1879ref. 36741Paris: Léon Grus PN L.G. 3381 1879. Large octavo. Quarter dark red morocco with dark red pebbled cloth boards with decorative gilt cornerpieces within gilt rules to upper and lower raised bands on spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt moire-patterned ivory endpapers all edges gilt. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto dedication verso blank 1f. recto named cast list verso blank 1f. recto contents verso blank i half-title iii overture paginated A-C 287 i blank pp. Lithographed. Named cast list includes MM. Dereims Stéphanne Giraudet Barré Alfred Maris Bernard Lefèvre Teste Collin Chenevière Villars Davoust Chevrier Franck-Duvernoy Périer P. Lévy Dorel and Laurençon and dancers Blandini Coralli Lafont Stelino Dardignac and Anck. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; endpapers stained and soiled. Minor internal wear and browning; small oval publisher's partial handstamp to lower outer margin of title. Second version first issue. First performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 5 April 1877. Léon Grus [PN L.G. 3381] unknown books
1900ref. 36764Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 703 1900. Large octavo. Quarter dark blue morocco with marbled boards raised bands on spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt. 1f. recto title within decorative architectural border verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 49 i 50-54 55-178 pp. Some leaves unopened. Named cast includes Nicot Chapuy Bouhy and Giraudet from the Opéra-Comique and Froment Carvalho Battaille Balanqué and Sax from the Théâtre Lyrique. Binding very slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Third version later issue. Philémon et Baucis to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after Jean de La Fontaine's fable was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on February 18 1860. "At the suggestion of Léon Carvalho director of the Théâtre Lyrique Gounod expanded his original two-act frame into three by adding a middle act that depicts the orgiastic celebrations of the townspeople in Jupiter's temple. For the 1876 revival at the Opéra-Comique which established Philémon in the repertory of that house until World War II Gounod reduced the work to two acts." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 703] unknown books
1890ref. 36763Paris: Choudens Père et Fils PN A.C. 9451 1 1803; A.C. 2482 A.C. 3730 1890. 4 volumes bound in 2. Large octavo. Quarter black morocco with marbled boards raised bands on spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt marbled endpapers. A total of 80 songs. Vol. I: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 123 pp. Named cast includes Béranger A. de Lamartine Passerat Baïf Victor Hugo Alfred de Musset Eugène Tourneux Ponsard La Fontaine Théodore de Banville and A. Porte. Vol. II: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 123 pp. Named cast includes Émile Augier O. Pradère Jules Barbier H. Lefevre Louise Bertin A. de Lamartine Ernest Lebouvé Leon Gozlan L. de Peyre and Théophile Gautier. Vol. III: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank. 123 pp. Named cast inclues Alexandre Dumas fils Jules Barbier Louis Gallet Théophile Gautier Joseph Collin M. Carré Ch. Gounod Scribe Delavigne Émkle Augier Albert Delpit O. Pradère and Comte A. de Ségur. Vol. IV: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank. 119 pp. Named cast includes Paul de Choudens J. Barbier Michel Carré Comte A. de Ségur Poirson Gallet Émile Augier E. Legouvé Eugène Manuel and Pierre Barbier. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Choudens Père et Fils [PN A.C. 945(1), (1*) [1803]; A.C. 2482, A.C. 3730 unknown books
1871ref. 36758Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 2260 1871. Large octavo. Quarter dark brown morocco with marbled boards spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt marbled endpapers. 1f. recto title printed in dark brown verso blank 3 contents 4-39 i pp. Text in French and Latin. Lithographed. Performance markings in pencil to first number; minor annotatioins in ink to p. 15. Binding quite worn and rubbed corners slightly bumped. Minor to moderate browning. First French edition the Novello Ewer & Co. edition most probably pre-dates the French edition. Bound with: Schubert Franz Collection 40 Mélodies Choisies avec accompt. de Piano . avec les Paroles Allemande s originales et une Traduction Française de Maurice Bourges et Emile Deschamps . Prix 7f. net. Paris: Brandus et Cie. PN B. et Cie. 5199 after 1850. 1f. recto full-page half-length lithographic portrait of Schubert verso blank 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto contents verso blank 174 pp. Text in French and German. Lithographed. Minor wear; some foxing and browning; several signatures partially detached; publisher's facsimile signature handstamp to blank foot of title. Choudens [PN A.C. 2260] unknown books
