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Book/Printed Material Fidelio : an opera in two acts, in German and English

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Title

  • Fidelio : an opera in two acts, in German and English

Names

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. cmp
  • Ganz, Herr. cnd
  • Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835, supposed librettist. lbt
  • Schumann, Herr. drt
  • Bunn, Mr
  • Krug, Herr. voc
  • Poeck, Herr. voc
  • Schmezer, Herr. voc
  • Fischer Schwarzböck, Madame. voc
  • Krieg, Herr. voc
  • Schumann, Mad. voc
  • Wolff, Herr. voc

Created / Published

  • London : A. Schloss, 12, Berners St., Oxford St., ..., [18--]

Headings

  • -  Operas--Librettos
  • -  Fernando
  • -  Pizarro
  • -  Florestan
  • -  Leonora
  • -  Rocquo
  • -  Marcellina
  • -  Jacquino

Notes

  • -  U.S. RISM Libretto Project.
  • -  Libretto in German and English on facing pages; price on front cover: Eighteenpence; "The music by L. van Beethoven"--front cover; advertisements--front cover and title page; "D. Cahn, Printer 19, Garnault Place, Spa Fields"--front cover; price on title page: one shilling and sixpence; "Gilbert & Rivington, Printers, St. John's Square, London"--verso of title page and back cover; publisher's note concerning the translation--p. 3.
  • -  At head of title: The Manager's Edition.
  • -  Libretto by Joseph Ferdinand Sonnleithner--New Grove.
  • -  "In consequence of the great quantity of letter-press which this opera requires, the Publisher is obliged to deviate from the original price"--p. 3.
  • -  Dramatis personae: DON FERNANDO. Herr Krug -- DON PIZARRO. Herr Poeck -- FLORESTAN. Herr Schmezer -- LEONORA. Madame Fischer Schwarzböck -- ROCQUO. Herr Krieg -- MARCELLINA. Mad. Schumann -- JACQUINO. Herr Wolff--p. 3.
  • -  Performance: London, Prince's Theatre.

Medium

  • [2], 59, [3] p. ; 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ML48 [S695]
  • Microfilm Music 1854, reel 16. Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [197-]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010662263

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Beethoven, Ludwig Van, . Cmp, Herr. Cnd Ganz, Joseph Ferdinand Sonnleithner, Herr. Drt Schumann, Mr Bunn, Herr. Voc Krug, Herr. Voc Poeck, et al. Fidelio: an opera in two acts, in German and English. [London: A. Schloss, 12, Berners St., Oxford St., ..., 18, 1800] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010662263/.

APA citation style:

Beethoven, L. V., Ganz, H. C., Sonnleithner, J. F., Schumann, H. D., Bunn, M., Krug, H. V. [...] Wolff, H. V. (1800) Fidelio: an opera in two acts, in German and English. [London: A. Schloss, 12, Berners St., Oxford St., ..., 18] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010662263/.

MLA citation style:

Beethoven, Ludwig Van, . Cmp, et al. Fidelio: an opera in two acts, in German and English. [London: A. Schloss, 12, Berners St., Oxford St., ..., 18, 1800] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010662263/>.