G. Ricordi & C - Puccini, Giacomo – La Bohème (Edizione Lusso) Lusso) - Partition pour Chant et Piano - Uitgave - 1898

• A beautiful and rare historical French score edition of Giacomo Puccini’s world-famous opera La Bohème, dating from 1898. This is the sought-after first French edition (première édition française), published under plate number PN 101800. This edition was printed specifically for the opera’s historic French premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in June 1898.
This copy is presented in a luxurious original publisher’s binding, featuring a beautiful Art Nouveau design by the Italian artist C. Montalti (printed facsimile signature in the corner). The back cover is decorated with Casa Ricordi’s iconic gilt logo and motto: Ars et Labor.
. Composer: Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
• Title: La Bohème (Opera in four acts / Quatre Actes)
• Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica
• French version/translation: Paul Ferrier
• Musical arrangement: Carlo Carignani (for voice and piano / Chant et Piano)
• Publisher: G. Ricordi & C. (Paris, Milan, Rome, Naples, Palermo, London, Leipzig, Buenos Aires)
• Year / Copyright: 1898
• Extent: Complete score (283 pages) with the full French vocal text and piano accompaniment.
• Extras: Includes a splendid portrait of a young Giacomo Puccini at the front, printed on high-quality photographic paper (Platinotipia Bertieri, Torino-Mentone).