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Didone abbandonata: MU.MS.773

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Didone abbandonata
Didone abbandonata : opera / in music del Sig.r Nicolo Jomelli.

Maker(s)

Composer: Jommelli, Nicolò,
Librettist: Metastasio, Pietro,
Performer.: Tesi, Vittoria,
Performer: Caffarelli,
Performer.: Mattei, Colomba,
Performer.: Raaff, Anton,
Performer.: Barlocci, Francisca,
Performer.: Galeotti, Marianna,
Binder: Cockerell Bindery

Categories

Description

Opera in three acts.
Libretto by Pietro Metastasio.
Copyist manuscript in ink.
With list of performers on f. 1v: "Didone - Sigr. Tesi ; Enea - Sigr. Caffarello ; Selene - Sigra. Mattei ; Jarba - Sigr. Raaff ; Araspe - Sigra. Barlocci ; Osmida - Sigra. Galeotti"
As performed in the Burgtheater, Vienna, on 8 December 1749.
Watermark on fly leaf ii: "C & I Honig" below fleur de lis in shield
Watermark on fly leaf iii: "C & I Honig" below fleur de lis above Strasbourg bend.
Watermark on music leaves: three crescent moons.
Former classmark: 32.E.27.
Brown leather.
1.1.1 vl1 Sinfonia Con molto spirito G G-2 xF 3/4 q6'''C{8''B6AB}4'''D-/{8D''B}4'''D-/q6C{8''B6AB}4'''D-/ 1.1.1 S (Enea) Atto primo. Scena prima Nò Principessa, Amico sdegno non è C-1 F c 4'G8-6''DD8'B6B''D8D'G/F6FF4B
Operas Scores.

Measurements and weight

1 ms score (346 leaves, bound) ; 22 x 32 cm.

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1957-09) by Trend, John Brande

Dating

Production date: ca. AD 1750 : .[Austria?],[ca. 1750]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.773
Primary reference Number: 278919
ALMA control 001: 995024603803606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Thursday 14 January 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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