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Garcia, Manuel.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Fine contemporary manuscript full score of the opera Il Califfo di Bagdad
- ink on paper
the full score of the opera buffa in two acts, written in dark brown ink on up to sixteen staves per page, including a sinfonia and fourteen numbers, with the spoken dialogues between the numbers, printed titles, comprising arias, duets, trios and ensembles, the characters named as Letulbe, Lemède and Kesia (sopranos), Il Califfo, Jemalden and Isauun (tenors), Cadi and Chinola Giudice (basses), and chorus,
2 volumes, about 500 pages & 280 pages, oblong 4to (c.22.7 x 31cms), paper watermarked "Ioseph Viualdi", contemporary straight-grained red morocco gilt, crowned initial C to covers, three elaborate borders, flat spine gilt in compartments, titles to spines, gilt edges and turn-ins, green silk doublures, a few tears, including first cover
2 volumes, about 500 pages & 280 pages, oblong 4to (c.22.7 x 31cms), paper watermarked "Ioseph Viualdi", contemporary straight-grained red morocco gilt, crowned initial C to covers, three elaborate borders, flat spine gilt in compartments, titles to spines, gilt edges and turn-ins, green silk doublures, a few tears, including first cover
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Manuel Garcia (1775-1832), was the Spanish composer and tenor, most famous for creating the role of Count Almaviva in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia in 1816. He wrote many operas for Madrid, Paris, New York and Mexico, but this is only one of two composed for Naples (the Teatro del Fondo, the royal opera house for performances of comic operas), in 1813. The are two recorded contemporary manuscripts of this opera, in Paris and Naples, from which a modern edition was made in 2008, without reference to the present copy. Garcia was also the father of the two famous mezzo-sopranos Maria Malibran and Pauline Viardot.