François-Adrien BOIELDIEU (1775-1834). L.A.S., Friday [1823], to Germain Delavigne; 1 page and a quarter in-8, addressed.
To his librettist, whose La Neige he had twice reread: "I am delighted with this work, and I believe in its success, which tells you how much I desire to have my share of it, but in order for me to deserve it, I must make a few changes, as we agreed"... [It was Auber who set the music for La Neige ou le Nouvel Eginhard, by Scribe and Germain Delavigne, which premiered at the Opéra-Comique on October 8, 1823].
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François-Adrien BOIELDIEU (1775-1834). L.A.S., Friday [1823], to Germain Delavigne; 1 page and a quarter in-8, addressed. To his librettist, whose La Neige he had twice reread: "I am delighted with this work, and I believe in its success, which tells you how much I desire to have my share of it, but in order for me to deserve it, I must make a few changes, as we agreed"... [It was Auber who set the music for La Neige ou le Nouvel Eginhard, by Scribe and Germain Delavigne, which premiered at the Opéra-Comique on October 8, 1823].

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€150 - €200
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€501
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30%
François-Adrien BOIELDIEU (1775-1834). L.A.S., Friday [1823], to Germain Delavigne; 1 page and a quarter in-8, addressed. To his librettist, whose La Neige he had twice reread: "I am delighted with this work, and I believe in its success, which tells you how much I desire to have my share of it, but in order for me to deserve it, I must make a few changes, as we agreed"... [It was Auber who set the music for La Neige ou le Nouvel Eginhard, by Scribe and Germain Delavigne, which premiered at the Opéra-Comique on October 8, 1823].
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