Melis, Carmen - Autograph Letter Signed 1914

$120 · Offered by Tamino Autographs

Signed

Italian soprano (1885-1967) and voice teacher. Autograph letter in Italian (untranslated) signed by her, dated March 20, 1914, to the impresario Fano: “…il signor Russell a Londra l’anno scorso mi promise di combinare con me per l’anno prossimo per Boston. Io desidero voi mi trattiate questo affare e vi prego telegrafare subito…”. In Boston her roles included Desdemona and Helen of Troy, with the Giacomo Puccini heroines at the centre of her repertory. Open size is 10.6 x 7.2 inches, 2 written pages in one folded sheet, central fold, printed letterhead, storage holes, in overall very good condition.

• Binding: Hardcover

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