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Black Crook ballet music; music composed by G. Operti, musical director at Niblo's Garden

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Prints depicting dance

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Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

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Black Crook ballet music; music composed by G. Operti, musical director at Niblo's Garden

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Title
Black Crook ballet music; music composed by G. Operti, musical director at Niblo's Garden
Names
Wm. A. Pond & Co. (Publisher)
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

Ballet and opera images on 19th-century music covers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1871
Place: New York
Publisher: Wm. A Pond
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-19 Bal 2
Topics
Operti, G. (Giuseppe), -1886
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Notes
Biographical/historical: The Black Crook, considered to be a prototype of the modern musical, was first performed at Niblo's Garden, New York City, in 1866, with a book by Charles M. Barras and music by Giuseppe Operti and others.
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, black & white ; 35 x 27 cm. or smaller.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 783212226
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19590732
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9203270-4428-013c-0e7f-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1871: Created
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Black Crook ballet music; music composed by G. Operti, musical director at Niblo's Garden" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b68d380-a5f0-0130-0dc5-58d385a7bbd0

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Black Crook ballet music; music composed by G. Operti, musical director at Niblo's Garden" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b68d380-a5f0-0130-0dc5-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1871). Black Crook ballet music; music composed by G. Operti, musical director at Niblo's Garden Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b68d380-a5f0-0130-0dc5-58d385a7bbd0

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Black Crook ballet music; music composed by G. Operti, musical director at Niblo's Garden