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Wagner, Richard
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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- Wagner, Richard
- Fine autograph letter signed (“Richard Wagner”), to Franz Betz, the first “Hans Sachs”, about Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, written in the year of the premiere of the opera,
- ink and paper
Wagner attempts to clear up certain misunderstandings between Betz and the theatre authorities in Munich over the premiere of the opera, confusions involving von Bülow, the conductor, Perfall, the intendant and Wagner himself and formally inviting him to Munich in the coming June to premiere the role of Sachs in Meistersinger
...Wollen wir diess nun nicht als ein unheilbares Mis[s]geschick betrachten, und dagegen annehmen, auf Ihre künftige Stellung zum Münchener Theater werde in einer für beide Theile erspriessliche Weise sich endlich dort ordnen, so fragt es sich zu allernächst um dieses Eine:
Können und wollen Sie uns den nächsten Juni geben, und zwar genügend für den Sachs vorbereitet, um ihn so bald und so häufig wie möglich im Laufe dieses Monates uns geben zu können...
2 pages, 8vo (c.21 x 13.5cm), integral blank, autograph envelope ("Herrn Betz, Königl. Opernsänger"), Munich, 25 March 1868, slight splitting at folds
...Wollen wir diess nun nicht als ein unheilbares Mis[s]geschick betrachten, und dagegen annehmen, auf Ihre künftige Stellung zum Münchener Theater werde in einer für beide Theile erspriessliche Weise sich endlich dort ordnen, so fragt es sich zu allernächst um dieses Eine:
Können und wollen Sie uns den nächsten Juni geben, und zwar genügend für den Sachs vorbereitet, um ihn so bald und so häufig wie möglich im Laufe dieses Monates uns geben zu können...
2 pages, 8vo (c.21 x 13.5cm), integral blank, autograph envelope ("Herrn Betz, Königl. Opernsänger"), Munich, 25 March 1868, slight splitting at folds
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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
Wagner was embroiled in the political life of Munich after finding refuge there at the court of King Ludwig. Franz Betz (1835-1900) was one of Wagner’ s favourite singers: he created the role of Hans Sachs, and performed in the opera more than one hundred times; he sang in the performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone for the Festsspielhaus in Bayreuth and was a notable Wotan in the first complete production of The Ring there. Die Meistersinger was premiered in Munich on 21 June 1868 and conducted by Bülow.