Price: $550.00

MINT CONDITION

Autographed letter signed by the composer with a 2 bar musical quotation from his opera “Ariane”, Paris, 31 December, 1905. 

Written while the composer was at work on the opera “Ariane” he writes a New Year’s wish:

What a dear you are and how personally honored I am!  We send you our warmest wishes.

Ariane was premiered at the Paris opera in December 1906 with a luxurious production starring Lucienne Bréval.  The initial run was 60 performances due to Massenet’s ardent supporters.  Pedro Gailhard produced the production despite what he thought was a weak opera and the work was considered a failure by the critics chiefly due to the poor libretto of Catulle Méndes.

JULES MASSENET  - COMPOSER

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