Der Carneval in Rom [Piano-vocal score]

  • Wien: Friedrich Schreiber [PN 23598], 1875
By STRAUSS, Johann, Jr. 1825-1899
Wien: Friedrich Schreiber [PN 23598], 1875. Large octavo. Dark brown leather-backed marbled boards with large rectangular manuscript title label to upper. 1f. (recto title on light brown ground printed in dark brown within decorative border, verso index), [3]-185, [i] (blank) pp.

With extensive early performance markings in red, blue, and lead pencil. Front endpapers with extensive early manuscript annotations in German documenting instrumental and vocal part requirements and performers; rear endpapers with annotations documenting performances on 29 June and 7 July 1884. Early owner's signature to upper outer corner of title.

Quite worn, browned, and soiled. Lacking pp. 177-182. First Edition. Weinmann p. 129.

Der Carneval in Rom, a comic opera to a libretto by J. Braun after V. Sardou's Piccolino, was first performed at the Theater an der Wien on 1 March 1873.

An interesting copy.

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