Appendix II.2.B.1
Location:
Private collection in the USA.
2 leaves, 2° with 12 staves; the music is written on 3 pages and the last page is blank. At the end, Puccini wrote: “all’amico F. Pagni perdilo rovini col mandolino [meaning unclear] Torre del Lago 7mbre [September 18]99”.
After an introduction of 15 bars, the main section of 14 bars is a paraphrase of the music of the love duet (Act 1, fig. 37+3/13) at Cavaradossi’s words “Mia gelosa!”