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Lot #484
Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Musical Quotation Signed

Verdi pens a passage from his grand opera 'The Sicilian Vespers'

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Verdi pens a passage from his grand opera 'The Sicilian Vespers'

AMQS on an off-white 5.5 x 2.75 slip, dated and signed at the conclusion in ink, "Paris, 12 Mai 1855, G. Verdi." Verdi pens nine bars of music in a three-stave system from his grand opera 'Les vêpres siciliennes [The Sicilian Vespers].' In fine condition. Verdi's opera would premiere at the Paris Opera one month later on June 13, 1855. The work followed immediately after Verdi's three great mid-career masterpieces, Rigoletto, Il trovatore, and La traviata of 1850-1853.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts, Ft. Animation
  • Dates: #637 - Ended June 15, 2022





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