[S. 2757a] Ester Schauspiel in 1 Aufzug von J. Offenbach.
Call Number: Offenbach S. 2757a
Attribution: Jacques Offenbach
Place: Germany
Date: 1833
Physical Description:
Bound volume, paginated (or nos.) 1-20, followed by 3 unnumbered folios, then p.22-41 (p.36-37 missing), followed by p.[42-44] and 4 loose folios; 20.5 x 16 cm. Ink on paper; autograph manuscript.
Subject: Purim, Choral Music, Secular Music
Description:
This manuscript includes a play for performance on Purim, culminating in a song for chorus and the two principal characters (Mordechai and Königen), a waltz and an ariette.
The title page reads: “Ester: Königin von persien oder die der rache hamans entgangenen israeliten schauspiel in einem aufzug, mit gesang nebst einem willkührlichen schluss-chor treu nach der geschichte bearbeitet von J. Offenbach Cöln den 29ten Jan. 1833.”
There has been some confusion about the call number on this item, and two different call numbers are written on the item (S. 6757a and S. 2757a).