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Donizetti, Gaetano, (1797-1848)
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Donizetti, Gaetano
- Autograph letter signed ("Il tuo Donizetti"), to the impresario Alessandro Lanari ("Lanari Carissimo"), about the opera Parisina, 7 February 1838
- ink on paper
a confidential letter, urging him to take charge of Parisina, which is being hastily revived to replace the unsuccessful Maria di Rudenz; he fears the opera is a victim of the general antipathy of the orchestra and the Venetians towards him; he criticises Lanari's failure to send scores requested by Baldini from the copying house of Gerard [or Girard], for which he has been charged twice; without taking sides, he feels that the copyist's explanation is clearer than Lanari's ("...Ti raccomando Parisina che minaccia esser sagrificata dall’ orchestra, e forse dal Popolo per L’odio Auctoris…”) and, in a postscript, refers to his Venetian friend Perotti, who will tell him that only an aria and a few recitatives need to have cuts
1 page, 4to (c.26 x 21cm), autograph address-panel on verso, "Whatman" paper, delivered by hand, no postmarks, annotated twice by the recipient, [Venice?], 7 February 1838, slight creasing to left-hand edge
1 page, 4to (c.26 x 21cm), autograph address-panel on verso, "Whatman" paper, delivered by hand, no postmarks, annotated twice by the recipient, [Venice?], 7 February 1838, slight creasing to left-hand edge
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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"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
Donizetti was in Venice for the premiere of Maria di Rudenz on 30 January 1838. The new opera was unsuccessful and it was hastily taken off and replaced by Parisina, written for Lanari's Teatro alla Pergola, Florence, in 1833. The reference to Agostino Perotti may relate to cuts to Maria de Rudenz, rather than to Parisina. Not in G. Zavadini, Donizetti: vita, musiche, epistolario (1948).