1854 · Roma
by VERDI, Giuseppe 1813-1901, Gioachino Rossini 1792-1868, Gaetano Donizetti 1797-1848, and Saverio Mercadante 1795-1870
Roma: Tipografia dell Rev. Cam. Apostolica, 1854. Small octavo. Modern marbled wrappers. [1] (title), [2] ("Direttori della Musica"), 3-26, 1f. (printer's note) pp. With decorative woodcut device to p. 26.
The libretto to a performance incorporating music by Verdi, Rossini, Mercadante and Donizetti at the papal seminary in Rome to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Christ's mother, on 13 December 1854, with Luigi Moroni, Gaetano Capocci, and Giuseppe Negri named as the "Direttori della Musica."
Includes 4 works by Verdi: "Salve, o Madre: un sacro patto tutti stringe i figli tuoi" from the opening chorus of La Battaglia di Legnano (1849); Silenzio misterio" from the opening chorus of I due Foscari" (1844); "Plaudiam di letizia" from the opening chorus of the Act I finale of Stiffelio (1850); and "Regina dell'alme." Other works performed include Rossini's "Pura stella-del mattino;" Mercadante's "Sacro alla pace degli eletti;" and Donizetti's cantata "Celeste un' aura dal tempio move."
Minor foxing, heavier to endpapers. Probable First Edition. Rare. Worldcat (2 copies only, at the Universities of Chicago and Dayton). OCLC no. 57468047.
An interesting source for several little-known works. (Inventory #: 26743)
The libretto to a performance incorporating music by Verdi, Rossini, Mercadante and Donizetti at the papal seminary in Rome to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Christ's mother, on 13 December 1854, with Luigi Moroni, Gaetano Capocci, and Giuseppe Negri named as the "Direttori della Musica."
Includes 4 works by Verdi: "Salve, o Madre: un sacro patto tutti stringe i figli tuoi" from the opening chorus of La Battaglia di Legnano (1849); Silenzio misterio" from the opening chorus of I due Foscari" (1844); "Plaudiam di letizia" from the opening chorus of the Act I finale of Stiffelio (1850); and "Regina dell'alme." Other works performed include Rossini's "Pura stella-del mattino;" Mercadante's "Sacro alla pace degli eletti;" and Donizetti's cantata "Celeste un' aura dal tempio move."
Minor foxing, heavier to endpapers. Probable First Edition. Rare. Worldcat (2 copies only, at the Universities of Chicago and Dayton). OCLC no. 57468047.
An interesting source for several little-known works. (Inventory #: 26743)