MÉHUL, Etienne-Nicolas 1763-1817

Joseph Oper in 3 Aufzügen ... Clavierauszug mit französischem und deutschem Text. [Piano-vocal score]

Braunschweig: Henry Litolff [PN Collection Litolff No. 136], [ca. 1910].

Large octavo. Half brown mottled calf with marbled boards, raised bands on spine in gilt-ruled compartments, titling gilt. [i] (recto title within decorative border, verso blank), 2 (contents), 3- 112 pp.

Binding slightly worn and bumped.

Joseph, to a libretto by A. Duval after Genesis xxxvii–xlvi, was first performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 17 February 1807.

"[Méhul] was one of the leading composers in Paris during the Revolution, Consulate and Empire. His works for the Opéra-Comique increased the range in subject and tone of the theatre’s repertory; the serious lyric drames, in particular, were influential models for his contemporaries and praised by later composers such as Weber, Berlioz and Wagner." M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet in Grove Music Online.

Item #29389

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