WALLACE, Vincent 1812-1865

Maritana Opera in Three Acts, with New Recitatives by Tito Mattei, Written by Edward Fitzball. Italian Version by Sigr. Zaffira... In Paper Covers. 5/= Bound 7/6. [Piano-vocal score]

London: Hutchings & Romer [PN H & R. 8475.], [ca. 1880].

Octavo. Full pebbled black cloth over flexible boards. 1f. (title), [1] (table of contents), 2-387, [i] (publisher's catalog) pp. Text in English and Italian.

Pages 385-387 printed in duplicate.

Binding slightly worn. Minor internal browning; some soiling; occasional tears with minor loss to margins; slightly cropped, occasionally affecting text, pagination and staves; slightly browned; large tear to pp. 9-10 repaired with no loss to music.

OCLC no. 8218408.

Maritana was first performed in London at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on November 15, 1845.

Wallace was an "Irish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist, active in the United States... [His] compositions, especially his operas Maritana and Lurline, were immensely popular in America, and his compositions were performed regularly in concerts well after his death." Jonas Westover in Grove Music Online.

Item #26187

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