1971 Music Catalogue 103: Opera 1751-1800

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

First edition. From Music Catalogue, issue number 103. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. The first of three catalogues covering the history of opera from its beginnings into the twentieth century. It deals with operas first performed during the years 1751 to 1800, a period of great historical significance and rich in important works, of which almost all have survived into the modern repertory. Produced by Richard Macnutt, an internationally renowned English antiquarian music dealer and expert on Hector Berlioz and Felix Mendelssohn.