Extremely desirable AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5.75 album page, signed "G. Verdui," and dated 1896. Verdi pens two bars from his acclaimed opera "Falstaff," writing the lyrics in Italian below: "Tutto nel mondo e burla l'uom [All the world’s a jest]." In fine condition, with faint foxing and toning. Falstaff premiered at Milan’s La Scala on February 9, 1893, three years before Verdi penned the present quotation. The last of his 28 operas, Falstaff represents his second comedy and the third Verdi composition inspired by a Shakespearean play—the others being Macbeth and Otello. His choice of quotation derives from the conclusion of Act III, during which Sir John Falstaff asserts 'All the world's a jest, man is born a joker.’ A rare repertoire staple from the Italian master.
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