{"product_id":"20245-roger-gustave-hippolyte-fiorentino-pier-angelo-autograph-letter-signed-regarding-the-opera-comique","title":"Roger, Gustave-Hippolyte. (1815–1879) [Fiorentino, Pier Angelo. (1811–1864)] Autograph Letter Signed regarding the Opéra-Comique","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eALS from the French tenor to his dear friend, the Italian author and journalist Pier Angelo Fiorentino, asking him to use his influence with Opéra-Comique director Émile Perrin to release the soprano Delphine Ugalde to sing in a concert organized by Delaporte on 14 March, at which Roger himself was to appear. 1st March, 1852; 2 pp. In full (translated from the French): \"My dear Fiorentino \/ You can do me a kind service, and a very great one to one of my oldest friends, by using your legitimate influence with Perrin to persuade him to grant Madame Ugalde to Delaporte, who is organizing a concert on 14 March, a concert at which I am delighted to sing. Roqueplan, on the recommendation of M. Drouin de l'Huys [sic, i.e. Drouyn de Lhuys], has granted me permission; we suppose, rightly, that you have with the Director of the Opéra-Comique the influence of any Vice-President of the Conseil d'État. As for your kindness, one does not suppose it, one knows it; so you will do, my dear friend, what you can to oblige us, and if we are bothering you, you will have only yourself to blame, for your well-known reputation for obligingness and your friendship for your most affectionate \/ G. Roger \/ 1st March – 52.\" Nestor Roqueplan was then director of the Opéra, where Roger was engaged; Ugalde was a leading soprano of the Opéra-Comique under Perrin. Light areas of spotting, else fine. 5 x 8 inches; 12.7 x 20.3 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eRoger debuted in 1838 as Georges in Halévy's \u003ci\u003eL'éclair\u003c\/i\u003e. Roles were created for him by Halévy, Auber, Meyerbeer, Berlioz and Thomas. Among others, he was the first Jean de Leyde in \u003ci\u003eLe Prophète\u003c\/i\u003e and Faust in the 1846 concert version of \u003ci\u003eLa Damnation de Faust\u003c\/i\u003e. He toured Germany several times, partnered often with Jenny Lind and Pauline Viardot, and was a popular friend of French musicians and literary figures. In 1859 he lost his right arm in a shooting accident, after which he appeared on stage with a mechanical arm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eOriginal French: \"Mon cher Fiorentino \/ Vous pouvez me rendre un gentil service, et un fort grand à un de mes amis les plus anciens, en employant auprès de Perrin votre légitime influence pour le décider à accorder Mad\u003csup\u003ee\u003c\/sup\u003e Ugalde à Delaporte qui organise un concert le 14 Mars, concert où je me fais un plaisir de chanter; Roqueplan sur la recommandation de M\u003csup\u003er\u003c\/sup\u003e Drouin del'huys m'a accordé l'autorisation, nous vous supposons, avec raison, auprès du Directeur de l'Opéra Comique l'influence de n'importe quel vice Président de Conseil d'Etat: Quant à votre bienveillance, on ne la suppose pas, on la connaît; ainsi vous ferez, mon cher ami, ce que vous pourrez pour nous être agréable, et si nous vous ennuyons vous vous en prendrez à votre réputation d'obligeance bien connue, et à votre amitié pour votre bien affectionné \/ G. Roger \/ 1\u003csup\u003eer\u003c\/sup\u003e Mars – 52.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093742702751,"sku":"20245","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Roger_Gustave_Hippolyte_Autograph_Letter_Signed_20245a.jpg?v=1722190046","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/20245-roger-gustave-hippolyte-fiorentino-pier-angelo-autograph-letter-signed-regarding-the-opera-comique","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}