Alfredo Catalani — Lettere

Milan, A cura dell'Istituto di Alta Cultura , 1946. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce limited edition containing the letters of Italian operatic composer, Alfredo Catalani. One of three hundred numbered copies bound in the publisher's full blue morocco. This copy is number 220. Very scarce. Only two copies held institutionally. Offering a terrific collection of Alfredo Catalani's correspondence. Catalani is best remembered for his operas 'Loreley' and 'La Wally&apos. His openness to international influences, particularly from the German composer Richard Wagner, marked an important transition to the fin-de-siècle works of Giacomo Puccini. In the original Italian. With a monochrome portrait frontispiece.  In the publisher's full blue morocco. Externally, smart. Joints have cracking but remain firm. With general rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. With a neat contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .