Description
Item Description:Nonce collection of 11 librettos for opéras comiques, parodies, and ballets, originally published in Paris and Brussels, 1739-1745, with special title page (or half-title) and separate paging.
Texts by Favart, in collaboration with Fagan, Marc Antoine René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy d'Argenson, Parmentier, and others; music, often based on vaudevilles, mostly composed/arranged by Favart, also by A.B. Blaise, and others.
Performed Paris, at the Théâtre de la Foire Saint Germain, Théâtre de la Foire Saint Laurent, and Comédie-Italienne, Paris, 1739-1744.
Most have lists of "Acteurs" with named cast, but some name performers.
Some includes airs (engraved music) at end, consisting of unaccompanied melodies.
Physical Description:2 volumes : music (engravings) ; 19 cm (octavo)
Place of Publication:France -- Paris.