Jules MASSENET (1842-1912) - Lot 114

Jules MASSENET (1842-1912) Herodiad. Opera in 3 acts & 5 tableaux. Poem by M.M. P. Milliet & H. Grémont. Music by J. Massenet. Paris, G. Hartmann, Editor... Poster lithographed in colors. Imp. Levy, Paris. This opera was first performed at the Monnaie in Brussels on December 19, 1881; the French premiere took place at the Théâtre Lyrique de la Gaîté on October 18, 1903. 70 x 54 cm Provenance: Charles PITT Music Collection Charles PITT was a British-born music critic and historian. He chose to settle in France where he collaborates continuously in the in a continuous way in the review Opéra international then for Opéra Magazine and is an active member of the Professional Union of the critic. Through his numerous articles he has contributed to the democratization of English music in France but also to the promotion of lesser known operas such as those of India, Vietnam or Mauritius.