Volume 2: Act 3, ca. 1855
Scope and Contents
A score in three volumes, written in Germany with the libretto translated into German. The copy is the work of several copyists, none of whom has been identified.
The numbering of sections in the manuscript corresponds to the numbering found in Verdi's autograph rather than the printed editions of the opera.
The German translation is that of Ricordi's edition of 1852. First German-language performances of Rigoletto took place in 1853. Consistent with the handwriting, the manuscript may therefore date from ca. 1853 - or 1855, if the inscription in the first volume is to be read as a date.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1855
Creator
- Verdi, Giuseppe, composer, 1813-1901 (Person)
- Theaterbibliothek Emil Richter, Hamburg (theatre hire library) (Former owner, Organization)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 Volumes ; 31 x 25 x 2.5 cm
Language of Materials
German
Physical Description
31 x 25 x 2.5 cm.
General
Title page reads: "Rigoletto III.ter Act. Musik von G. Verdi". Bound in marbled paper over millboards, the spine covered in blue and brown striped canvas. A handwritten label on the front cover reads "Rigoletto II Band", corrected in pencil to "Rigoletto III Act" and bears the theatre library stamp.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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