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Creator
Costa, Michael, 1808-1884
Call number
JOB 91-81
Physical description
1 item
Language
In French
Preferred Citation
Contract : London, Music Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Music Division
Access to materials
Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials

Sir Michael Costa was an Italian-English conductor and composer of operas. On paper headed "Her Majesty's Theatre," Mr. B. Lumley, director of Italian Opera, and Mr. Costa agree to 9 articles, including terms under which Mr. Costa will conduct operas and concerts and under which he will compose and produce a new opera. The manuscript is in ink and is signed only by M. Costa.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Purchase on Kinkeldey fund, Macnutt, Richard, limited, 03/24/81

Using the collection

Location

Music Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Access to materials

Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials