L'Africaine : opéra en 5 actes , 6 Novembre 1843 / paroles de M. Scribe ; musique de Giacomo Meyerbeer
- Creator:
- Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861 - Published/Created:
- 1843 Nov 6
- Physical Description:
- 1 ms. vocal score ([352] p.)
27 x 38 cm. - Notes:
- Title from cover.
Meyerbeer began work on the opera, on a libretto by Eugène Scribe, in 1837. He completed a first version in 1843, and continued to revise the work until 1863. After Meyerbeer's death in 1864, François-Joseph Fétis made further revisions, and the opera was premiered at the Paris Opéra on April 28, 1865.
Also listed in finding aid for General Collection Manuscript Music Miscellany. - Abstract:
- Vocal score, holograph, corrected, of Meyerbeer's first version of the opera, "terminé le 6 Novembre 1843".
- Variant Titles:
- L'Africaine : opéra en 5 actes / paroles de M. Scribe ; musique de Giacomo Meyerbeer.
Africaine. Vocal score - Topics:
- Composers--France--19th century
Operas--Vocal scores with piano - Topics:
- Meyerbeer, Giacomo,--1791-1864
- Genre:
- Musical works
- Format:
- Notated Music
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Source Title:
- General Collection manuscript music miscellany
- Source Created:
- [ca. 1600-ongoing]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS MUSIC MISC VOLUME 21
- Orbis Record:
- 6550755
- Finding Aid:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.genmusmisc
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- General Collection, BRBL, Yale University
- oid pointer:
- 1034664
- Citation:
- Giacomo Meyerbeer, L'Africaine. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
- Extent of digitization:
- Complete work digitized.
- OID:
- 2006313
- PID:
- digcoll:3347465