1867ref. 36761Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 1412 1867. Large octavo. Mid-tan morocco-backed dark brown pebbled paper boards with titling and rules gilt to upper. 1f. recto title printed in dark blue within architectural border verso blank 1f. recto dedication to "Charles XV Roi de Suède & de Norwège" verso blank 1f. recto cast and contents verso blank 3-147 i blank pp. Lithographed. Berlin agents Schlesinger and Lienau printed to foot of title; handstamp of former Viennese owner to upper outer corner of free front endpaper. Binding worn and rubbed; corners abraided. Light browning throughout most noticeable to first and last leaves; many signatures split. First Edition in this form evidently published for both French- and German-speaking markets. First performed in Paris at the Lyrique on 27 April 1867 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré after Shakespeare. Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette contains four exquisite soprano-tenor duets a number almost certainly unprecedented in 19th-century opera and a harbinger of the prominence of love duets in such works as Massenet's Manon and Werther; to Gounod's great credit each has a distinct musico-dramatic ambience and shape." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 1412] unknown books
1886ref. 36796Paris: Choudens Fils PN A.C. 1005 1886. Large octavo. Half dark red morocco with marbled boards spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt moire-patterned endpapers. 1f. recto decorative title printed in dark gold verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 3-32 8 33-213 pp. 15 plates of scenes from the opera printed on coated paper in sepia on one side of the leaf only. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Minor browning throughout. Third edition. Mireille to a libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral was first performed in Paris at the Lyrique on 19 March 1864. "There are . fine moments in Mireille particularly in the title role where Gounod exhibits his particular talent for feminine characterization . Mireille . is a noteworthy contribution to the French lyric stage . It presents the unsuitability of a love match because of difference in social status entirely within the framework of a rural agrarian society and transforms the daughter of a farmer into a tragic heroine." "In his unceasing quest for what he saw as dramatic and spiritual truth Gounod succeeded in restoring a higher sense of artistic purpose to the French stage and in strictly musical terms his influence on the course of French music was substantial." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 1005] unknown books
ref. 36231Oblong folio 175 x 264 mm. 30 measures in total notated on both sides of the leaf the initial 13 measures in black ink the following 17 in purple pencil possibly a continuation of the same work. With several deletions and "Notes manuscrites de Ch. Gounod" in pencil to upper right margin. Slightly worn and browned; cut from a larger leaf. "Gounod wrote in most of the major genres of his day sacred and secular. That his reputation began to wane even during his lifetime does not detract from his place among the most respected and prolific composers in France during the second half of the 19th century." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. unknown books
1973ref. 35067New York: Stein and Day 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Dark gray cloth-backed dark orange boards titling gilt to spine. 251 pp. With several illustrations. Stein and Day hardcover books
1900ref. 28958Paris: Choudens Fils PN A.C. 1482 1900. Large octavo. Half black cloth with textured black paper boards. 1f. recto title verso blank i cast list and contents 2-253 i blank pp. Text in German. With occasional lyrics translated into Danish in manuscript. Binding slightly worn and shaken. Tear to outer margin of pp. 197-98. First performed in Paris at the Lyrique on 27 April 1867 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré after Shakespeare. Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette contains four exquisite soprano-tenor duets a number almost certainly unprecedented in 19th-century opera and a harbinger of the prominence of love duets in such works as Massenet's Manon and Werther; to Gounod's great credit each has a distinct musico-dramatic ambience and shape." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 1482] unknown books
