"The stage directions and Metronome marks in this edition of Tannhäuser are taken from the published Full Score of the opera (which appeared after the pianoforte score); and an important cut in the second Finale, as well as a shorter one in the…
Originally titled Almaviva, ossia L'inutile precauzione. Based on the comedy by Beaumarchais.
Music by Gioacchino Rossini.
English version by Natalia MacFarren.
With an essay on the opera by H.E. Krehbiel