Austrian-French soprano (1842-1906). 2 autograph letters signed "Gabrielle Krauss" and 1 autograph lettercard signed "G. Krauss". Paris and n. p. 12mo and postcard format. Together 6 pp. Lettercard with autograph address.
$ 481 / 450 €
(88504/BN58366)
The undated lettercard is addressed to a Mrs Frank-Duvernay who wants to sing a duet with Gabrielle Krauss. Krauss agrees and suggests to add another duet, "for example that from 'The Marriage of Figaro'", as the piece proposed by the recipient was very short: "Je serai enchantée de dire avec vous le Duo que vous me proposez: comme il est très court nous pourrions en ajouter un autre par exemple celui des Noces de Figaro où n'importe lequel vous voulez choisir [...]". - Responding to a similar request by an unnamed recipient, possibly the composer of the "three pieces" mentioned in the letter, Krauss declines, as she is starting rehearsals for the 1875 revival of Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots" on the occasion of the inauguration of the Opéra Garnier and is auditioning for the premiere of Auguste Mermet's "Jeanne d'Arc": "C'est avec le plus grand regret que je me vois obligée à vous dire qu'il m'est absolumment impossible de vous rendre le petit service que vous m'avez demandé.