Autograph letter signed.
Massenet, Jules, French composer (1842-1912).
From Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
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From Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 22, 2000
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Small 8vo. 3 pp. on bifolium. To the soprano Fidès Devriès (1852-1941), announcing the completion of his opera "El Cid" and that she will receive her score within two days, delivered by the composer personally. Massenet explains a delay in his work with sickness and the departure of his publisher and original librettist Georges Hartmann: "Je ne sais si cette lettre your parviendra à Paris ou à Deauville mais je tiens à vous dire, Madame, que je vous ferai parvenir la partition complètement exacte au plus tard le 1er août. J'ai eu beaucoup de travail pour les corrections des épreuves et la maladie, le départ de Hartmann sont aussi un peu causes du retard. Mais tout sera en ordre. J'ai hâté d'aller vous voir à Deauville et de vous entendre!!!". - In an insertion, Massenet explains that he will rent a Villa in Houlgate in August and that he will drive his "little car, Le Cid under the arm" to nearby Deauville, where Devrès apparently spent her summer: "nous avons loué une Villa à Houlgate ma femme et ma fille y passeront les mois d'août y de septembre peut-être aussi - de là, avec ma petite voiture, le Cid sous le bras, j'irai à Deauville pour les moments d'étude que vous voudrez bien m'indiquer". - Massenet's "Le Cid" successfully premiered on 30 November 1885 at the Paris Opéra with Fidès Devriès as the female lead. - Some foxing and somewhat creased. Seller Inventory # 57046
Bibliographic Details
Title: Autograph letter signed.
Publisher: Paris, 29. VII. 1885.
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