[Opera] Giraud, Sébastien-Charles. (1819 - 1892) [Verdi, Giuseppe. (1813–1901)] Charges De L’Opéra - ALBUM OF HANDCOLORED ORIGINAL OPERA PORTRAITS & A PENCIL DRAWING OF VERDIBound 8vo album (18 x 25 cm), consisting of 48 mounted plates, all but one (Gailhard) handcolored, and including a loosely inserted sensitive unsigned original portrait in pencil of Verdi conducting the premiere of Aida. The portraits are of figures of note in the world of the Opra de Paris at the end of the 19th century, including the architect Garnier, conductors (Lamoureux, Taffanel, Vidal, Colonne), costumers, dance masters etc. and of course,