Jules MASSENET, Thaïs. - Lot 249

Jules MASSENET, Thaïs. Lyric comedy in three acts and seven tableaux. Libretto by Louis Gallet after the novel by A. France, music by J. Massenet. Illustration by ap. ORAZI Manuel (signed lower right). Au Ménestrel - Heugel & Cie, proprietary publishers for all countries. Imp. Lemercier Paris. 1894. First performed at the Opéra de Paris on March 16, 1894 and first performed in France at the Grand Théâtre de Reims in January 1895. Size: 106 x 38 cm. Not canvas-backed. Marked folds, small tear in the left margin, as well as two tears in the central folds. Provenance: archives of the Heugel family, music publishers. Bibliography: reproduced on p. 34 in French Opera Posters 1868-1930, Lucy Broido - Dover Publications New-York 1976.