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Barber, Samuel
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Barber, Samuel
- Collection of twenty-five letters and ninety telegrams addressed to Samuel Barber, many about Vanessa or Antony and Cleopatra
- paper
including autograph letters by Aaron Copland (wishing him all the best for Antony and Cleopatra), Rudolf Serkin (“your old Mountain guide, Rudi”), William Schuman, John Browning (who premiered Barber's Piano Concerto), Rosalind Elias (the original Erika in Vanessa and Charmain in Antony and Cleopatra), Roberta Peters (about 'Nuvoletta', a setting of Finnegan's Wake), Gian Carlo [Menotti], Kathie Katsoyanis (about Mitropoulos), Mary T. Holt, Nina Fassler and others
the 25 letters, various sizes, some autograph envelopes, 1958-1980; together with 90 telegrams about the première of Vanessa in 1958, sent by Auden, Noel Coward, Stephen Spender, Copland, Bernstein, Leinsdorf, Dorati, Kostelanetz, Regina Reznik ("Your old Baroness"), Peters, Martha Graham, Lillian Gish, Bing, Chotzinoff and many others (in an envelope inscribed by Barber)
the 25 letters, various sizes, some autograph envelopes, 1958-1980; together with 90 telegrams about the première of Vanessa in 1958, sent by Auden, Noel Coward, Stephen Spender, Copland, Bernstein, Leinsdorf, Dorati, Kostelanetz, Regina Reznik ("Your old Baroness"), Peters, Martha Graham, Lillian Gish, Bing, Chotzinoff and many others (in an envelope inscribed by Barber)
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
Vanessa was first produced at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on 15 January 1958 and was a great success, whereas Antony and Cleopatra, composed for the opening of the Metropolitan Opera House in 1966, was a famous operatic debacle.