La prova d'un opera seria
Subtitle: a comic opera in one act
By: the music by Gnecco ; as represented at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden
Publisher: Printed, published, and sold exclusively by T. Brettell
Published: 1851
Place of publication: London
Language: ita; eng
Translated from: ita
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Operas; Librettos
Work titles: Prova d'un opera seria
Notes: Libretto by the composer, based on Artusi: La prima prova dell'opera Gli orazi i curiazi--Cf. New Grove opera.

Harvard Theatre Collection copy has schedule of performances at the Royal Italian Opera in 1851 in ms. bound preceding t.p.

Includes cast list.

Includes stage directions.

No. 17 in volume with 18 other Royal Italian Opera librettos from 1854.

Vol. 8 of a 9-vol. set of librettos, possibly the reference copies of the Royal Italian Opera, each libretto with a schedule of performances in ms.

Bound with: No. 16 in a collection of 19 Royal Italian Opera librettos from 1851.

Vol. 5 of a 9-vol. set of librettos, possibly the reference copies of the Royal Italian Opera, each libretto with a schedule of performances in ms.

No. 14 in volume with 18 other Royal Italian Opera librettos from 1855.

Vol. 9 of a 9-vol. set of librettos, possibly the reference copies of the Royal Italian Opera, each libretto with a schedule of performances in ms.

Bound in contemporary red sheep, spine, covers, and edges gilt.

Bound in contemporary red sheep, spine, covers, and edges gilt.

Bound in contemporary red sheep, spine, covers, and edges gilt.