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Jack Horntip Origins: Thais (Newman Levy) (29) RE: Origins: Thais (Newman Levy) 06 Jul 25


This sweet story [of Thais] has been adapted to the lyric
staged by Louis Gallet, while Massanet wrote the
music, and it was brought out at the Paris Grand
Opera in 1894. The libretto was published by
Calmann Levy in the same year. (12mo., x-45pp.).



With an English translation prior to 1920:

Thais: Lyric Comedy in Three Acts and Seven Scenes
Herbert Clarke, 1920. Trade Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L011308

VG in wraps (slight sunning/fading/browning to wraps). Tall 12mo 56
Libretto for the Massenet opera, written after the Anatole France
romance. 'Translation authorised by Messrs. Calmann-Levy' (title
page). Likely a reprint edition, No date, ca 1920.


See here: https://www.arundelbooks.com/pages/books/L011308/jules-massenet-louis-gallet/thais-lyric-comedy-in-three-acts-and-seven-scenes


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