Giacomo Puccini
Italian composer, 1858-1924
Both during his lifetime and in posterity, Puccini’s success outstripped other Italian opera composers of his time, and he has been matched in this regard by only a handful of composers in the entire history of opera. Eleven of Puccini's 12 operas numbered among the 200 most-performed operas (worldwide, by composers of any nationality, as surveyed by Operabase). Three of his works (La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly) rank among the top ten works performed, and Puccini ranks third (behind Verdi and Mozart) in the number of performances of his operas over all.
Source: Wikipedia, MGG
italienischer Komponist (1858-1924). Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. o. O. 21.6.1907. 8vo. 4 pp. Doppelblatt.
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An seine Geliebte Sybil Seligman: „[…] Cara Sibille bella, domani vado a Torre per la mia ciccia porre al sole, all'acqua, al ciel. Attendo la mia Girl con ansia genovese ed or sono alle prese con la rivoluzion. V'ho fatto oggi spedire un occhieletto aprico, a Ciccio un capisco, ed al cantor baston. Questi miei sovveniri son l'espression modesta del core mio in gran festa quando vicin vi fu. Qui son 40 gradi ! Si crepa e si discioglie. Si non avessi moglie mi sposerei = Perrier = Tanti saluti caldi come questo paese.
Quando verrà quel mese nel quale si va in paltò ? Sono tanto cretino che sarei capace di seguitare – ma un resto di ragione me dice: basta. Tanti saluti a Violet e David. Saluti affetuosi[…]“.
ital. Komponist (1858-1924). Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Mailand. 31.3.1906. 4to. 1 p. Gedr. Adresse.
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To Sybil Seligman who was Puccini’s most constant female friend and at this time she was almost certainly his mistress. Discussing personal matters, and then maked intriguing references to a Franchetti opera and an inevitable meetings with Gabriele d’Annunzio. „I am receiving now one of your letters that was forwarded to me from Torre del Lago; finally I have news of Vincent and the news is much better. I also read about the controversies with the cook. My dear, they just took advantage of your extreme goodness.
[Paoli] Tosti is doing very well but he says that this type of life is tiring him down. Tomorrow we go to lunch to Monza, just the two of us, to breathe a little more freely ,La Figlia’ was really a semi-fiasco. We are now in tight negotiations with D’Annunzio to set up the libretto. I believe he will decide today.“ L Figlia di Lorio (The Daughter of Iorio), sometimes written as La figlia di Jorio, is an opera in three acts by Alberto Franchetti to a libretto by Gabriele D’Annunzio. the libretto is a very close rendering of D’Annunzio’s play of the same name. La figlia di lorio prmiered at La Scala on March 29, 1906, conducted by Leopoldo Mugnone. Although the play, which had premiered two years earlier, was considered one of D’Annunzio’s greatest works, the opera did not achieve a comparable success and has been rarely performed since its day. In this letter Puccini makeds comments about this opera and mentions how he is planning a meeting with D’Annunzio..
ital. Komponist (1858-1924). Eigenhändiges musikalisches Albumblatt mit Unterschrift. Mailand [Poststempel]. 29.10.1910. Quer-kl.-8vo. 1 p. Postgelaufen.
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Eigenhändiges musikalisches Albumblatt auf Postkarte geschrieben für Frau Anna Liese Gruneberg in Hamburg. Bei dem nicht näher bezeichneten Notenzitat handelt es sich um einen Takt aus seiner entstandenen Oper „La Bohème“. La Bohème, Puccinis Oper in vier Bildern wurde am 1. Februar 1896 im Turiner Teatro Regio uraufgeführt. Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica.
ital. Komponist (1858-1924). Kabinettphotographie mit eigenh. Widmung und Unterschrift auf der Bildseite. Torre del Lago. 133 : 215 mm.
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Hübsche Kabinettphotographie im Profil nach rechts, aufgenommen von Giacomo Brogi, Florenz. Mit eigenhändiger Widmung und Signatur. - Tadellos erhalten.
ital. Komponist (1858-1924). Eigenhändiges musikalisches Albumblatt mit Unterschrift. Mailand. Quer-8vo. 1 p. Auf der Rückseite einer Postkarte.
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Drei Takte aus „La Bohème“ (der Anfang von Mimis Arie „Man nennt mich jetzt Mimi“). Selten.
Komponist (1858-1924). Portraitpostkarte mit eigenh. Unterschrift auf der Bildseite. ohne Ort und Datum. 140 : 90 mm.
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Hübsches Kniestück aus dem Hause Foka, Wien. - Die Unterschrift in Tinte im hellen Bereich.
Italian composer (1858-1924). Cabinet portrait photograph signed. Genoa. 21.11.1904. Sepia toned cabinet photograph (97:138 mm) by Oggioni & Borgia of Genoa with a bold signature in fountain pen at the foot.
