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Rip Van Winkle: an original American grand opera in three acts

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Title
Rip Van Winkle: an original American grand opera in three acts
Additional title: Rip Van Winkle. Libretto
Additional title: Wainwright, J. H. (John Howard), 1829-1871. Rip Van Winkle
Names
Bristow, George Frederick, 1825-1898 (Composer)
Wainwright, J. H. (John Howard), 1829-1871 (Librettist)
Corbyn, Wardle (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1855
Place: New York
Publisher: Wardle Corbyn
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Mus. Res. *MZ (Bristow) (Wainwright, J. H. Rip Van Winkle)
Shelf locator: Mus. Res.-Amer. *MZ (Bristow, G. F. Rip Van Winkle)
Topics
Operas
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Rip Van Winkle -- Stage adaptations
Genres
Librettos
annotations
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Music by Geo. F. Bristow ; the libretto by J.H. Wainwright.
Content: Full title statement: "Rip Van Winkle an original American grand opera in three acts : as originally produced in America by the Pyne and Harris troupe at Niblo's Garden, New York, on Thursday, September 27, 1855."
Physical Description
Extent: 37 pages ; 23 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 212212083
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14432208
Photo Order: 64555
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e2a2d5b0-182e-013b-7574-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1825: Creator Born
  • 1855: Issued
  • 1898: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rip Van Winkle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bfc2ba60-4667-013b-520a-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rip Van Winkle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bfc2ba60-4667-013b-520a-0242ac110003

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1855). Rip Van Winkle Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bfc2ba60-4667-013b-520a-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Rip Van Winkle