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Barber, Samuel
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Barber, Samuel
- Typescript libretto for Act Two of Antony and Cleopatra, with extensive additions and alterations by the composer
- paper
including a 2-page autograph scenario for Act Two and other passages of autograph additions in pencil, the typescript extensively annotated in pencil, occasionally also in ink, one passage revised on a slip of paper attached with a paper-clip, some pages inserted later from a golf-ball typewriter
28 pages, 4to, (c.28 x 21cm), in a ring-bound folder, with 7 pages of notes by Andrew Chiappe loosely inserted, no place or date, [1960s]
28 pages, 4to, (c.28 x 21cm), in a ring-bound folder, with 7 pages of notes by Andrew Chiappe loosely inserted, no place or date, [1960s]
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
Barber's three-act opera Antony and Cleopatra was staged at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on 16 September 1966; he revised it with Gian Carlo Menotti during the later 1960s and it was performed again at the Juilliard School in 1975.