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La clemenza di Tito [in two acts] ; Le Nozze di Figaro. Opéra Seria in Due Atti ; Dramma Giocoso in quattroatti. Ridotto per il Cembalo.
Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, [1820-1822]. First Edition. Half Calf. Translation to English: (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621, is an opera seria in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Caterino Mazzolà, after Pietro Metastasio. It was started after most of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), the last of Mozart's principal operas, had already been written. The work premiered on 6 September 1791 at the Estates Theatre in Prague. The title is illustrated with a lithograph by G. Engelmann after Horace Vernet, the edition is entirely engraved and printed by Marquerie Frères. The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro, pronounced [le n ttse di fi aro], K. 492, is a commedia per musica (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Very Good+. Moderate rubbing to head and tail and discernable spine, bumps, heavily foxing, but legible, otherwise tight, bright, and unmarred. Half calf over speckled boards, orange/blue spine labels. Square slim 8vo, 113 engraved pages of notated music, with lyrics in French and Italian ; Square 8vo, 234 pages of notated music, with lyrics in French and Italian. Item #11177
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