"Viardot will bring the pieces she wants to sing there and the person who will obligingly accompany them" - Autograph Letter Signed

ALS in the third person to "Madame Lenormant." In French. No date. 1 p. Bifolium, with address to final page. Translated from the French, in full: "Madame Viardot is sorry not to be able to receive Madame Lenormant throughout the day, as she is obliged to spend it away from her home. She asks Madame Lenormant to be completely calm regarding the soirée of Madame Rémanier [?] and not to [illegible] in any form. Madame Viardot will bring the pieces she wants to sing there and the person who will obligingly accompany them."  5.25 x 4 inches (13 x 10.3 cm). Integral folds, a few mounting or seal remnants, overall in fine condition. 

"Madame Lenormant" seems to refer to Edith Lenormant, née de Châtillon, wife of archeologist François Lenormant (1837-1883); they married in 1873. 

Pauline Viardot, one of the most important singers of the 19th century, was the dedicatee of Brahms’ Alto Rhapdody and Saint-Saens wrote that it was her voice he had in mind when composing the role of Dalila. Viardot created Meyerbeer's "Le Prophete" (Fides), Orphee in the Berlioz version of Gluck's "Orphee et Euridice," Gounod's "Sapho," and Massenet's "Marie Magdalene" among others. (21740)

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Classical Music

France

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