Item #33383 Esmeralda Melodramma in tre Atti. Alberto MAZZUCATO.

Esmeralda Melodramma in tre Atti

posto in musica e dedicato al nobile sig.r Pietro Francesco Giovanelli Conte del Sacro Romano Impero Brigadiere Aiutante della Veneta Guardia Nobile ... Fr. 30 | Fl. 11, 30 cm. [Piano-vocal score].

Milano: Gio. Ricordi [PN 10826-42, 11006], [ca. 1850].

Oblong folio. Original publisher's green printed wrappers with series title "Opere Teatrli Complete." to upper. 2ff. (title, cast list, contents), 200 pp. Engraved.

Blindstamp of Tito Ricordi to inner margin.

Wrapper worn; frayed and split at spine; lower lacking. Light scattered soiling and foxing; minor staining to first two leaves; last few leaves frayed and browned.

First Edition, later issue. Scarce (1 copy only located in the U.S., at Julliard).

In 3 acts set to a libretto by Filippo De Boni after Victor Hugo, Esmeralda premiered in Mantua at the Teatro Sociale on 10 February 1838 and was first published by Ricordi in that same year.

Mazzucato's operas experienced only moderate success during his lifetime. He is best known for his decades spent teaching at the Milan Conservatory, directing at La Scala, and writing for the Gazzetta musicale di Milano.

Item #33383

Price: $175.00  other currencies

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