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Bellini, Vincenzo
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Bellini, Vincenzo
- Unpublished autograph letter signed (“V. Bellini”), to an unidentified recipient in Turin, [about I puritani]
- paper
asking him to ensure that Alessandro Lamperi gets a letter he is enclosing [about copies of Norma], explaining that he has moved to the country [outside Paris], so that he can write his opera for the Théâtre-Italien [I puritani] in peace and quiet, and asking for any replies to be sent to him there; he also asks him to present his compliments to the ambassador in Turin (“...Io mi trovo in compagna per scrivere tranquillamente l'opera pel teatro Italiano di Parigi, se avrá comandi a darmi diregga le sue lettere à Puteaux rampe de Neuilly No:19:bis...”)
1 page, 8vo (17.3 x 13.2cm), fine paper, Puteaux (near Paris), 14 June [1834], small hole affecting one word, some oxidization of the ink causing tiny perforations
1 page, 8vo (17.3 x 13.2cm), fine paper, Puteaux (near Paris), 14 June [1834], small hole affecting one word, some oxidization of the ink causing tiny perforations
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is Bellini's unpublished covering letter to his appeal to Alessandro Lamperi for assistance regarding a pirated performing score of Norma. Lamperi was Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Turin, and Bellini often looked to him to exert influence on the opera houses. In the lengthy enclosure, Bellini asked Lamperi's assistance in preventing the impresario at the Teatro Regio from using a pirated version of Norma, which had been orchestrated incorrectly from the printed vocal score. That letter is published in L. Cambi. Bellini. Epistolario (1943), letter no. 172 (pp.403-405) and C. Neri, Lettere di Vincenzo Bellini (1991), letter 208 (pp.275-276), but there is no mention in either of the present unpublished covering note. Bellini does not yet name the opera (I puritani, premiered in Paris on 24 January 1835), but in the enclosure addressed to Lamperi explains that he has as yet only composed four pieces.