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Hi all, I have a question about the scans kindly uploaded by Caprotti of the Roberto Devereux full scores. Does anyone know if the manuscript is in Donizetti's handwriting, or if it is a copy? Both reductions available are terrible, and no library in the city (Toronto) has a full score. The website in Italy that is linked is confusing. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

https://imslp.org/wiki/Roberto_Devereux ... ,_Gaetano)

On the Italian national OPAC it is reported as a copy, maybe made by Francesco Rondinella who was a librarian, copyist, and bookbinder active in Naples:

Max

Choralia wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 4:06 pm On the Italian national OPAC it is reported as a copy, maybe made by Francesco Rondinella who was a librarian, copyist, and bookbinder active in Naples:


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Max

Thank you Choralia. Oh man, I wish I could find a reliable full score to fix all the errors in the reduction, but it looks like it will be best effort basis. Le grand sigh.

Perhaps the bnf copy is usable https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b ... k=128756;0 But the Gallica interface is unpleasant and the notice mentions several copists.

coulonnus wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:43 pm Perhaps the bnf copy is usable https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b ... k=128756;0 But the Gallica interface is unpleasant and the notice mentions several copists.

Thank you.

Does reduction mean vocal score in your language? Then perhaps it is worth searching other vocal scores on other sites.