Adrien
Subtitle: opéra en trois actes
Publisher: Impr. de P. de Lormel
Published: 1792
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 71
Subjects: Drama; Operas; Librettos
Work titles: Adrien, empereur de Rome
Notes: Publication details supplied from Bibliotheque de France copy; preliminary material may be lacking.

Signatures: A-I⁴.

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Illustrated head- and tail-pieces.

Opera by Méhul, libretto by Hoffman, after Metastasio, Adriano in Siria; composed in 1790-1791, première planned for March 1792 but forbidden by the Commune of Paris, finally performed in Paris at the Opéra, 4 June 1799, banned after the 2nd performance. See Grove Music online.

Annotations throughout with stage directions in ink and pencil for the chorus of Romans, Syrians, and Parthians, possibly from the delayed first performance in 1799. Performers for "6 vieillards siriens" listed at foot of caption: Mrs. Lecocq, [Débérith?], Lavi, Villiers, Duchamp, Chevrier. Imperfect: page 61 printed as "16". Misprint also appears in Bibliotheque de France copy. Uncut. Dealer's description removed to HTC Curator's File.

Stabbed as issued; in prefab, 31 cm.