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Italian oratorios.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of eighteenth-century Venetian librettos
most for the Oratorio di S. Filippo Neri in Venice, and written by Metastasio, Pasquini and others; the composers named as Jommelli (Betulia liberata, 1785; Isaaco figura del redentore, 1764), Leo (La Morte di Abele, 1741), Galuppi (Adamo caduto, 1748), Hasse (Il Giuseppe ricnosciuto; I pellegrini, 1755), Durante (S. Antonio di Padua, 1763), Feo (S. Francesco di Sales, 1746), Nicolò Sabbatini, Matteo Bisso, Giovanni Battista Costanzi, Pietro Vincenzo Chiochetti, Ferdinando Bertoni, Ferdinando Turini, Giuseppe Carcani, Pietro Chiarini (Per la festività del santo natale, 1744), Antonio Bergamo, Antonio Gaetano Pampani, Francesco Araya (Il Cleomene, drama per musica, Rome, 1731), and other librettos by Metastasio, including Gioas Rè di Giuda, and Goldoni's L'avventure onorato (1762),
30 items, including 3 duplicates, 8vo, 10 items uncut and unbound, some contemporary wrappers, Venice: "nell' Oratorio dei R.R.P.P. della Congregazione dell'Oratorio di S. Filippo Neri", 1741- 1787
30 items, including 3 duplicates, 8vo, 10 items uncut and unbound, some contemporary wrappers, Venice: "nell' Oratorio dei R.R.P.P. della Congregazione dell'Oratorio di S. Filippo Neri", 1741- 1787
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Metastasio's libretto Betulia liberata was set by Mozart in 1771. In the opera libretto from Rome, where the singers are named, all the female roles are taken by castratos.