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Puccini, Giacomo
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Puccini, Giacomo
- Two autograph letters signed, together with photographs signed by Martinelli and others, in an album
- paper
one letter to Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli, signed (“GiacomoPuccini”), about Maria Jeritza in La fanciullla del West, asking him how to spell her name, as he would like to write asking for a photograph of her in costume as Minnie (“...mi dice o meglio mi indichi come si scrive il nome della Minnie: Heritza? È cosi? Perchè vorei scrivere per avere una fotogr: ne costume dell' opera...”). 1 page, 8vo (24.5 x 15.5cm), autograph envelope, printed stationery of Via Verdi 4, Milan, Christmas Day 1912; the second letter, to a lady, expressing regret that he can only offer her a single ticket for the opera, 1 page, 8vo (c.21 x 14cm), printed stationery of the Hotel Bristol, Vienna, “sabato sera”; together with large photographs signed by Martinelli (as Otello, in 1945), Milizia Korjus, Doris Dorée and June Hess Kelly,
6 items in all, with autograph envelopes by Puccini and Leone Sinigaglia, contained in a modern photograph album of Elsa Kurzbauer (later: Wirth)
6 items in all, with autograph envelopes by Puccini and Leone Sinigaglia, contained in a modern photograph album of Elsa Kurzbauer (later: Wirth)
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
Puccini's letter was written at the beginning of Jeritza's career; he praised her Tosca and her Minnie, but it was the role of Turandot that he wrote for her, and which she sang at the New York première on 16 November 1926.