italoamerikanischer Komponist, vorrangig von Opern (1911-2007). Ms. Brief mit eigenh. Unterschrift. New York. 4to. 1 p. Gedr. Briefkopf. Kuvert.
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An „Carola v. Gästern“, die den Komponist für den argentinischen Fußballtrainer Cesar Menotti hielt, wegen einer zu vermachenden Erbschaft: „In a word, I have a considerable fortune and no heir“: „Sorrowfully I fear, that it is addressed to the wrong person, as you refer twice to my ,sporting’ activities. Alas, I am not a sportsman; I am a composer, and perhaps you’ve heard of my opera The Consul. I doubt that that would still make me a candidate for your inheritance, as we composers seldom have such luck […]“ - Der Schriftsteller Winfried Bornemann (geb.