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189826593Milano: R. Stabilimento Tito di Gio. Ricordi e Francesco Lucca PNs 9359-23839 1898. Oblong folio. Full modern maroon leatherette titling gilt to spine. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto cast list verso table of contents with plate and page numbers 5-103 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Publisher's blindstamp dated April 1914 to lower margin.<br/><br/>Occasional tears creases and worming; tape repairs to final leaf with no loss of music. An attractive copy overall. Later edition later issue dated inferred from the appearance of Francesco Lucca's name in imprint; see OCLC no. 52136762 incorporating numbers from both early and later printings. <br/><br/>Il campanello di notte was first performed at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples on June 1 1836 to a libretto by the composer after Brunswick M.-B. Troin and V. Lhérie. <br/><br/>"Enrico's role created by Giorgio Ronconi is fitted with all sorts of musical and dramatic opportunities. His encounters with Annibale develop in musical ingenuity. Particularly effective are the episode of the hoarse singer replete with musical allusions to other scores by Donizetti and by Rossini and the encounter over the prescription which develops into something with even more bizarre medical terms than Dr Dulcamara's aria in Elisir and with more frantic parlando than the Don Pasquale-Malatesta duet." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online. R. Stabilimento Tito di Gio. Ricordi e Francesco Lucca [PNs 9359-23839] unknown books
184031312Roma: Scip. De Rossi e C. 1840. Oblong folio. Sewn. 11 1 blank pp. Lithographed. <br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Slightly worn and browned; corners creased; minor foxing and staining throughout. An early edition published after the 1840 performance in Rome. Inzaghi IN. 35 p. 151. <br/><br/>The lithographer of the present edition Filippo Martelli was one of a number of lithographers active in Rome in the 1840s; he executed lithographic editions of a number of works for the publisher Scipione De Rossi. See Twyman: Early Lithographed Music p. 458. <br/><br/>Anna Bolena to a libretto by Felice Romani after Ippolito Pindemonte's Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena 1816 and Alessandro Pepoli's Anna Bolena 1788 was first performed in Milan at the Teatro Carcano on December 26 1830. <br/><br/>The duet "S'ei t'abbore" between Percy Riccardo and Anna comes near the end of the first Act and was sometimes replaced in performances. Ashbrook: Donizetti and his Operas pp. 617-618.<br/><br/>"This was Donizetti's first great international success giving him his initial exposure to Paris and London audiences. Pasta Anne and Rubini Percy sang in the première. Immensely popular for almost half a century it re-entered the modern repertory following a triumphant revival at La Scala with Callas in 1957. Since then the work has proved a favourite vehicle for such bel canto specialists as Sutherland Sills and Caballé." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. Scip. De Rossi e C. unknown books
183733497Milano: Gio. Ricordi 1837. 5 numbers. Oblong folio. Disbound. Engraved.<br/><br/>- Cavatina nell'Introduzione: Cruda funesta smania PN 8986. 8 pp.<br/>- Cavatina: Regnava nel silenzio PN 8987. 9 1 blank pp.<br/>- Duetto: Il pallor funesto orrendo PN 8989 / 10083. 16 pp.<br/>- Aria: Ah cedi o piu seiagure PN 8990. 6 pp.<br/>- Recit e Cavatina: Regnava nel silenzio PN 10079. 11 1 blank pp. A revised edition of PN 8987.<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Slightly worn and soiled; spines frayed; "Il pallor." more heavily worn. From the plates of the first edition. Inzaghi IN. 55 pp. 173.<br/><br/>Lucia di Lammermoor to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano after Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor 1819 premiered in Naples at the Teatro San Carlo on 26 September 26 1835.<br/><br/>"Both historically and artistically Lucia deserves its reputation. When it was new it was regarded as the apogee of high Romantic sensibility. The clear plot which trims away much of Scott's accessory detail possesses the stark tautness of a tale by Poe. It is no coincidence that Flaubert employed it as an important point of reference in the downward course of Emma Bovary that quintessential victim of Romantic illusions."<br/><br/>"Although all the principal roles are vocally challenging their music is uniformly grateful. The score contains scant sign of the unevenness that afflicts a number of Donizetti's works. Cammarano's libretto moved him deeply and inspired by his recent first exposure to Paris Donizetti produced what is certainly his masterpiece." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online. Gio. Ricordi unknown books
185033587Napoli: B. Girard e Ci. PNs 2691 2693 2697 2833 4550-67 1850. Oblong folio. Dark red leather-backed dark green cloth boards spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt. 190 pp. Each number with separate caption title and secondary pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Title with catalogue of pieces from the opera including 5 alternative arrangements. Re-engraved with Girard's later address Largo S. Ferdinando 49.<br/><br/>Handstamp "Scuola di Canto dei Mo. Lombardini" to title and several pages throughout. <br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981. <br/><br/>Binding somewhat worn scuffed and bumped; remnants of paper label to spine; free front endpaper lacking; shaken Rather worn throughout; moderately thumbed and foxed; creases and fraying to some corners; ape repairs to title and several leaves. An early edition later issue. Inzaghi IN. 53 p. 169.<br/><br/>Gemma di Vergy a tragedia lirica in two acts to a libretto by Giovanni Emanuele Bidera after the play Charles VII by Alexandre Dumas premiered in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala on 26 December 1834.<br/><br/>"Although Gemma is perhaps vocally the most daunting role Donizetti ever composed for a soprano being designed for Giuseppina Ronzi De Begnis Donizetti's favourite prima donna during the 1830s the opera retained its popularity in Italy until well into the 1860s. Musically the score has great merits. Gemma's aria finale - consisting of a prayer of imprecation on her husband's second marriage succeeded by a change of heart and her resolution to enter a convent which in turn leads into the eloquent Larghetto 'Un altare ed unabenda' and the despairing cabaletta 'Ah chi m'accusa' forms a classic test for a dramatic soprano d'agilità . The role of the Saracen Tamas composed for Domenico Reina is dramatically effective and his Allegro giusto in Act 1 'Mi toglieste a un sole ardente' was long a popular showpiece for tenors; on more than one occasion its libertarian sentiments prompted demonstrations against repression." William Ashbrook in Grove Dictionary of Opera. B. Girard e Ci. [PNs 2691, 2693, 2697, 2833, 4550-67] unknown books
183033412Milan: Epimaque et Pascal Artaria PNs 58-67 1830. TROMBETTA Giuseppe arranger. Oblong octavo. Vellum-backed marbled boards with decorative rectangular paper label with manuscript titling to upper manuscript titling to spine. 96 pp. total in various paginations. Engraved. On wove paper.<br/><br/>With small embossed crown with initials "FG" beneath to upper blank margin of title.<br/><br/>From the collection of Luigi Ricci 1893-1981 Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni.<br/><br/><br/>Binding somewhat worn rubbed and scuffed; head of spine chipped; free front endpaper lacking. Scattered light foxing. First Edition of this arrangement later issue. Rare. OCLC no copies in North American libraries. Inzaghi IN. 23 p. 143. Bergamo Catalogue p. 133 27.<br/><br/>An opera romantica in 3 acts to a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni after La fille de l'exilé 1819 by Pixérécourt Otto premiered in Naples at the Teatro Nuovo on 13 May 1827. Epimaque et Pascal Artaria [PNs 58-67] unknown books
183833430Paris: Marquerie Frères 1838. Octavo. Half brown morocco with matching cloth boards raised bands on spine decorative devices and titling gilt. 1f. title 1f. contents 240 pp. Engraved. Text in Italian. With an elaborate engraved title page by Hibon and A. Lafon. <br/><br/>Former owner's name "S.L. Norris" gilt to upper board.<br/><br/>Binding slightly rubbed. Sligthly browned and foxed; trimmed within platemark. An early edition. Inzaghi IN. 41 p. 156.<br/><br/>L'elisir d'amore a melodramma giocoso in 2 acts to a libretto by Felice Romani after Scribe's Le philtre 1831 premiered in Milan at the Teatro alla Cannobiana on 12 May 1832. Donizetti arrived in Paris on 21 October 1838 and the work was first performed at the Théâtre-Italien there on 17 December 1839 to great acclaim<br/><br/>"Donizetti's score is a study in shrewd contrasts: from the fairly florid lines of the duet 'Chiedi all'aura' - florid yet always rhetorically tidy - to the bumptious 3/8 stretta of the Act 1 finale or from the sharply differentiated tones of Nemorino and Belcore in the 'Venti scudi' duet to the comic irony in the duet for Adina and Dulcamara 'Quanto amore!' which sets off the potion as charm against the charm of Adina herself. The apparently effortless outpouring of melody arouses wonder especially as it is never melodiousness for its own sake but always describes some aspect of character; moreover there are those moments of genuine pathos 'Adina credimi' and 'Una furtiva lagrima' for instance that keep this comedy from seeming merely heartless or cruel. Ultimately the continuing appeal of L'elisir lies in the appropriateness of Donizetti's music to this bucolic variant of the 'male Cinderella' myth. Nemorino's good-heartedness and his singleness of purpose win out in spite of potions and unforeseen inheritances." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online. Marquerie Frères unknown books
182933413Milan: Epimaque et Pascal Artaria PNs 58-67 1829. TROMBETTA Giuseppe arranger. Oblong octavo. Original publisher's printed boards paper title label to spine. 1f. title printed in blue and black 96 pp. Engraved. With publisher's catalog to verso of lower wrapper. On laid paper.<br/><br/>From the collection of Luigi Ricci 1893-1981 Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni.<br/><br/>Binding somewhat worn and rubbed; free front endpaper lacking. Scattered light foxing. First Edition of this arrangement first issue. Inzaghi IN. 23 p. 143. Bergamo Catalogue p. 133 27.<br/><br/>An opera romantica in 3 acts to a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni after La fille de l'exilé 1819 by Pixérécourt the present work premiered in Naples at the Teatro Nuovo on 13 May 1827. Epimaque et Pascal Artaria [PNs 58-67] unknown books
