Momie

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This is a ca. 1778 libretto for the burlesque opera in three acts "Momie" by a Jean Étiennethat Despréaux. The opera is a parody based on Leblanc du Roullet's libretto of "Iphigénie en Aulide," an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck. The libretto includes the titles of the tunes at the opening of each scene. Page 6 of the library's copy is incorrectly numbered as page 9.

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52 p. ; 20 cm.

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Despréaux, Jean Étienne, 1748-1820. 1778?.

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  • P.R.C. Ballard
    Publisher Info: De l'imprimerie de P.R.C. Ballard, seul imprimeur de la musique du Roi, des menus plaisirs de Sa Majesté, & de Monseigneur & Madame la Comtesse D'Artois.
    Place of Publication: [Paris, France]

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This is a ca. 1778 libretto for the burlesque opera in three acts "Momie" by a Jean Étiennethat Despréaux. The opera is a parody based on Leblanc du Roullet's libretto of "Iphigénie en Aulide," an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck.

The libretto includes the titles of the tunes at the opening of each scene.

Page 6 of the library's copy is incorrectly numbered as page 9.

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52 p. ; 20 cm.

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Full title as appears in the t.p.: "Momie, opéra burlesque, parodie d'Iphigenie, opéra, en trois actes, en prose et en vaudevilles."

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  • 1778?

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  • July 7, 2010, 10:17 a.m.

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Despréaux, Jean Étienne, 1748-1820. Momie, book, 1778?; [Paris, France]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc25958/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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