French opera composer (1842-1912), one of the greatest creators of operas from his time.
Vocal score with autograph music quotation – First and final revised edition vocal score containing the Fabliau (to replace the Gavotte in Act III). Original guilt wrappers, including the variant for performance without a ballet, and the very rare “Annexe A” containing the Fabliau, composed in 1884 for the great soprano Georgette Brejean-Silver.
This is the final version of Manon as revised by Massenet and the most authoritative printing of the opera. Light foxing, a few pages are loose, otherwise a remarkable copy with the very rare original semi-hard paper wrappers. BOLDLY SIGNED by Jules Massenet, who also wrote a short music quotation from the opera on the page facing the title page. 395 pages