Donizetti

1855 · 33416 — Napoli: Regio Stabilimento Musicale di Teodoro Cottrau PNs 5207-13 5336-49 1855. Oblong octavo. Green cloth-backed marbled boards. 1f. title 3-92 pp. Engraved.<br /> <br /> Endpapers watermarked with an anchor and "Alfonso Am ." "La Briglia." Blindstamp of Cottrau to title.<br /> <br /> From the collection of Luigi Ricci 1893-1981 Italian conductor vocal coach and close associate of Puccini and Mascagni.<br /> <br /> Binding slightly rubbed. Light browning to edges; occasional light foxing. First Edition of this arrangement later issue. Inzaghi IN. 67 p. 188.<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 2 December 2 1840. <br /> <br /> Donizetti used his earlier unperformed opera L'ange de Nisida as the basis for La Favorite talhough the plots are considerably different. The original French version became a standard in Paris performed regularly at the Opéra until 1918. It is now widely regarded as one of Donzietti's best operas with considerable attention given to the fourth act. <br /> <br /> "In spite of its mixture of sources La favorite must rank among Donizetti's best works although it slips from its high standard in a few instances such as the merely efficient ballet music." Ashbrook p. 447. Regio Stabilimento Musicale di Teodoro Cottrau [PNs 5207-13, 5336-49] unknown