184330256Paris: Launer PN Vve. L. 3396 1843. Large octavo. Quarter black calf with marbled boards. 1f. recto blank verso publisher's catalogue 1f. recto title within decorative border verso blank 220 pp. Engraved. <br/><br/>Overpaste of the French 19th century music and musical instrument dealer Henri Masson to foot of title with small oval handstamp to lower margin obscured.<br/><br/>Named cast list in pencil to verso of title.<br/><br/>Binding worn rubbed and bumped; minor paper loss; hinges partially split; minor discoloration to rear pastedown; minor ink staining to verso of front endpaper and facing blank leaf. Occasional light foxing; some signatures split or partially split; minor dampstaining to upper corners of pp. 177 on; minor tear to upper outer margin of pp. 95/96 and outer margin of pp. 165/166 not affecting music; pp. 217-20 partially detached with wear and minor tears to outer edge not affecting music. The present edition includes an additional aria on pp. 216-220 composed by Tadolini for the Italian tenor Giovanni Rubini 1794-1854 known particularly for his performances of the works of both Bellini and Donizetti. Launer [PN Vve. L. 3396] unknown books
185331271Napoli: B. Girard e Ci. PNs 4249-51 3163-6 1853. Oblong folio. Brown cloth-backed dark yellow mottled paper boards spine in gilt-ruled compartments with titling gilt. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-52 pp. Each number with separate caption title and pagination. Engraved. <br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn scuffed and rubbed; endpapers somewhat browned and stained. Minor internal soiling and staining. First Edition later issue with Girard's address from 1846-53. Inzaghi IN. 57 p. 177.<br/><br/>Donizetti composed his one-act opera Il Campanello di notte to his own libretto based on a French vaudeville La sonnette de nuit by Brunswick Mathieu-Barthélemy Troin and Victor Lhérie. It premiered at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples on June 1 1836. The absurd plot follows Enrico as he continually harasses pharmacist Don Annibale who is trying to celebrate his wedding night with Serafina whom Enrico still loves.<br/><br/>"Enrico's role created by Giorgio Ronconi is fitted with all sorts of musical and dramatic opportunities. His encounters with Annibale develop in musical ingenuity. Particularly effective are the episode of the hoarse singer replete with musical allusions to other scores by Donizetti and by Rossini and the encounter over the prescription which develops into something with even more bizarre medical terms than Dr Dulcamara's aria in Elisir and with more frantic parlando than the Don Pasquale-Malatesta duet." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. B. Girard e Ci. [PNs 4249-51, 3163-6] unknown books
183033414Milano: Epimaco e Pascquale Artaria PNs 128-136 1830. CONCONE Paolo Giuseppe 1801-1861 arranger. Oblong octavo. Original publisher's printed boards paper title label to spine. 1f. illustrated lithographic title 82 pp. Engraved. With publisher's catalogue to verso of lower wrapper.<br/><br/>With lithograph by Le Brass depicting a scene from Act I Scene VI of the opera. <br/><br/>From the collection of Luigi Ricci 1893-1981 Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni.<br/><br/>Binding somewhat worn rubbed and soiled; dampstain to upper right. Scattered light foxing. First Edition of this arrangement. Rare. OCLC one copy only in Switzerland. Inzaghi IN. 22 p. 142.<br/><br/>A melodramma in 2 acts to a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti after Simeone Antonio Sografi Olivo e Pasquale premiered in Rome at the Teatro Valle on 7 January 1827. Epimaco e Pascquale Artaria [PNs 128-136] unknown books
185426743Roma: Tipografia dell Rev. Cam. Apostolica 1854. Small octavo. Modern marbled wrappers. 1 title 2 "Direttori della Musica" 3-26 1f. printer's note pp. With decorative woodcut device to p. 26.<br/><br/>Minor foxing heavier to endpapers. Probable First Edition. Rare. Worldcat 2 copies only at the Universities of Chicago and Dayton. OCLC no. 57468047.<br/><br/>Luigi Moroni Gaetano Capocci and Giuseppe Negri are named as the "Direttori della Musica." Negri has provided the libretto for four of Verdi's works and one each for Rossini and Donizetti. Two more texts by Salvatore Martini are set to music by Moroni and Mercadante.<br/><br/>Verdi's first contribution "Salve o Madre: un sacro patto tutti stringe i figli tuoi" comes from the opening chorus of La Battaglia di Legnano 1849; the second "Silenzio misterio" from the opening chorus of I due Foscari" 1844; and the third "Plaudiam di letizia" from the opening chorus of the Act I finale of Stiffelio 1850. We have been unable to identify Verdi's final contribution "Regina dell' alme" Rossini's "Pura stella-del mattino" Mercadante's "Sacro alla pace degli eletti" and Donizetti's cantata "Celeste un' aura dal tempio move." <br/><br/>An intriguing source of libretti for little known works of some of the 19th century's most renowned composers.<br/><br/>We would like to thank Dr. Philip Gossett for his kind assistance in the cataloging of this item. Tipografia dell Rev. Cam. Apostolica unknown books