1890ref. 28826Paris: Choudens Fils PN A.C. 1005 1890. Large octavo. Original publisher's full red cloth flexible blindtooled boards titling in silver to upper and spine. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 3-32 viii 132-328 33-213 i blank pp. Binding slightly worn soiled and bumped; front free endpaper brittle corner lacking. Browned; some signatures split. Third version fourth issue. Mireille to a libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral was first performed at the Lyrique on March 19 1864. "There are. fine moments in Mireille particularly in the title role where Gounod exhibits his particular talent for feminine characterization. Mireille. is a noteworthy contribution to the French lyric stage. It presents the unsuitability of a love match because of difference in social status entirely within the framework of a rural agrarian society and transforms the daughter of a farmer into a tragic heroine." "In his unceasing quest for what he saw as dramatic and spiritual truth Gounod succeeded in restoring a higher sense of artistic purpose to the French stage and in strictly musical terms his influence on the course of French music was substantial." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 1005] unknown books
1880ref. 28812London and New York: Boosey and Co 1880. Large octavo. Original publisher's full dark red cloth decoratively tooled in blind black dark blue and gilt titling gilt to spine all edges gilt. 1f. recto title verso printer's note 1f. recto contents verso cast list and synopsis 176 pp. Head and tail of spine very slightly frayed. Some signatures partially split; minor staining to upper margins of pp. 158-161. "There are. fine moments in Mireille particularly in the title role where Gounod exhibits his particular talent for feminine characterization. Mireille. is a noteworthy contribution to the French lyric stage. It presents the unsuitability of a love match because of difference in social status entirely within the framework of a rural agrarian society and transforms the daughter of a farmer into a tragic heroine." "In his unceasing quest for what he saw as dramatic and spiritual truth Gounod succeeded in restoring a higher sense of artistic purpose to the French stage and in strictly musical terms his influence on the course of French music was substantial." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Boosey and Co unknown books
1879ref. 28957Paris: Léon Grus PN L.G. 3381 1879. Large octavo. Full modern dark gray cloth. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto dedication to his collaborators and friends Paul Poirson and Louis Gallet verso blank 1f. recto named cast list verso blank 1f. contents i part title iii a-c 287 i blank pp. Lithographed Named cast includes Dereims Stéphanne Giraudet Barré Alfred Maris Bernard Lefèvre Teste Collin Chenevière Villars Davoust Chevrier Franck-Duvernoy Périer P. Lévy Dorel and Laurençon. With an inscription signed A. Giacometti to dedication. Columbia Broadcasting System Music Library handstamp to lower margin of free front endpaper and several leaves; tape repairs to gutters of pp. 16-1718-19 22-23 81-99 and 280-281; some soiling to title with small oval publisher's handstamp to lower margin. Second version first issue. Commissioned by Carvalho just after he took on the directorship of the Opéra Comique 1876 Cinq-Mars was "given a lavish production" there on 5 April 1877 to a libretto by Poirson and Ballet after the novel by A.V. de Vigny. "The first appearance of a new opera by as eminent a figure as Gounod attracted a flurry of attention. ." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Léon Grus [PN L.G. 3381] unknown books
1895ref. 28952London: Chappell & Co. PN 22805 1895. Quarto. Original publisher's blue wrappers with titling in dark blue within decorative border. 1f. recto title verso named cast list and notes on first English performance i contents 2-225 i publisher's catalogue pp. Named cast includes from the Royal Opera Covent Garden London production includes Melba EamesRegina Pinkert Bauermeister Edouard de Reszké Dufriche Igenio Corst Ceste Castelmary Miranda Rinaldini and Jean de Reszké and from the Carl Rosa Opera Company production Zelie de Lussan Kate Drew Annie Cook Abramoff Max Eugene John Child F. H. Celli E. Albert and Barton McGuckin. Wrappers worn and detached with remnants of tape repairs; spine reinforced with cloth tape. Tape to inner margin of title and verso of final leaf; minor soiling to edges of title with small publisher's facsimile signature handstamp to lower margin. First performed in English in Liverpool by the Carl Rosa Opera Company at the Royal Court Theatre on 15 January 1890. Chappell & Co. [PN 22805] unknown books
