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185329253Paris: Colombier PN C. 1638 1853. Large octavo. Half red calf with textured red paper spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt. 1f. recto title printed within decorative border verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 108 pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Named cast includes Lefebvre Ponchard Bussine and Révilly.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Minor to moderate foxing; pencil annotation to free front endpaper; former owner's signature in pencil to upper margin of title partially erased; small publisher's facsimile signature handstamp to lower margin of title. First Edition. <br/><br/>First performed to a libretto by Desforge in Paris at the Comédie-Italienne on June 24 1784.<br/><br/>"Grétry made decisive contributions to the scope and style of the 18th-century opéra comique and to technical aspects such as musical 'local colour' and the design of overtures. His opéras comiques and recitative comedies for the Paris Opéra enjoyed unparalleled success in the 20 years up to the French Revolution. It is hard to imagine the evolution of opéra comique and Romantic opera in general without the part played by his works. The apex of Grétry's career saw L'épreuve villageoise and Richard Coeur-de-lion both 1784 together with contemporary successes at the Opéra: La caravane du Caire 1783 and Panurge 1785." M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet and David Charlton in Grove Music Online. Colombier [PN C. 1638] unknown books
182029816Zwikau: Schumann 1820. 185 x 120 mm. plus good margins. Printed on wove paper within an octagonal border.<br/><br/>Grétry is depicted in later life; the present portrait was quite possibly done from life. "Grétry made decisive contributions to the scope and style of the 18th-century opéra comique and to technical aspects such as musical 'local colour' and the design of overtures. His opéras comiques and recitative comedies for the Paris Opéra enjoyed unparalleled success in the 20 years up to the French Revolution. It is hard to imagine the evolution of opéra comique and Romantic opera in general without the part played by his works." M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet and David Charlton in Grove Music Online. Schumann unknown books
