Rip Van Winkle, ca. 1855.

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Rip Van Winkle, ca. 1855.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58772002

Libretto, ca. 1855, for the opera, based on Washington Irving's story, composed by George F. Bristow, which was first produced in 1855. It appears to be a working manuscript, with revisions and deletions in pencil, and some pages of text laid in. Several pages have been cut out. J. Howard Wainwright's card is pasted to the cover.

1 v. (ca. 96 p.)

New-York Historical Society

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Bristow, George Frederick, 1825-1898

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Finished 1848. A sketch in N.Y. Public Library suggests he began it 1846. It may be the first extant symphony by a native American.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Sinfonia, op. 10 / George Frederick Bristow. [1848]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43290077 Written for Louis Antoine Jullien. First performance New York, 1853-54 season, New York Philharmonic Society, Louis Jullien conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From th...

Wainwright, J. H. (John Howard), 1829-1871

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Author and broker on the New York Stock Exchange. From the description of Rip Van Winkle, ca. 1855. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58772002 ...

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...