Re: Pfitzner's "Das Christ-Elflein"
This was one of a whole series of rare operas issued on LP with scrupulously prepared bilingual libretti reproduced from camera-ready typescripts: Cimarosa's Gli Orazi ed i Curiazi, Spontini's La Vestale, etc., etc., and especially a sumptuous edition of Boito's Nerone with the detailed scholarly annotation that its brilliant script invites, and including even the musicless final act. I wonder if there is a full list of the series anywhere, and how many of the others may be sitting quietly among the countless documents on the Internet Archive! Deepest thanks to Franco Gallieni for drawing attention to this valuable resource.
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