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# - Meyerbeer, Giacomo.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of letters by German composers, including by
Meyerbeer (5 letters, about rehearsals for the premiere of "Les Huguenots", "Struensee", and an opera by Hérold), Moscheles (2), Zelter, Marschner (2), Humperdinck (5, including two autograph musical quotations signed from Hänsel und Gretel), Nicolai (2, to Breitkopf & Härtel about his Op.6 partsongs)
...[Meyerbeer:] J'y compte même tellement que j'ose vous proposer un autre Rendez-vous pour ce soir à 7 heures à l'Opéra où aura lieu la répétition générale de mon opéra...
c.21 items, Berlin Hanover and elsewhere, nineteenth century
...[Meyerbeer:] J'y compte même tellement que j'ose vous proposer un autre Rendez-vous pour ce soir à 7 heures à l'Opéra où aura lieu la répétition générale de mon opéra...
c.21 items, Berlin Hanover and elsewhere, nineteenth century
Provenance
From the William Reeves collection
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
Meyerbeer's grand opéra Les Huguenots, one of the most seminal operatic works of the nineteenth century, was first performed at the Paris Opéra on 29 February 1836.