Les promesses d'un ténor. 1842 Il signor Rubini redit aux échos de la Tamise les éternelles cavatines de la Sonnambula, des Puritains et de la Niobé.
Title (alt.):
The tenor's promise. 1841 Signor Carissimi, I thank you, hereby, I promise you I will never sing, on any other stage than the Italian Theater of Paris. 1842 Maestro Rubini sings the same arias of La Somnambule, Les Puritains and Niobe at the Themse.. Caricature
Description:
This lithograph depicts an Italian tenor on stage, at the end of the opera. The tenor openly states he will only perform at the Italian Theater of Paris. A year later, another Italian tenor sings the same Italian arias at the theater.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
3rd state.
Published in: La Caricature, July 24, 1842.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
