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Fidelio

Fidelio, drama lyrique en trois actes, Opus 72. Paris: Farrenc, ca. 1831.Full score, first edition, third issue, with subscriber’s list. Plate no. A.F. 72. With an early scribal manuscript of Florestan’s aria in Act 2 from the second version of “Leonore” tipped in. Ownership inscription of Charles Hargitt.
Item Information
Material Type
First edition
Record Number
Fe135
Works
Opus 72
Previous Owners
Charles Hargitt, Vincent Novello
Provenance
Novello collection
Catalog Concordance
Kinsky/Halm, p. 186; Dorfmüller p. 323, no. 3.
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
8
Bibliographical Reference
Notes auction index 1996-2005
Date of Sale
5/15/1996
Sold to
unknown
Pricing Information
Estimate Price
400-500 GBP
Sale Price
414 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$625.00
Hammer Price
360 GBP