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La bohème, Act 4 (sketches) : autograph manuscript, 1895 Dec. 12.

Record ID
115495
Accession number
Heineman MS 173B
Creator
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Biographical Data
Italian composer.
Object title

La bohème, Act 4 (sketches) : autograph manuscript, 1895 Dec. 12.

Uniform title
Bohème. Quadro 4o (Sketches)
Date
1895 Dec. 12.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed, with a self-caricature: "GPuccini Torre deLago 12.12.90cinque [i.e. 12 December 1895]."
Notes
The sketch begins with Colline's "Schaunard, ognuno per diversa via mettiamo insieme due atti di pietà" and ends with the first 5 bars of his "Vecchia zimarra" in piano-vocal score.
Libretto by Illica and Giacosa.
Associated names
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, librettist.
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, librettist.
Composer