Pietro MASCAGNI, Rustic Chivalry. - Lot 263

Pietro MASCAGNI, Rustic Chivalry. Lyric drama in one act by Messrs J. Targioni-Tozzetti and G. Menasci. French version by M. Paul Milliet. Poster advertising musical scores for song and piano, piano alone or separate pieces, on sale at Le Ménestrel, 2 bis rue Vivienne, Paris. Printed by Édouard Sonzogno, Milan. First performed in Rome on May 18, 1890, this lyric drama was given at the Opéra-Comique (Salle du Châtelet) on January 19, 1892. Size: 76 x 55 cm. Not canvas-backed. Marked folds, foxing. Provenance: archives of the Heugel family, music publishers. Bibliography: reproduced on p. 8 in French Opera Posters 1868-1930, Lucy Broido - Dover Publications New-York 1976.