Rare signed complete Russian musical score for his opera Pan Voyevoda, 9.5 x 12.25, 249 pages, inscribed on the title page in Cyrillic by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and signed with his initials, "N. R. K.," and dated September 20, 1904. In very good condition, with one word in the inscription struck through, scattered light foxing and toning to the signed page, along with repaired paper loss to its lower right corner; the covers show heavy wear, soiling, and repaired edge loss. Pan Voyevoda debuted in St. Petersburg in October 1904, conducted by Vaclav Suk.
From the collection of Stephen Adamson.
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