Hook, James (1746-1827)
Overture in the Lady of the Manor [for piano]
S. A. and P. Thompson: London, [c 1778]. Engraved. Oblong quarto. 7 pp. Disbound. No title page (which may never have existed to begin with). In excellent condition. Vertical crease to pp. 5-6.The Lady of the Manor is an English comic opera in three acts by James Hook to a libretto by W. Kendrick. It premiered at Covent Garden in 1778, though Hook added new songs in 1788 and revised the score between 1815 and 1817, resulting in a second premiere at Drury Lane in 1818.
MUS-14912Inquire for PriceThis piano reduction of the overture was likely published shortly after the opera's premiere in 1778, when the score was issued in parts as Hook's Op. 20.