G. Verdi. Autograph letter signed, to Luccardi, 28 May 1871

Giuseppe Verdi

Autograph letter signed ("GVerdi"), to Vincenzo Luccardi

stating that this letter has been hand-delivered by Draneth Bey, director of the theatre in Cairo, who has come to Rome on theatrical matters, noting however that as Luccardi is not a theatrical type, he could be of more use to Bey than a musical maestro, and thanking him in advance

...Tu che non sei di teatro, che se buon gustaio di musica, potrai essergli utile più di un maestro di musica...

1 page, 8vo, integral blank, with an envelope addressed to Luccardi in Rome at the Accademia di San Luca, Sant'Agata, 28 May 1871, envelope torn

Verdi's distinguished correspondent, and close friend, was the Italian sculptor Vincenzo Luccardi (1811-1876).