Italian composer and librettist (1842-1918) best known for the opera Mefistofele; he also wrote the libretti are Giuseppe Verdi's monumental last two operas Otello and Falstaff, as well as Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, January 2, 1912. Untranslated handwritten letter to "Madame Chialiva" in Paris. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Boito's hand.
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