Giulia GRISI (1811-1860). 3 L.A.S., 1840-1864; 7 pages in-8, one envelope; 2 in Italian. [London 27 July 1840], to Pierre Laporte (director of the Royal Italian Opera): she regrets not being able to sing Lucrezia Borgia, as her voice has not fully recovered... - 8 July, to a friend Augusto, instructing him to distribute the pensions for her father and mother... - [8 July 1864], to Frederick Gye, at the Royal Italian Opera in Lyceuù: "Can you give me a box for tomorrow evening, to show the children L'elixire d'amour? and also for next Tuesday for Faust?"... Attached is a page of album a.s. by her and her husband the tenor MARIO (Manchester 1849), and a L.A.S. from Mario, London 29 January 1864, to Mr Mason, agreeing to sing at his Festival (portrait attached).