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Puccini, Giacomo
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Puccini, Giacomo
- Autograph musical quotation from the opera Suor Angelica signed, 1919
- paper
comprising three bars from the aria 'Senza Mamma'
1 page, on a postcard, c.8.5 x 13cms., 1919, remains of mount on verso
1 page, on a postcard, c.8.5 x 13cms., 1919, remains of mount on verso
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
Suor Angelica, the second opera of Il trittico, received its premiere in New York on 14 December 1918. The quotation is of the melody that appears in the heroine's main aria when she has an ecstatic vision. Mosco Carner judges this melody as "perhaps the finest idea of the entire opera and one of the composer's noblest inspirations".
This lot is illustrated on page 169.