Giacomo Puccini autograph letters and cards, 1901, 1907-1915, 1924, and undated.

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Giacomo Puccini autograph letters and cards, 1901, 1907-1915, 1924, and undated.

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A group of seventeen unpublished autograph letters and two autograph cards of Giacomo Puccini, written to George Maxwell, Ricordi's agent in New York, and the first president of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). These previously unknown letters discuss La fanciulla del West, and include a request for Maxwell's help in getting an agreement from David Belasco so that the work could be turned into an opera. Other works covered in these letters include Tosca and La bohème.

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Library of Congress. Music Division

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Library of Congress. Music Division

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Puccini, Giacomo

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An Italian opera composer, Giacomo Puccini at the time of this letter was overseeing the production of La Fanciulla del West at the Teatro Grande, Brescia. The recipient, Antonio Bettolacci, was Puccini's personal business agent. From the guide to the ALS, from Giacomo [Puccini], Brescia, to Antonio Bettolacci, Torre del Lago, 1911 Aug. 19, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) From the description of ALS, 1911 Aug. 19, from Giacomo [Puccini], Brescia, to Antonio Be...

Maxwell, George, -1931

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Belasco, David, 1853-1931

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American theatrical producer and playwright. From the description of Letter : to Luther Price, 1906 Apr. 2. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494221 American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright. From the description of David Belasco letter, 1905 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709924141 From the description of David Belasco letter, 1929 Oct. 30. (Unknown). W...