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Giacomo Puccini

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Giacomo Puccini

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Auction Date:2012 Nov 14 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 6.5 x 5 sheet. Puccini pens two bars of music from ‘La Fanciulla del West,’ writing the title above the quote, and signing underneath “Giacomo Puccini, Feby 1911, Milano.” Repaired tear to top edge, affecting a single letter of song title, another small repaired tear to right edge, rough edges, and a touch of light soiling, otherwise fine condition. Based on David Belasco’s “The Girl of the Golden West,” Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on December 10, 1910, conducted by Arturo Toscanini and featuring Enrico Caruso in the lead role of Dick Johnson. The opera remained popular through its first season, and continued to enjoy moderate success with premiers throughout Europe, Australia, and Argentina. This handsome musical quotation, penned at the end of the opera’s premier season, is a beautiful piece of the legendary composer’s American West.