185231245Napoli: Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo Successore di B. Girard e Co. PNs 10407-10420 10422-10427 2163-2165 2197 2320 2324 5757 1852. Oblong folio. Vellum-backed and edged boards with burgundy cloth laid down initials "C.G." gilt to upper titling to spine stamped in black original light pink publisher's printed wrappers bound in. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto cast list and table of contents verso blank 5-226 pp. Each number with separate caption title and pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Endpapers watermarked with a fleur-de-lis and "Michele Dupino Marmorato." With priced catalog "Opere Teatrali Intere" to upper wrapper listing works by Bellini Donizetti Rossini Verdi et al. composed through 1853 and with list of pieces with individual prices and plate numbers to title.<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn bumped and scuffed. Minimal foxing throughout primarily confined to margins. Later edition later issue. Inzaghi IN. 41 pp. 155-7.<br/><br/>Girard's first edition of L'elisir d'amore appeared circa 1833. This new issue from 1852 contains many new plates alongside the older ones.<br/><br/>L'elisir d'amore to a libretto by Felice Romani after Eugène Scribe's text for Auber's Le philtre 1831 was first performed at the Teatro Cannobiana in Milan on May 12 1832.<br/><br/>"Donizetti's score is a study in shrewd contrasts: from the fairly florid lines of the duet 'Chiedi all'aura' - florid yet always rhetorically tidy - to the bumptious 3/8 stretta of the Act 1 finale or from the sharply differentiated tones of Nemorino and Belcore in the 'Venti scudi' duet to the comic irony in the duet for Adina and Dulcamara 'Quanto amore!' which sets off the potion as charm against the charm of Adina herself. The apparently effortless outpouring of melody arouses wonder especially as it is never melodiousness for its own sake but always describes some aspect of character; moreover there are those moments of genuine pathos 'Adina credimi' and 'Una furtiva lagrima' for instance that keep this comedy from seeming merely heartless or cruel. Ultimately the continuing appeal of L'elisir lies in the appropriateness of Donizetti's music to this bucolic variant of the 'male Cinderella' myth. Nemorino's good-heartedness and his singleness of purpose win out in spite of potions and unforeseen inheritances." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo, Successore di B. Girard e Co. [PNs 10407-10420, 10422-10427, 2163-2165, 2197, 2320, 2324, 5757 unknown books
185331235Napoli: B. Girard e C.i PNs 3185 3192-3203 3065-3066 3075 3110-3111 1853. Oblong folio. Vellum-backed and edged boards with dark brown cloth laid down initials "C.G." gilt to upper titling to spine stamped in black original light pink publisher's printed wrappers bound in. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-21 A-I 23-78 1f. r. title v. blank 83-155 pp. Complete. Each number with separate caption title and pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Endpapers watermarked with a fleur-de-lis and "Michele Dupino Marmorato." With priced catalog "Opere Teatrali Intere" to upper wrapper listing works by Bellini Donizetti Rossini Verdi et al. composed through 1853 and with list of pieces with individual prices and plate numbers to title.<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn bumped and scuffed. Minimal foxing throughout confined to edge of margins; a few small stains. An early edition later issue. Inzaghi IN. 56 pp. 175-7.<br/><br/>Some pieces have dual plate numbers and pagination on some pages that shared plates with abbreviated forms: "A si tremendo annunzio" PN 3067 3200 "Eterno Iddio!" PN 3069 3110 and "Da quel di che l'innocente" PN 3070 3111. While the individual plate numbers suggest a date circa 1836 Antolini 175 the title page lists Girard's address on Largo S Ferdinando their location from 1846. Furthermore the wrappers on this issue are issued under Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo the name of publisher Girard beginning in 1853.<br/><br/>Belisario was composed to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano after Luigi Marchionni's adaptation of Eduard von Schenk's Belisarius 1820. It premiered at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice on February 4 1836 and was dedicated to his friend Giovanni Agostino Perotti 1769/70-1855 composer and maestro di cappella at San Marco. <br/><br/>"Well and widely received during its first decade Belisario was however overtaken by the vogue for Lucia di Lammermoor which immediately precedes it in the Donizetti canon. That rarity an opera without a romantic love interest Belisario had problems sustaining its popularity because the prima donna's role is unsympathetic dramatically in spite of her brilliant arias in the first and last acts. The plot is in sum an uneasy mixture of classical and Romantic elements; but considering the eloquence of the music it drew from Donizetti it is fair to say that Belisario does not deserve the neglect into which it has largely fallen." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. B. Girard e C.i [PNs 3185, 3192-3203, 3065-3066, 3075, 3110-3111] unknown books
185033419Napoli: B. Girard e Ci. PNs 5591-96 5718 5734-39 5803 5849-62 1850. Oblong folio. Dark red cloth-backed patterned boards. 1f. title 1 named cast list contents 4-252 pp. Each number with separate caption titles and secondary pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Named cast list includes performers from the Vienna Paris and Naples premieres.<br/><br/>A few performance markings in red pencil.<br/><br/>Sinfonia arranged for two pianos by Czerny.<br/><br/>Binding rather worn; paper loss to all edges; spine mostly lacking. Scattered light soiling and foxing. First Naples edition later issue with alternative numbers. Inzaghi IN. 73 p. 192.<br/><br/>In 3 acts to a libretto by Gaetano Rossi after d'Ennery and Lemoine's play La grâce de Dieu 1841 Linda di Chamounix premiered in Vienna at the Kärntnertortheater on 19 May 1842.<br/><br/>"The score of Linda is a monument to Donizetti's unfailing good taste from the finely crafted overture to the final ensemble. A particularly effective moment is the brief unaccompanied prayer for five solo voices in Act 3. Linda although a fixture on the Italian stage for its first 50 years deserves to be better known: it makes clear much about the musical environment in which Verdi developed. Although its naive demi-caractère plot strains the credulity the score is vocally so grateful and possesses so much cohesiveness that it largely overcomes this liability." William Ashbrook in Grove Dictionary of Opera. B. Girard e Ci. [PNs 5591-96, 5718, 5734-39, 5803, 5849-62] unknown books
