HERVÉ [Florimond Ronger] 1825-1892

La Mère des Compagnons Opéra-Bouffe en 3 actes de Chivot et Duru ... Théâtre des Folies Dramatique. [Piano-vocal score]

Paris: Choudens [PN A.C. 5071], [1880].

Large octavo. Original publisher's dark brown leather-backed textured dark green paper boards with Ménestrel subscription information gilt to both boards, titling gilt to spine. 1f. (recto title within architectural border, verso publisher's notes), 1f. (recto notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents, verso blank), 61, [i] (62-66), 67-107, [i] (108-112), 113-167, [i] (blank) pp. Lithographed.

Named cast includes Simon-Girard, d'Harville, Réval, Fossombroni, Bouteillier, Maugé, Simon-Max, Lepers, Luco, and Bartel.

Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; annotation in blue pencil to front pastedown. Occasional minor foxing; front free endpaper with some loss and annotations in blue and lead pencil; title trimmed at lower margin, slightly affecting text, with publisher's handstamp to lower margin.

First Edition.

La mère des compagnons, to a libretto by Chivot and Duru, was first performed in Paris at the Folies-Dramatiques on 15 December 1880.

"For his theatrical career [Ronger] took the name Hervé, gradually gaining recognition through his Don Quichotte et Sancho Pança (1848) and engagements at the Théâtre de l’Odéon and Théâtre du Palais-Royal, where he appeared as author, composer, conductor, actor, tenor buffo singer and producer, as required." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online.

Item #28457

Price: $125.00  other currencies