LECOCQ, Charles 1832-1918

Le Grand Casimir Opérette en 3 Actes de M.M. J. Préval et A. de Saint-Albin ... Théâtre des Variétés ... Partition Chant et Piano, Arrangée par Marius Boullard. [Piano-vocal score].

Paris: Brandus et Cie. [PN B. et Cie. 12465], [1879].

Large octavo. Quarter dark brown calf with green marbled marbled upper with Maquaire subscription information gilt, pebbled dark brown papder lower, titling gilt to spine. 1f. (recto title illustrated by G. Fraipont printed in sepia, verso blank), 1f. (recto blank, verso notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents), 139, [i] (blank) pp. Lithographed.

Named cast includes Dupuis, Léonce, Baron, Alex. Guyon, Deltombe, Germain, Angely Gaussins, Ambroise, Drouin, Coste, Videix, Millaux, Le petit Charles, Céline Chaumont, Baumaine, Odette Farna, Marguerite, Léonie Frank, Maria, and Renouard.

Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped. Slightly foxed; some signatures partially split; handstamps to title.

First Edition.

Le grand Casimir, to a libretto by Prével and Saint-Albin, was first performed in Paris at the Variétés on 11 January 1879.

"Much of Lecocq’s music is characterized by a light touch, but he could also adopt a more lyrical and elevated style than Offenbach and termed several of his operettas opéras comiques. His greatest popular triumph, La fille de Madame Angot, has remained a classic among operettas, and demonstrates Lecocq’s abundant flow of pleasing melodies, his deft exploitation of rhythm for a lively theatrical effect, impressive building up of extended numbers, and typically French shaping of phrases." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online.

Item #28612

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