1864ref. 28811Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 1005 1012 1864. Large octavo. Half dark red morocco with marbled boards original publisher's dark ivory illustrated wrappers bound in. 1f. recto title illustrated by V. Arouy verso blank 1f. recto dedication verso blank i named cast list and contents 2-191 i 192-200 201-242 pp. Named cast includes Miolan-Carvalho Morini Ismaël Petit Faure-Léfèvre Reboux and Wartel. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; spine lacking; library bookplate to front pastedown; upper wrapper chipped with repair and with perforated handstamp also to title. Slightly foxed and browned; tear to inner margin of first two leaves repaired; ex-library with associated markings. First Edition later issue. Mireille to a libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral was first performed at the Lyrique on March 19 1864. "There are . fine moments in Mireille particularly in the title role where Gounod exhibits his particular talent for feminine characterization . Mireille . is a noteworthy contribution to the French lyric stage . It presents the unsuitability of a love match because of difference in social status entirely within the framework of a rural agrarian society and transforms the daughter of a farmer into a tragic heroine." "In his unceasing quest for what he saw as dramatic and spiritual truth Gounod succeeded in restoring a higher sense of artistic purpose to the French stage and in strictly musical terms his influence on the course of French music was substantial." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 1005 (1012)] unknown books
1890ref. 28804Paris: Choudens Père & Fils PN A. C. 1411 1890. Large octavo. Half maroon cloth with marbled boards title label in manuscript to spine. 1f. recto illustrated title verso notes i named cast list and contents 2-71 i 72-80 81-132 i 133-137 138-249 250 blank 251-290 pp. Binding slightly worn and faded; repairs to inner margins of many leaves; tear to lower margin of title repaired. Third version second issue. First performed in Paris at the Lyrique on April 27 1867 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré after Shakespeare. Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette contains four exquisite soprano-tenor duets a number almost certainly unprecedented in 19th-century opera and a harbinger of the prominence of love duets in such works as Massenet's Manon and Werther; to Gounod's great credit each has a distinct musico-dramatic ambience and shape." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens Père & Fils [PN A. C. 1411] unknown books
1892ref. 28738Boston: Oliver Ditson 1892. Quarto. Original publisher's dark orange wrappers with titling within architectural border. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto preface verso blank 3-5 dramatis personae synopsis and contents 6-236 pp. Wrappers detached with minor chips tears and tape repairs to edges; former owner's signature "E.B. Shinmon" to upper wrapper; spine lacking. Some signatures split; former owner's signature to title; tape repair to upper margin of p. 131 not affecting music. Third version. First American edition. First performed to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after Carré's Faust et Marguerite and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part I in the French translation by Gérard de Nerval in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on 19 March 1859. To most opera lovers today Gounod is essentially the composer of Faust and Roméo et Juliette and with good reason for it would be difficult to defend the critical position that these are not his best works for the stage." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Oliver Ditson unknown books
1897ref. 28954Paris: Choudens Fils PN A.C. 7409 2743 880 1897. Large octavo. Quarter dark red cloth with decorative textured blue paper boards printed in black. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 222 xxii pp. Named cast includes Gueymard Hamackers Tarby Belval Grisy Marié Coulon and Fréret. Binding slightly worn; signature to upper outer corner of front pastedown. Slightly browned. Sixth version. First performed in Paris at the Opéra on February 28 1862 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré inspired by G. de Nerval's Le voyage en Orient. "The magnificent first production was directed by Eugène Cormon with costumes designed by Alfred Albert and Paul Lormier and scenery by Édouard Desplechin Act I Charles-Antoine Cambon and Joseph Thierry Acts II and IV scene 2 Hugues Martin Act III and Joseph Nolau and Auguste-Alfred Rubé Act IV scene 1." Wikipedia. Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 7409, 2743, 880] unknown books
1900ref. 28306Paris: Choudens 1900. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 132 pp. Named cast includes Barbot Balanqué Reynald Cibot Carvalho Faivre and Duclos. Bound with: Adam Adolphe 1803-1856. Le Brasseur de Preston Opéra-Comique en trois Actes Paroles de MM. de Lenven et Brunswick. Représenté pour la première fois a Paris sur le Théatre Royal de l'Opéra-Comique le 31 Octobre 1838 Partition Piano et Chant: 15 francs. Piano-vocal score. Paris: Bichault PN 4932 R. ca. 1900. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. blank i contents 102 i blank 103-240 i blank i decorative device pp. Large octavo. Quarter red leather with textured red cloth spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt decorative endpapers. Binding slightly worn; remnants of label to spine. Browned; occasional foxing; some leaves trimmed; several leaves partially detached; some signatures split; annotation in pencil to verso of free front endpaper; small publisher's facsimile handstamp to upper margin of first page of music. First performed to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after Carré's Faust et Marguerite and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part I in the French translation by Gérard de Nerval in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on 19 March 1859. To most opera lovers today Gounod is essentially the composer of Faust and Roméo et Juliette and with good reason for it would be difficult to defend the critical position that these are not his best works for the stage." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens unknown books
1900ref. 28830Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 703 1900. Large octavo. Red cloth-backed textured blue paper boards with decorative device and titling printed in black to upper titling gilt to spine. 1f. recto title within decorative architectural border verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 49 i 50-54 55-178 pp. Some leaves unopened. Named cast includes Nicot Chapuyt Bouhy and Giraudet from the Opéra-Comique and Froment Carvalho Battaille Balanqué and Sax from the Théâtre Lyrique. Binding slightly worn and soiled; upper hinge partially split. Browned; some signatures split. Third version second issue. Philémon et Baucis to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after Jean de La Fontaine's fable was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on 18 February 1860. "At the suggestion of Léon Carvalho director of the Théâtre Lyrique Gounod expanded his original two-act frame into three by adding a middle act that depicts the orgiastic celebrations of the townspeople in Jupiter's temple . For the 1876 revival at the Opéra-Comique which established Philémon in the repertory of that house until World War II Gounod reduced the work to two acts." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 703] unknown books
1865ref. 28785Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 1005.1012 1865. Large octavo. Quarter black calf with marbled boards spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt marbled endpapers. 1f. recto title illustrated by T. Laval 1f. dedication 1f. named cast list and contents 3-32 132-328 33-214 pp. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; hinges split. Occasional light to moderate foxing; some signatures split; several leaves partially detached; small publisher's facsimile signature handstamp to lower margin of title; small tear to outer edge of p. 189 not affecting music. Third version. Mireille to a libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral was first performed at the Lyrique on 19 March 1864. "There are . fine moments in Mireille particularly in the title role where Gounod exhibits his particular talent for feminine characterization . Mireille . is a noteworthy contribution to the French lyric stage . It presents the unsuitability of a love match because of difference in social status entirely within the framework of a rural agrarian society and transforms the daughter of a farmer into a tragic heroine." "In his unceasing quest for what he saw as dramatic and spiritual truth Gounod succeeded in restoring a higher sense of artistic purpose to the French stage and in strictly musical terms his influence on the course of French music was substantial." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 1005.(1012)] unknown books
