PALADILHE, Émile 1844-1926

Suzanne Opéra Comique en 3 Actes de M.M. Lockroy et Cormon... Partition Chant et Piano, arrangée par E. Bourgeois. [Piano-vocal score]

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 performances." Lesley A. Wright in Grove Music Online.

Item #28505

Price: $135.00  other currencies