Opere e Operisti (Dizionario Lirico Universale)

First (only) edition, in Italian. Full title Opere e Operisti (Dizionario Lirico 1541-1902) Elenco Nominativo Universale dei Maestri Compositori di Opere teatrali col prospetto cronologico dei loro principali lavori e Catalogo Alfabetico Generale delle Opere serie, semiserie, buffe, comiche e simili rappresentate in Italia ed all’Estero dall’origine dell’Opera in musica fino ai giorni nostri, coll’indicazione di data e di luogo della prima rappresentazione, avuto speciale riguardo al Repertorio Italiano. Contemporary strong binding in red cloth with gilt lettering on spine slightly faded, closed tear on the spine hinge (no loss), minimal signs of wear, paper lightly age-yellowed, pencil inscriptions on pastedown and endpaper, author’s signed presentation on subtitle, overall a G-to-VG copy. Classic and important reference on opera compiled by Carlo Dassori, still a valuable source of information on music operas and the place of their first performance. Arranged alphabetically by composer and by opera, covering overall 3628 composers and 15406 operas.