Record ID:
248677
Accession number:
PMC 1849
Creator:
Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778.
Title:
Artaxerxes : an English opera. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden / the music composed by Tho. Aug. Arne.
Uniform title:
Artaxerxes. Libretto
Published:
London : printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1761.
Notes:
Collation: Title, verso blank, [1-2]; Preface, [3-4]; The argument, Dramatis personae on verso, [5-6]; text, 7-47; blank, [48].
First edition.
The libretto is a translation by Arne of Metastasio's Artaserse.
Provenance:
Wm. Peisley Vaughan, with his signature and the date 1763 on the t.p.
Associated names:
Vaughan, William Peisley, former owner.
Metastasio, Pietro, 1698-1782.
Department:
Music Collection: