Don Pasquale : opéra bouffe en trois actes

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848, composer. Ruffini, Giovanni, 1807-1881, librettist. Royer, Alphonse, 1803-1875; translator. Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862, translator

Published by Gambogi Frères [1843?], 112, rue de Richeliue, Paris, France

About this Item

In French. 203 pages. 28 x 19.5 cm. WorldCat: Libraries worldwide that own item: 2. Boards detached and damaged. Title page has stamps of booksellers and of Robert Arnold, an early 20th century tenor. His stamp also appears on 1 and on page 121, which has minor damage in margin, see image here. Book has separated into two sections. The opera was first performed on 3 January 1843 by the Théâtre-Italien at the Salle Ventadour in Paris with great success and it is generally regarded as being the high point of the 19th century opera buffa tradition and, in fact, marking its ending. At its premiere Don Pasquale was performed by four of the most celebrated singers of the day and was an immediate success. It was recognized at the time as Donizetti's comic masterpiece and, to this day, is still considered as such. Pasquale remains one of the most popular of his 66 operas, as well as being one of the three most popular Italian comic operas, the others being Rossini's The Barber of Seville and Donizetti's own L'elisir d'amore. Seller Inventory # 014646

Bibliographic Details

Title: Don Pasquale : opéra bouffe en trois actes

Publisher: Gambogi Frères [1843?], 112, rue de Richeliue, Paris, France

Binding: Paper Wrappers

Condition: Fair