Adriana Lecouvreur. Sonzogno, Milano. 1902. 105pp. First edition, personaggi page listing Caruso, De Luca and Pandolfini. Worn, cover and pages loose, soiled.

Gemma Di Vergy, Gemma of Vergy, A Tragic Opera...as Performed At The Astor Place Opera-House under the management of Signors Sanquirico and Patti. New York, 1848. 51pp, original wrappers, Italian/English libretto. Fascinating document of early performances of Italian opera in New York. Slight wear, but very fine and rare.

Le Villi  Ricordi, Milan. 1884. 16pp. First edition, with evocative lithographic cover, of the revised libretto of the opera for Torino, which was the first successful presentation of a work by Puccini. The fledgling composer's original one-act opera ballet had been revised and expanded at the behest of Ricordi. Slight soiling, otherwise fine.

Salomé, dramma musicale in un atto di Oscar Wilde...musica di Richard Strauss, Milano - Teatro alla Scala...1906-1907. Milan, G. Ricordi & C. Rare first Italian edition of the libretto, including the cast list for the la Scala premiere. 8vo, 32pp, in very fine condition with original paper covers.

Die Ägyptische Helena, oper in zwei aufzügen von Hugo von Hofmannsthal, musik von Richard Strauss. Berlin, Adolph Fürstner, 1928. 8vo, 95pp, first edition of the opera, which premiered in Dresden in 1928.

Verdi: Hernani or The Castillian Noble...as Performed For The First Time In This Country, At The Howard Athenaeum, April 23, 1847. Boston. 26pp, libretto in English. Stained, in an old Harvard Library binding with de-accession stamp. Messy, but very historic.

Alzira. Tragedia Lirica, Da Rappresentarsi Nel Real Teatro S. Carlo. Napoli. 1845. 28pp. First edition. Personnaggi page listing the singers at the premiere, including the important Verdi tenor, Gaetano Fraschini. Superb condition, old library label on the title page, later printed tissue covers. Extremely rare.

Othello. Drame Lyrique en quatre actes de Arrigo Boïto, musique de Giuseppe Verdi, version française... Paris, G. Ricordi & Co. Rare first French edition of the libretto [1894]. 8vo, 64pp, original paper covers, in good condition somewhat browned.

Otello. Milan, Ricordi. [1887]. First edition, first issue of the Italian libretto. Antonio Scotti's copy, signed on the title page in pencil. Minor creasing and soiling.

Tannhäuser. Dresden. [1845] 48pp. First edition, variant, of the German libretto. Slight rubbing on the title page, browned, in original wrappers.