Turandot Signed Score

Score for this opera by Puccini, personal copy that belonged to Maria Callas. 

Score bound with Maria Callas´ initials on the spine (MMC, from Maria Meneghini Callas, her first husband´s name was Meneghini, 1949-1959), with Italian lyrics.

Callas signature in ink at the top of the roles page (nr. 2), red crayon underlining her role. Opposite to title page, Callas indicates "p.231" in red crayon, where the role of Turandot starts her singing part, and the role of Turandot is underlined throughout the score. 

Callas added a few markings about expression in black pencil, see pages 73, 237, 238 and 241. See scans of the most significant pages and the spine.

Black cloth binding with MMC on the spine, hardcovers, a score by Ricordi, Milan, 1944, 384 numbered pages, 8 x 10.6 inches, in excellent condition.

 

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