{"product_id":"20236-fagoaga-isidoro-autograph-letter-signed","title":"Fagoaga, Isidoro. (1895–1976) Autograph Letter Signed","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAggrieved ALS from the Spanish tenor to an unidentified individual (\"Illustre e caro M[aes]tro\") at La Scala Opera House, likely the conductor Victor de Sabata, then principal conductor (1929-1953).  London, 24 August 1933;  4 pp. on Hotel Belgravia stationary.  Fagoaga writes to inquire why he has not heard from La Scala about the upcoming season, writing in part \"\u003cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003eWho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e would not think of me for the part of Siegmund in \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eDie Walküre\u003c\/i\u003e?  And such a magnificent part as Grishka in \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Invisible City\u003c\/i\u003e, they would not entrust it to me?  And for de Falla's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eVida Breve\u003c\/i\u003e?\"\u003ci style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Mailing folds and light wear to edges, else in fine condition.  5 x 8 inches (12.7 x 20.3 cm.).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eFagoaga made his debut at the Teatro Grande in Madrid as Samson in a 1920 production of Saint-Saëns' \u003ci\u003eSamson et Dalila\u003c\/i\u003e.  His performance as Siegmund in Wagner's \u003ci\u003eDie Walküre\u003c\/i\u003e at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples is believed to have been his first professional performance in Italy.  He soon became the leading Wagnerian tenor in the country.  After the Second World War he emigrated again to Buenos Aires, where he wrote about music and worked as a correspondent for the Argentine newspaper \u003ci\u003eLa Prensa\u003c\/i\u003e. (Forgotten Opera Singers)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093742342303,"sku":"20236","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Fagoaga_Isidoro_Autograph_Letter_Signed_20236a.jpg?v=1722190044","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/20236-fagoaga-isidoro-autograph-letter-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}