Op. 72. Fidelio Piano-vocal score
182733061Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 4612 1827. Oblong folio. Brown leather-backed marbled boards with oval paper label with titling in contemporary manuscript laid down to upper. 1f. recto title verso blank 1 cast list contents 2-130 pp. Lithographed.<br/><br/>Contemporary signature "Ernst Dieter" to title label and head of title; small circular publisher's handstamp to foot of title.<br/><br/>Binding somewhat worn rubbed and bumped; front free endpaper creased and torn repaired with archival tape. Light scattered foxing; minor dampstaining to final 25ff. Third edition of the third 1814 version of the work. LvBWV v. 1 p. 451. Not in Hoboken. Earlier editions of this version were published in Vienna 1814 Bonn 1815 and Paris 1826. <br/><br/>Beethoven's opera Leonore went through several revisions before the final version Fidelio premiered in Vienna on 23 May 1814. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 4612] unknown books
