Subasta Bidspirit | LEONCAVALLO RUGGERO: (1857-1919)

LEONCAVALLO RUGGERO: (1857-1919) - LEONCAVALLO RUGGERO: (1857-1919) Italian composer. A.L.S., ` Leoncavallo ´, two pages, 4to, ` Viareggio (Toscane) ´, 28th March 1915, to `Chers Directeurs et amis´ (” Dear Directors and friends”), in French. A very interesting content letter by Leoncavallo, referring to the success in Paris of few of his most important operas, and stating in part ` Pensez si je suis heureux du succès de Paillasse à l´Opera Comique et plus heureux encore parce que c´est vous qui autrefois m´aviez hospité dans votre théatre pour ma Bohème, qui êtes de la Direction. Mr. Ghenzi a du vous dire pour quelle raison je n´ai pas cru accepter la séduisante invitation qu´il m´a fait faire de venir assister à la première et suis sûr que vous apprécierez le procédé. Mais j´espère que sous peu j´aurai l´occasion de venir et ne manquerai pas de courir vous serrer la main et vous remercier de ce que vous avez fait´ (Translation: ” You can imagine how happy I am about the success of Pagliacci at the Opera Comique and even happier because it was you, as Manager, who once hosted me in your theatre for my Bohème . Mr. Ghenzi must have told you why I did not accept the attractive invitation he made to me in order to come and attend the premiere and I am sure that you will appreciate the procedure. But I hope that soon I will have the opportunity to come and will not fail to run to shake your hand and thank you for what you have done”) Small overall age wear, mostly to borders, with a very small hole not affecting the text or signature. With blank integral leaf. G Pagliacci is an opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Leoncavallo, premiered in Milan in May 1892. Pagliacci is the best-known of Leoncavallo's ten operas and remains a staple of the repertoire. La Boheme is an opera in four acts, with music and libretto by Leoncavallo. The opera received a successful premiere at the Teatro la Fenice, Venice, on 6th May 1897.