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Overture to Masaniello

Title
Overture to Masaniello [graphic].
Publication
London : Musical Bouquet, [183-?]

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Additional Authors
Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871.
Description
1 print : lithograph, b&w; 33 x 25 cm., image 16 x 14 cm. +
Summary
Sheet music cover illustration of a scene from Daniel Auber's opera Masaniello. A man and a woman flee, with anxious looks over their shoulders, from shadowy figures behind them, one of whom bears a sword. The man wears a Phrygian cap, symbol of liberty, and carries a dagger; he is barefooted and wears a shirt, breeches rolled up to mid-thigh, and a cloak.
Series Statement
Musical bouquet ; nos. 153, 154
Uniform Title
Musical bouquet ; nos. 153, 154.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Sheet music covers.
  • Lithographs.
Note
  • Caption title.
Source (note)
  • Lillian Moore.
Biography (note)
  • The opera Masaniello, ou La muette de Portici (music, Daniel Auber; libretto, Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne) was first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1828, and enjoyed enormous popularity during the nineteenth century for its revolutionary sentiments.
Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Mas 1
OCLC
825074376
Title
Overture to Masaniello [graphic].
Imprint
London : Musical Bouquet, [183-?]
Series
Musical bouquet ; nos. 153, 154
Musical bouquet ; nos. 153, 154.
Biography
The opera Masaniello, ou La muette de Portici (music, Daniel Auber; libretto, Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne) was first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1828, and enjoyed enormous popularity during the nineteenth century for its revolutionary sentiments.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
Gift; Lillian Moore.
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Local Subject
Opera ballet. La muette de Portici.
Added Author
Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871. Composer
Moore, Lillian. Donor
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Mas 1
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