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A few light age marks, otherwise a good example of this popular musician.
Komponist (1856-1924). Autograph musical quotation signed. O. O. 165:25 mm.
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2 bars from Madame Butterfly "à Mme le Baronne Duval". - Slightly spotty.
Komponist (1856-1924). Autograph musical quotation signed. O. O. 165:125 mm.
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From "Madame Butterfly".
Italian composer (1856-1924). Autograph letter signed ("Gi[a]co[mo]"). No place. 8vo. 6 pp. on 3 ff. With autograph envelope.
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In Italian, to Carlo Clausetti at Ricordi's, Naples, on Tosca and La Bohème. Master Pacchierotti, he writes, was bamboozled by Riccordi with the greatest deference, and had many words of encouragement for Ricordi. Puccini's work on Tosca will be ready in the year 2000, and performed at the Royal Theatre of Crete ("Io lavoro a Tosca chi sarà pronta il 2000 ce si darà alr R° teatro di Creta perche tutti i teatri sono di creta" [play on the name of the island Creta, and the word creta, clay]), a building worthy of a water-closet or a domestic theatre, depending on its size.
Carlo is a very nice person, and not made of clay, although all the sons of Adam are descended from the same woman. He is always his tireless thurifer! And Puccini loves it. He writes to him with various little glasses of liquor in front of him; if they were together, he would give him a drink. He instructs him to greet Lombardi and tell him that Vanso will soon be going to Cuba. Carlo has to go to Bari to protect La Boheme, which seems to be in danger: his support will be needed to guide his beloved daughter to the port. Let him beware of baroque attacks ("assalti baresi")! - Small pinholes, otherwise in fine condition..
Italian composer (1856-1924). Autograph letter signed ("Giacomo"). Apparently Paris. 8vo. 2 page and 2 lines on bifolium heading Hotel Westminster, small vignette.
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To his friend Sybil Seligman, in Italian. He was not very well and on the evening of the premiere he was exhausted, and forgot everything, and everyone. The show went very well: great ovation, especially in the second act. He is a little better now, and asks for forgiveness for his forgetfulness. But he is not well, he is too sad and the life he leads weighs on him.
Italian composer (1856-1924). Autograph letter signed ("GPuccini"). Milano. 8vo. 2½ pages on bifolium. In Italian.
$ 3,233 / 3.000 €
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To a count, with appreciation for his interest in "La Bohème", which had premiered on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio in Turin. Puccini has sent Ricordi his letter; they will see what they can do for the actor who is of such interest to the count. - On stationery with embossed address. Small traces of mounting on page 4.
Italian composer (1856-1924). Autograph letter signed ("Giacomo"). Torre del Lago. Small 4to. 2 pp. In Italian.
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To his friend Sybil Seligman, to whom he announces his imminent journey to Rome, where he is to attend performances of Manon Lescaut and to hear a concert by Arthur Nikisch. Elvira is a little sick in Milan; he hopes that the leg of poor Sybil is improving and regrets that the sciatica returns at intervals of at few months' time. - On stationery with embossed address. In fine condition.
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21 autograph letters (17), lettercards (1) and postcards (3), mostly signed.
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Very comprehensive collection of private letters written to his last love, Rose Ader (1890-1955). "Between 1921 and 1923, Puccini enjoyed what was likely his last romantic fling when he fell passionately in love with a young German soprano, Rose Ader, for whom he created the part of Liù in his final work, ‚Turandot'" (The New Grove Dictionary). "My good and sweet Rosa", Puccini wrote on April 17, 1921, on one of his earliest letters to Rose, "I am deeply moved as I write you. I would wish to be able to tell you what I have in my heart - if only you could understand! Besides the distance which separates us there is the matter of the language which prevents us from saying all that we have in our hearts - what good fortune that I should have met you and what misfortune not to be able to speak together! I would have such riches in expression with which to express my great love! A love which will be with me all my life - you cannot imagine what an impression you made on me! Your languid eyes which when they looked at me strike my heart as though to seek an echo of an immense affection. I shall never be able to forge you - my Rosa what will happen to me. How can I bear being so far away. Yet it is necessary to suffer and to wait. Life is all one waiting and one suffering! Study, study, I beg you on my knees. Study with ardor and feverishly a little of my language. I believe that guided by the love that you have for me you will soon succeed in understanding me. That day will be one of the most beautiful ones of our life. Write to me even in German. I shall have your letter translated. If with the help of Mrs. S... you wish to write in French I shall not let the eyes of a stranger see your letter. I shall write you every week and even more often than that. How clearly I write! Never have I written in this manner - for you, my joy, I do everything [...]" (transl. from the Italian original). - Accompanied by 3 telegrams.
Albumblatt mit eigenh. Notenzitat, Widmung und U.
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