Autograph Letter about "Kosiki"

Autograph letter from the French composer known for his popular operettas, telling an actress that the engagements for the production in Brussels of his operetta Kosiki are already made and that he regrets that she cannot play the role of Nouzima.  Dated October 23, 1876.  Small images of the composer have been affixed to the recto and verso.  Letter creases and one very small tear; otherwise in very fine condition. 2 pp.  11.2 x 17.6 cm.

"He first attracted attention as a composer in 1856 when, out of 78 entrants in a competition organized by Offenbach for the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, he and Bizet shared first place with their settings of an operetta libretto Le docteur Miracle...Much of Lecocq’s music is characterized by a light touch, but he could also adopt a more lyrical and elevated style than Offenbach and termed several of his operettas opéras comiques. His greatest popular triumph, La fille de Madame Angot, has remained a classic among operettas, and demonstrates Lecocq’s abundant flow of pleasing melodies, his deft exploitation of rhythm for a lively theatrical effect, impressive building up of extended numbers, and typically French shaping of phrases." (Andrew Lamb, Grove Online) (12825)

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Autograph Letter

Theater

Opera

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