Fanciulla del West. Vocal score

La fanciulla del West : opera in tre atti (dal dramma di David Belasco) / di Guelfo Civinini e Carlo Zangarini ; musica di Giacomo Puccini ; riduzione [per] canto e pianoforte di Carlo Carignani.

Milano : G. Ricordi ; New York : Boosey, c1910.

1 vocal score (333 p.) ; 28 cm.

BEIN Koch +20: Original wrappers. Autographed on the night of the first performance by Puccini, Arturo Toscanini (conductor), Giulio Gatti-Casazza (Met's director general), J. Speck (stage manager), Emmy Destinn (Minnie), Enrico Caruso (Dick Johnson), Pasquale Amato (Jack Rance), Adamo Didur (Ashby), Antonio Pini-Corsi (Happy), Albert Reiss (Nick), Dinh Gilly (Sonora), Angelo Badà (Trin), Giulio Rossi (Sid), Vincenzo Reschiglian (Bello), Pietro Audisio (Harry), Glenn Hall (Joe), Bernard Bégu (Larkens), Andrès de Segurola (Jake Wallace), Edoardo Missiano (José Castro) Georges Bourgeois (Billy Jackrabbit) and Marie Mattfeld (Wowkle). From the Frederick R. Koch Collection, FRKF 1406. Accompanied by a printed inviation from the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Opera Company to Mr. M.H. Halperson (name filled in in ms.) for the reception held in Puccini's honor in the foyer of the Met following the opening night performance.

Italian

October 28, 2009

Catalogue of the Frederick R. Koch Collection, p. 239

113300 G. Ricordi

Operas > Vocal scores with piano.