Bidspirit auction | SUPPE FRANZ VON: (1819-1895)

SUPPE FRANZ VON: (1819-1895) - SUPPE FRANZ VON: (1819-1895) Dalmatian-Austrian Composer of light operas, and Conductor. Best known for his multiple operettas and for his overtures which remain popular in the concert hall. A good A.M.Q.S., ` Franz von Suppe´, one page, oblong 12mo, 8.5 x 3.5, n.p., n.d., with lyrics in German. Von Suppe has penned four bars of music, untitled, adding beneath the lyrics, stating in part ` So führt Lidia... soll des... Sonne sein´ (Translation: ” Thus Lidia leads... to be the sun of ..” The musical quote corresponds to Suppe´s operetta Fatinitza (1876). Signed at the base. Small overall minor creasing, otherwise G La Circassienne was originally an opéra comique by Daniel Auber with a libretto by Eugène Scribe, premiered in 1861. This Opera comique served as the basis for Franz von Suppé's highly successful operetta Fatinitza (1876) . Unlike Auber's original play, Suppé's version, Fatinitza, introduced the character of Wladimir, a Russian lieutenant who disguises himself as a woman—a cross-dressing role (trousers role). Fatinitza was a huge success, exceeding one hundred performances, which led to litigation from Scribe's widow over the use of the plot.