185331243Napoli: Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo PNs 6056-6060 6063 6065 6133 6136-6141 6402 6492 6535 6652 6659-6660 6721-6724 6727-6730 1853. Oblong folio. Vellum-backed and edged boards with dark brown cloth laid down initials "C.G." gilt to upper titling to spine stamped in black original yellow publisher's printed wrappers bound in. 1f. recto title verso named cast list table of contents 3-158 pp. Each number with separate caption title and secondary pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Endpapers watermarked with a fleur-de-lis and "Michele Dupino Marmorato." With priced catalog "Opere Teatrali Intere" to upper wrapper listing works by Bellini Donizetti Rossini Verdi et al. composed through 1853 and with list of pieces with individual prices and plate numbers to title. Named cast list includes the performers from the premieres in Vienna Paris and Naples including: Eugenia Tadolini Giorgio Ronconi Carlo Guasco Lorenzo Salvi Giulia Grisi Marietta Brambilla Gaetano Fraschini and Filippo Coletti. <br/><br/>Piano reduction of the Sinfonia by Czerny "nello stile elegante."<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn and with minor defects. Minimal foxing throughout primarily confined to margins. An early edition later issue. Inzaghi IN. 76 pp. 196-7.<br/><br/>Girard's first edition of Maria di Rohan appeared circa 1844 but this issue contains a new title page with Girard's later imprint Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo.<br/><br/>Maria di Rohan was composed to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano after Lockroy and Badon's play Un duel sous le Cardinal de Richelieu 1832. It premiered at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna on June 5 1843.<br/><br/>"The most tautly constructed of Donizetti's romantic melodrammi Maria di Rohan shows clear signs particularly in Act 3 that Donizetti was moving towards the effect of unbroken musical continuity abandoning the closed patterns of conventional 'number' opera. Even in Act 1 the usual succession of 'entrance' arias is given new force and dynamism by Donizetti's tendency to reduce the fixed forms to their minimum and to inject vivid musical characterization. It is a work that calls for accomplished singers who are also powerful actors particularly for the baritone role of Chevreuse. Chorley described the powerful effect produced by Giorgio Ronconi in this part.<br/><br/>Maria di Rohan contains some of Donizetti's most expressive music. The soprano's first-act aria 'Cupa fatal mestizia' suggests Un ballo in maschera. The tenor's aria at the beginning of Act 2 'Alma soave e cara' is one of a number of fine single-movement tenor arias from the final years of Donizetti's output that reveal how effectively he wrote for this range of voice. The baritone's scene in Act 3 'Bella e di sol vestita' has been eloquently recorded by Mattia Battistini." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo [PNs 6056-6060, 6063, 6065, 6133, 6136-6141, 6402, 6492, 6535, 6652, 6659-6660, 6721-6724, 6727 unknown books
186131239Milano: F. Lucca PNs 10001-10034 1861. Oblong folio. Full dark brown cloth with decorative blindstamping and floral device gilt to upper titling gilt to spine. 1f. recto title printed in brown within decorative borders by G. Sperati verso blank 1f. recto named cast list verso table of contents 5-268 pp. Each number with separate caption title and pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Title includes an index of pieces with individual plate numbers and prices. Cast list from the first performance includes Rosine Stoltz Gilbert Duprez Paul Barroilhet and Nicolas Levasseur. <br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped spine slightly faded. Light scattered foxing throughout heavier to a few signatures. Second Italian edition later issue. Inzaghi IN. 67 pp. 187-89. Bergamo catalog p. 123 a similar issue.<br/><br/>Based on the plate numbers the second edition is from 1855 but the decorative title page of this issue by Sperati is dated 1861. Instrumental-only pieces have dual plate numbers from the first edition of 1841: Sinfonia PN 10001 2844 Ballet PNs 10014 2840 10015 2841 10016 2842 10017 2843.<br/><br/>La Favorite to a libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz with additions by Eugène Scribe was first performed at the Paris Opéra on December 2 1840. Donizetti used his earlier unperformed opera L'ange de Nisida as the basis for La Favorite though the plots are considerably different. The original French version would become a standard in Paris performed regularly at the Opéra until 1918. It has become widely regarded as one of Donzietti's best operas with considerable attention given to the fourth act. <br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. F. Lucca [PNs 10001-10034] unknown books
184033576Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister PN 2387 1840. Oblong folio. Black marbled boards with original publisher's brown printed wrappers bound in. 77 pp. Engraved. Text in Italian and German.<br/><br/>Some early notational additions in pencil to the vocal lines in the sixth number the duet "Oude riedi che mai brami"<br/><br/>From the collection of Luigi Ricci 1893-1981 Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni.<br/><br/>Binding considerably worn rubbed bumped and cracked; spine mostly lacking; remnants of paper title label to upper. Some minor signs of wear; light uniform browning; scattered foxing. First German edition. The first edition of the complete piano-vocal score was published in the following year in Vienna by Diabelli. Inzaghi IN. 62 p. 182. <br/><br/>Maria de Rudenz a dramma tragico in 3 acts to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano after A. Bourgeois J.-G.-A. Cuvelier and J. de Mallian premiered in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice on 30 January 1838. <br/><br/>"With its highly romantic plot unusual in involving a heroine who apparently dies twice Maria de Rudenz marks the extreme of Donizetti's interest in 'strong' subjects. It has often been remarked that the libretto's violent plot and its reliance on past events to move the action on is more than a little reminiscent of Cammarano's later Il trovatore. The score contains much fine music including a mellifluous sortita for the baritone a notable Larghetto to the Act 1 finale later incorporated into Poliuto and Les martyrs several powerful duets with contrasting melodies for the participants particularly effective is the one for Maria and Corrado in Act 2 a moving aria-finale for the heroine and extraordinarily in the prelude to Act 2 an extended solo for bass clarinet." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online. Friedrich Hofmeister [PN 2387] unknown books
183431259Milano: Gio. Ricordi PNs 7210-7224 1834. Oblong folio. Light yellow calf-backed marbled boards gilt-ruled compartments to spine. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto table of contents verso blank 5-107 pp. Each number with separate caption title some with separate pagination. Engraved. <br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding worn rubbed and bumped; minor loss to head and tail of spine; narrow strip cut from upper margin of front free endpaper with remnants of contemporary markings in all likelihood related to ownership. Light foxing and a few small stains to title; very minimal scattered foxing throughout. First edition for piano solo. Inzaghi IN. 47 pp. 164-166.<br/><br/>Lucrezia Borgia to a libretto by Felice Romani after Victor Hugo's play Lucrèce Borgia was premiered in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala on December 26 1833. Despite an uneven reception it became one of Donizetti's most successful operas particularly after the second production of the work in 1840. <br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. Gio. Ricordi [PNs 7210-7224] unknown books
006221Milano: Presso Epimaco e Pasquale Artaria. Half Vellum. Marbled paper on boards. Very Good. N.d. circa 1830s. Oblong 19.5 by 26.5 cm. The pagination is disorganized with a return to page one several times then many numbers skipped and ending on page 112 but it seems that the book is complete as published. Partial hand-coloring of the title page including of the lettering and the copper engraved illustration beneath. Scarce -- no copies found on OCLC First Search. This Donizetti opera had its premier in 1833 and thus this published piano version based on the opera score is both early and quite possibly the first published piano reduction of the score. Condition: soiling of the vellum spine and light wear to the binding generally. Occasional light foxing and soiling to the interior but mostly clean and tight. <br/><br/> Presso Epimaco e Pasquale Artaria hardcover books
184631251Napoli: B. Girard e C. PNs 1835 4609-17 2150-2 1867-9 1827-33 1891-3 1846. Oblong folio. Dark brown morocco-backed textured red paper boards titling and decorative device gilt to spine. 1f. recto title verso cast list table of contents 3-154 1f. recto title verso blank 157-227 pp. Each number with separate caption title and pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Title includes an index of pieces with individual plate numbers and prices including alternate versions and chamber arrangments.<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding moderately worn rubbed and bumped; scattered defects and stains; large gouge to lower. Title split at gutter; light scattered foxing; minor dampstaining to right margin of first few leaves and to lower margin throughout; page number "99" used twice. An early edition later issue. Inzaghi IN. 35 pp. 150-2. Girard's first edition of Anna Bolena was issued circa 1831 shortly after its premiere and publication by Ricordi. This later edition contains a mix of old and new plates and was printed when Girard was located on Strada Toledo between 1837 and 1846.<br/><br/>Anna Bolena was composed to a libretto by Felice Romani after Ippolito Pindemonte's Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena 1816 and Alessandro Pepoli's Anna Bolena 1788. The opera was first performed in Milan at the Teatro Carcano on December 26 1830. <br/><br/>"This was Donizetti's first great international success giving him his initial exposure to Paris and London audiences. Pasta Anne and Rubini Percy sang in the première. Immensely popular for almost half a century it re-entered the modern repertory following a triumphant revival at La Scala with Callas in 1957. Since then the work has proved a favourite vehicle for such bel canto specialists as Sutherland Sills and Caballé. The final 20 minutes of Anna Bolena reveals for the first time Donizetti's mature ability to flesh out an ariafinale so that it provides the substance of a gripping scene. Nothing Donizetti had done before approaches the scope and multiform intensity of this magnificent scene." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. B. Girard e C. [PNs 1835, 4609-17, 2150-2, 1867-9, 1827-33, 1891-3] unknown books
185933417Milano: Giovanni Ricordi PNs 13551-13579 1859. Oblong folio. Disbound. 1f. title printed within decorative light teal blue border 1f. named cast list contents 3-253 1 blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Named cast list includes Giorgio Ronconi Gaetano Rossi Domenico Donzelli Sofia Löwe Luigia Abbadia and Teresa Ruggeri.<br/><br/>Contemporary owner's signature "Geo. Sweet" to upper outer corner of title with handstamp of Tams Witmark to blank lower margin and blindstamp of Tito Ricordi dated April 1859 to lower outer corner.<br/><br/>Wrappers lacking. Slight dampstaining to lower margin throughout; light foxing to outer leaves; occasional markings in pencil. First Italian edition later issue. Published shortly after the French edition. Inzaghi IN. 71 p. 191. Bergamo Catalogue p. 127 54. Gaspari III p. 301.<br/><br/>A melodramma in three acts to a ibretto by Gaetano Rossi and Donizetti after the play by François Ancelot Maria Padilla premiered in Milan at La Scala on 26 December 1841.<br/><br/>"One of the most unfairly neglected of Donizetti's mature operas Maria Padilla contains a wealth of brilliant and dramatically powerful music." William Ashbrook in Grove Dictionary of Opera. Giovanni Ricordi [PNs 13551-13579] unknown books
185331257Napoli: Successori della Ditta Girard e Co. PNs 3616-31 3872-3 4292-4 1853. Oblong folio. Vellum-backed and edged boards with burgundy cloth laid down initials "C.G." gilt to upper titling to spine stamped in black original yellow publisher's printed wrappers bound in. 1f. recto title verso blank 8 pp. Sinfonia 3-150 pp. Each number with separate caption title and pagination. Engraved.<br/><br/>Endpapers watermarked with a fleur-de-lis. With priced catalog "Opere Teatrali Intere" to upper wrapper listing works by Bellini Donizetti Rossini Verdi et al. composed through 1853 and with list of pieces with individual prices and plate numbers to title.<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn bumped and scuffed. Light browning to title; minimal foxing throughout primarily confined to margins. First Edition of the revised version later issue. Inzaghi IN. 61 pp. 180-2. The first edition of Roberto Devereux was revised by Girard with the changes Donizetti made for the 1838 performance in Paris PNs 4292-4. This later issue has "Successori della Ditta" added to the title indicating that it was issued shortly after Girard's imprint changed in 1853. <br/><br/>Roberto Devereux to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano after François Ancelot's tragedy Élisabeth d'Angleterre 1829 was first performed in Naples at the Teatro S Carlo on October 28 1837.<br/><br/>"The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in Roberto Devereux is the most imposing of Donizetti's representations of that character who also appears in Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth and Maria Stuarda and the role must rank as one of the great acting and singing opportunities in the bel canto repertory. Musically the score has much to commend it. As in other Donizetti operas the first act moves in a rather leisurely manner with a sequence of full arie di sortita; the pace accelerates to a dramatic climax in a briefer Act 2; then Act 3 like that of Lucia is a sequence of three powerful scenes."<br/><br/>"Particularly impressive are Elizabeth's entrance aria the duet for Sarah and Essex the trio-finale to Act 2 the Prison Scene of Essex and Elizabeth's aria-finale. Everywhere the score shows the sure hand of a composer in control of his materials. The powerful prelude to the Prison Scene recalls the opening of Act 2 of Fidelio. Elizabeth's final Larghetto 'Vivi ingrato' is a fine example of a melody developing in a long emotional arc of searing poignancy and of Donizetti's sensitive response to the expressive colour of the words." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Ricci was an important figure in the transmission of 19th century traditions passed on to him by noted baritone Antonio Cotogni 1831-1918 whom he accompanied from the age of 12. He was active as a vocal coach at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he taught amongst many others Sesto Bruscantini Anna Moffo Rosalind Elias Ezio Flagello Peter Lindroos and Martti Wallén. Successori della Ditta Girard e Co. [PNs 3616-31, 3872-3, 4292-4] unknown books
183336254Milano: F. Lucca PNs 900 904 905 912 e 913 914 and 915 1833. Oblong folio. Original blue wrappers with publisher's large ivory printed title label to upper. Engraved. Uncut. With text in Italian. On high quality paper.<br/><br/>Contains the following 6 complete numbers all with secondary pagination:<br/>- Scene e Duetto. In un etasi che uguale. 19 i blank pp. secondary pagination 49-67. PNs 900 L900L.<br/>- Duetto. Colei Safronia. 17 i blank pp. secondary pagination 87-103. PNs 904 P904P z904z. <br/>- Seguito del finale primo. Torquato! mira. Il Fratel t'invia 35 i blank pp. secondary pagination 104-138. PNs 905 n905n.<br/>- Scena e duetto. Poco dunque ti pare. 13 i blank pp. secondary paginatio 183-197. PNs 912 e 913 R912-913R R913R.<br/>- Sei mia . 34 pp. secondary pagination 198-231. PN 914.<br/>- Perche dell'aure in sen Gran scena ed aria. Eseguita dal Sigr. Giorgio Ronconi. 27 i blank pp. secondary pagaination 232-258. PNs 915 Z915Z.