L'Africaine : opéra en 5 actesMeyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-18641843 Nov 6.freVocal score, holograph, corrected, of Meyerbeer's first version of the opera, "terminé le 6 Novembre 1843".Meyerbeer began work on the opera, on a libretto by Eugène Scribe, in 1837. He completed a first version in 1843, and continued to revise the work until 1863. After Meyerbeer's death in 1864, François-Joseph Fétis made further revisions, and the opera was premiered at the Paris Opéra on April 28, 1865.Available on microfilmTitle from cover.