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Scribal manuscript of Fidelio

Scribal manuscript of Fidelio, vocal score used by the prompter for an early performance of the work in Pest, showing cuts in the Act II finale. 2 v. (ca. 420 written pages), oblong quarto (ca. 223 x 300 mm), 12 staves, gathering numbers, several pencil annotations, alterations and additions, a few markings in blue and red crayon, in the hand of Anton Hybl (signed “Anton Hybl Pesth den 18tes May 1816”), notations in brown ink on up to nine staves per page.2 v. (ca. 420 written pages), oblong quarto (ca. 223 x 300 mm), 12 staves, gathering numbers, several pencil annotations, alterations and additions, a few markings in blue and red crayon, in the hand of Anton Hybl (signed “Anton Hybl Pesth den 18tes May 1816”), notations in brown ink on up to nine staves per page. Contemporary marbled boards, earlier ownership labels an stamps on covers.
Item Information
Material Type
Copyists' ms.
Record Number
Cm10
Works
Opus 72
Catalog Concordance
Kinsky/Halm, p. 249.
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
26
Bibliographical Reference
Notes auction index 1996-2005
Date of Sale
5/26/2000
Copyists
Anton Hybl
Sold to
unknown
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
1500-2000 GBP
Sale Price
3760 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$5565.00
Hammer Price
3270 GBP