Italian composer (1813–1901) who was one of the most influential figures in the history of opera. ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 5.25 x 6.75, October 15, 1853. Letter to M. Marchesi in Bologna. In part (translated): “I thank you for giving me news about Trovatore, and I am glad that the result was as we wished. I cannot stay with you longer because I am leaving for Paris today. If you have commands let me know through your letters.” Second integral page bears an address panel in another hand and red wax seal remnants. Double matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 26 x 16. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered foxing, two blocks of tape toning to edges, and a small tear near the bottom.
After receiving disappointing reviews a month earlier in Milan, Verdi welcomed his friend’s positive news about Trovatore. He then prepared for Paris, where he would write another opera and began to enjoy the abundant fruits of his blooming success with the masterpiece, La Traviata. This work, coupled with the resounding praise of his 1851 opera, Rigoletto, and of course, 1853’s Trovatore, earned him universal recognition as Italy’s most lauded composer. This era was marked as Verdi’s “middle period,” and would ultimately culminate in his 1867 masterpiece, Simon Boccanegra.
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