
The first performance was given at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on July 22, 1847 with Verdi conducting. Jenny Lind and Luigi Lablache led the stellar cast, and the audience included Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Duke of Wellington among others!
The first performance was given at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on July 22, 1847 with Verdi conducting. Jenny Lind and Luigi Lablache led the stellar cast, and the audience included Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Duke of Wellington among others!
Verdi, Giuseppe. (1813-1901). I Masnadieri. First Edition.. Milan: Francesco Lucca. [1847]. First edition - In Chiave di Sol. Poesia del cavaliere A. Maffei...canto in chiave di sol con accompto. di piano-forte. Upright 8vo. Engraved. 212 pp. [PN] 6551A/F. Green gilt-stamped boards with three-quarter decorated crimson leather. Tight binding, very clean internally. A very fine and rare copy of the first complete edition "in chiave di sol," likely issued simultaneously by the publisher with the issue bearing plate numbers 6531-6550. Hopkinson 47A (c). OCLC records one copy.
The first performance was given at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on July 22, 1847 with Verdi conducting. Jenny Lind and Luigi Lablache led the stellar cast, and the audience included Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Duke of Wellington among others!
The first performance was given at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on July 22, 1847 with Verdi conducting. Jenny Lind and Luigi Lablache led the stellar cast, and the audience included Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Duke of Wellington among others!