Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, to [Henry Fothergill] Chorley, 1854 Dec. 19.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, to [Henry Fothergill] Chorley, 1854 Dec. 19.

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Reporting on the success of L'enfance du Christ in Paris, asking his help is arranging a performance in England during the 1856 season, saying that he will send Chorley the libretto so he may begin his translation--"en ayant soin de couper les vers anglais sur le patron de vers français"--, adding that after the first performance he received "une foule de lettres fort curieuses, une entre autres de Gounod," mentioning Scudo, Wilde [i.e. Henry Wylde], etc.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872

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Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

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Scudo, Paul, 1806-1864

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Wylde, Henry, 1822-1890

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Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893

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