MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912). Set of 7 documents: - Lot 245

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MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912). Set of 7 documents: - Lot 245
MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912). Set of 7 documents: -Autograph musical manuscript signed and dated, extract from Manon, Act I. Stave of notes with tirade of the Chevalier des Grieux to Manon: " Enchantress with a winning charm! Manon! You are the Mistress of my heart! Paris, November 1884. 1 p. in-4 oblong and narrow. Beautiful signature. -3 L.A.S. Paris and s.l., 7 and 19 March 1890 and 9 June 1909. 9 pp. in-8. A preserved envelope. "[...] this volume is a beautiful and exquisite thing, what a poet and musician you are - how well your verses "sing" and how true they are! - I see you, I hear you while reading you " [...] where the breezes rocked the sleeping genius / or the divine master doubled as a friend!". "...] Circe is a first-rate play that must be a big success.... Apart from the 'Spanish' color which I abused in Dom César and in Le Cid [...]". He evokes Ambroise Thomas, -3 C.V.A. of which one is signed. Vienna, October 1895 and s.l.n.d. 4 pp. in-16 oblong. "In deeply moved feelings"; "My dear colleague I will read your volume [...] you wrote a work worthy of the musician that you are". A bust portrait of Massenet on a postcard is attached.
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