<br/><br/>Upper portion of first page of many numbers blank where title imprint etc. would be added for subsequent commercial publication.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and soiled spine reinforced with dark ivory tape. Minor internal browning; edges dusty. CPM Vol. 17 p. 259. Bergamo catalogue 80 complete plate nos. 897-915. Inzaghi 46. <br/><br/>A "melodramma semiserio" in three acts to a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti after Giovanni Rosini's Torquato Tasso and to a lesser degree Carlo Goldoni 's Tasso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's Tasso and Byron 's The Lament of Tasso Donizetti's Torquato Tasso was first performed in Rome at the Teatro Valle on 9 September 1833.<br/><br/>"Eleonora's expressive sortita 'Io l'udia nei suoi bei carmi' and her duet with the poet that follows 'Colei Sofronia' are notable passages. The finest music in the score however comes in the last act with Tasso's Larghetto 'Perché dell'aure in sen' leading into a touching dialogue with chorus; this culminates in a mournful cantabile to form the lyric section of the tempo di mezzo and is followed by an elegiac cabaletta in C major. As in Anna Bolena Donizetti here expanded the structure of the aria-finale to fill out an entire scene." William Ashbrook in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>One of the earliest publications issued by Lucca. [F. Lucca] [PNs 900, 904, 905, 912 e 913, 914 and 915] unknown books
185033581Napoli: Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo PNs 3205-10 3219 3590-1 3607 4054 4010-1 4207-8 1850. Oblong folio. 19th century dark red leather-backed green cloth boards with decorative devices gilt to spine; marbled endpapers. 123 pp. Each number with separate caption title and secondary pagination. Engraved. Printed note to title indicating the 5 pieces added to the original version.<br/><br/>With handstamp "Scuola di Canto dei Mo. Lombardini" to title and several pages throughout. Occasional performance markings in lead and blue pencil including notated vocal embellishments.<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981. <br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; remnants of paper label to spine. Lightly thumbed and foxed heavier to some leaves; several corners with tape repairs. First Edition later issue of the two-act version later issue. Inzaghi IN. 58 p. 178. Scarce 3 copies only outside Italy.<br/><br/>Betly or La capanna svizzera a dramma giocoso to Donizetti's own libretto after Scribe Mélesville and Goethe premiered in one act in Naples at the Teatro Nuovo on 21 August 1836. The present revised version in two acts was also premiered in Naples on 29 September 1837.<br/><br/>"Betly has a score full of unpretentious charm and a plot that works well on the stage. The role of Daniele is akin to that of Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore. The highlights of the score are Betly's solo moments: her sortita and her aria-finale the former particularly for its local colour with a yodel-like refrain." William Ashbrook in Grove Dictionary of Opera<br/><br/>Scores containing 19th century unpublished vocal embellishments are particularly interesting as they document contemporary performance practice. Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo [PNs 3205-10, 3219, 3590-1, 3607, 4054, 4010-1, 4207-8] unknown books
184333507Wien: Ant. Diabelli und Comp. PN D. & C. No. 7642-59 1843. PROCH Heinrich 1809-1878 trans. Folio. Brown cloth-backed plain blue wrappers. 1f. recto title verso contents 1 cast list 2-285 1 blank pp. Engraved. Text in Italian and German.<br/><br/>Early signature "Josephine Rudolf" and handstamp "Musik-Antiquariat Karl Schwager" to title. <br/><br/>From the collection of Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni Luigi Ricci 1893-1981.<br/><br/>Wrappers worn and chipped. Occasional light foxing heavier to title; some offsetting; several leaves with paper tape repairs to blank margins; two lines on title underlined in red pencil. First German edition. Inzaghi IN. 75 p. 195. Scarce 2 copies located in the U.S. at Duke and the Library of Congress. <br/><br/>The first edition to contain Donizetti's revisions for the Viennese performance.<br/><br/>Don Pasquale a dramma buffo in 3 acts to a libretto by Giovanni Ruffini and Donizetti after Angelo Anelli premiered in Paris at the Théâtre Italien on 3 January 1843. The incredible success of the opera led to a series of performances the same year in Milan 17 April Vienna 14 May and London 19 June.<br/><br/>"Don Pasquale was an instant success . For its Viennese première at the Kärntnertortheater on 14 May 1843 in Italian a production prepared by Donizetti he added to the score the baritone-buffo duet 'Cheti cheti immantinente' borrowing it from a discarded section of the unperformed L'ange de Nisida; Don Pasquale was sung on that occasion by Tadolini Norina Rovere Pasquale Salvi Ernesto and Ronconi Malatesta .<br/><br/>" . The opera has been described as 'Mozartian' and clearly it shares certain characteristics with Mozart's approach: the characters are humanized not mere farcical stereotypes and the melodies mirror the emotions they express. This comparison is often made in apparent astonishment that a Donizetti could achieve such an irresistibly heartfelt comedy. Rather it is more appropriate to describe the opera as supremely 'Donizettian' for it stands as a summation of all his most valuable qualities." William Ashbrook in Grove Dictionary of Opera. Ant. Diabelli und Comp. [PN D. & C. No. 7642-59] unknown books
