Cosi Fan Tutte

New York: Limited Editions Club, 2001. Hardcover. Deep peacock green silk with gilt-lettered cover label; suede-lined clamshell box with spine label. Fine. 52 pages. 48 x 46 cm. Limited edition, copy 36 of 300 signed by Balthus. Six multicolor woodcuts by Balthus cut and editioned by Keiji Shinohara. the opera, conducted by Hans Rosbaud, is included on three CDs inserted into the box. Cosi Fan Tutti, first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte who also wrote Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni. Laid-in a birthday Als from Canada dated 2003 commending Wolfensohn (World Bank President) for his cello artistry. His greatest love was the arts. Mr. Wolfensohn grew up loving symphonies and participating in operettas at school. Later in life, he learned to play the cello from world-renowned cellist Jacqueline Du Pre, and performed at Carnegie Hall on his 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays, including performances alongside YoYo Ma and Bono. LEC Letter no.591 also laid-in.