1901ref. 28814Paris: Choudens PNs A.C. 1005 1012 7410 1901. Large octavo. Original publisher's dark ivory illustrated wrappers printed in green. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 242 pp. Named cast includes Marthe Rioton Marié de L'Isle de Crapone Eyreams M.L. Rolland Marechal Dufrane Vieuiller Jacquin and Huberdeau. With an autograph inscription signed by English dramatic soprano Florence Easton 1882-1955 to upper portion of title. Wrappers worn and soiled; spine creased. Signatures partially split. Fourth version. Mireille to a libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral was first performed at the Lyrique on March 19 1864. "There are. fine moments in Mireille particularly in the title role where Gounod exhibits his particular talent for feminine characterization. Mireille. is a noteworthy contribution to the French lyric stage. It presents the unsuitability of a love match because of difference in social status entirely within the framework of a rural agrarian society and transforms the daughter of a farmer into a tragic heroine." "In his unceasing quest for what he saw as dramatic and spiritual truth Gounod succeeded in restoring a higher sense of artistic purpose to the French stage and in strictly musical terms his influence on the course of French music was substantial." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PNs A.C. 1005 (1012), 7410] unknown books
1867ref. 28878Paris: Choudens A.C. 1411. 1867. Large octavo. Flexible dark blue leather boards decorative endpapers. 1f. decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in purple 1f. dedication 'A Sa Majesté Charles XV Roi de Suède de Norvège" 1 named cast list and index 2-303 pp. Lithographed. Binding slightly worn. Light foxing soiling and offsetting; first and last leaves browned; occasional tears repaired; some loss to corners not affecting music; publisher's handstamp to lower right portion of title; circular owner's stamp to dedication and cast list; cast list leaf partially detached. First Edition. First performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on April 27 1867 with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre after Shakespeare. "Roméo et Juliette was Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [A.C. 1411.] unknown books
1867ref. 25608Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 1411. 1867. Large octavo. Quarter red pebbled cloth with marbled boards titling gilt to spine. 1f. recto decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in light purple verso blank 1f. recto dedication "A Sa Majesté Charles XV Roi de Suède de Norvège" printed in blue verso blank 1 named cast list and index 2-303 i blank pp. Lithographed. Named cast includes Carvalho Daram Duclos Michot Puget Laurent Barré Laveissière Troy jeune Troy Cazaux Wartel and Neveu. Publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; hinges split; endpapers browned. Some dampstaining to inner margins; occasional splitting creasing and small tears. First Edition first issue. Roméo et Juliette was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on 27 April 1867. The opera was "Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 1411.] unknown books
1870ref. 25625Paris: Choudens A.C. 1482. 1870. Large octavo. Half dark blue morocco with maroon pebbled cloth boards and gilt rules spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt. 1f. recto decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in blue verso blank 1 recto cast list and table of contents 2-271 i blank pp. Publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title; oval handstamp of Dachauer & Vilanova in New York to lower margin of title and first page. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; head of spine slightly chipped. Slightly worn; occasional foxing and creasing; first signature partially detached. First German edition. Lesure p. 108. Roméo et Juliette was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on 27 April 1867. The opera was "Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [A.C. 1482.] unknown books
1873ref. 25627Paris: Choudens A.C. 1411. 1873. Large octavo. Quarter dark green pebbled cloth with dark green pebbled paper boards titling giilt to spine. 1f. recto decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in brown verso blank 1 named cast list and table of contents 2-269 270-283 "Supplement" i blank pp. Named cast includes both singers from the opera's first performance at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on April 27 1867 Carvalho Daram Duclos Michot Puget Laurent Barré Laveissière Troy jeune Troy Cazaux Wartel and Neveu and those from a subsequent restaging at the Opéra-Comique on January 20 1873 Carvalho Ducasse Decroix Duchène Bach Raoult Duvernoy Bernard Teste Melchissédec Ismaël-Bouhy and Nevue. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Minor foxing heavier to outer leaves; light dampstaining to outer margins of approximately 15 leaves; small tear to outer margin of pp. 145-146. Revised edition possibly issued to coincide with the 1873 revival. Roméo et Juliette was "Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [A.C. 1411.] unknown books
