- 320
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Così fan tutte o sia La Scuola degli Amanti. Dramma giocoso per Musica, da rappresentarsi nel Teatro di S. A. E. di Sassonia...Eine wie die Andre oder Die Schule der Liebhaber. Ein scherzhaftes Singspiel für das Kurfürstlich=Sächsische Theater, Dresden: [no publisher,] 1791
- paper
159 pages, 8vo (16 x 9.5cm), printed throughout, in Italian and German, contemporary yellow wrappers, with translucent adhesive covering, a few tiny tears at inner margins, light cockling, light browning, a few small marks, tiny tear to upper margin of pp.29/30
Literature
Cf. Sonneck, p.325 (the copy here is described as having 147 pages); not in Fuld, Librettos; not in Hirsch; Ian Woodfield, Mozart's Così fan tutte. A Compositional History (Woodbridge, 2008), pp.23 and 189
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"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
Rare. We have no record of this rare contemporary libretto - for a Dresden staging of Così fan tutte in 1791 - appearing at auction in recent times. One notable feature of the libretto is its modern spelling of the name 'Guglielmo': in Mozart's autograph, the name is spelt variously 'Guillelmo' and 'Guilelmo'.