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Nozze Slave Dance Notation and Costume Design Drawings
MS.P.057  
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  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: Nozze Slave dance notation and costume design drawings
    Creator: Coppini, Cesare
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.057
    Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet (2 oversize folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1895
    Abstract: This collection comprises two groups of material documenting work on a ballet in one act, Nozze Slave: divertimento danzante in un atti, ( Slave wedding: a ballet in one act ), which appears to have been staged by Cesare Coppini at La Scala, an opera house in Milan, on January 22, 1895. The first group includes two manuscripts relating to the choreography of the ballet by Emilio Graeb, to music by P. Hertel. One is a hand-written and illustrated choreographic synopsis, possibly fragmentary, reproduced and signed by Coppini, showing the placement of dancers in fifteen scenes. The other is a listing of the order of the dances written in Coppini's hand. The second group includes thirteen costume drawings from the ballet by Luigi Zamperoni, drawn in ink on tracing paper and mounted on stiff backing, annotated in black and red ink, and featuring costumes for the major dances.
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    Collection open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. These materials are in the public domain. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    Nozze Slave dance notation and costume design drawings. MS-P57. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
    For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired, 2002.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Karen Rosen, 2004.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection comprises two groups of material documenting work on a ballet in one act, Nozze slave: divertimento danzante in un atti, ( Slave wedding: a ballet in one act), which appears to have been staged by Cesare Coppini at La Scala, an opera house in Milan, on January 22, 1895. The first group includes two manuscripts relating to the choreography of the ballet by Emilio Graeb, to music by P. Hertel. One is a hand-written and illustrated choreographic synopsis, possibly fragmentary, reproduced and signed by Coppini, showing the placement of dancers in fifteen scenes. The other is a listing of the order of the dances written in Coppini's hand. The second group includes thirteen costume drawings from the ballet by Luigi Zamperoni, drawn in ink on tracing paper and mounted on stiff backing, annotated in black and red ink, and featuring costumes for the major dances.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Costume design -- Italy
    Nozze slave (Choreographic work: Graeb) -- Archives.
    Dance notation -- Italy -- 19th century.
    Costume design drawings -- Italy -- 19th century.
    Zamperoni, Luigi
    Graeb, Emilio
    Hertel, Peter Ludwig