Lot 21
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848) Italian composer.; a proponent of the bel canto opera style. A rare and beautifully-penned autograph musical quotation signed ("G. Donizatti"), on an 8vo allbum leaf, 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 in., "Napoli 13=14=Giugnio. 1838" [Naples 13-14 June 1838]. Donizetti also wrote the title, "Roberto Devereux," and ten bars of music, as well as the lyrics: "Questo addio fatale, estremo è un abisso di tormenti, le mie lagrime cocenti più del ciglio sparge il cor…." "Roberto Devereux," a lyric tragedy in three acts, was first performed on October 29, 1837 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. Accompanied by a glossy photo of Donizetti with stamp of "H. Roger Viollet… Paris…Collection Viollet", with condition problems to edges.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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