Question about Roberto Devereux Full Score

[austinlarusson]

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)

[Choralia]

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

[austinlarusson]

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:


devereux.png

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.

[coulonnus]

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.

[austinlarusson]

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.

[coulonnus]

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