Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 4 August 1802, to S[ua] M[aestá] I[mperiale] e R[eale] [i.e. Maria Theresa, wife of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor], 1802 Aug. 4.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 4 August 1802, to S[ua] M[aestá] I[mperiale] e R[eale] [i.e. Maria Theresa, wife of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor], 1802 Aug. 4.

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Acknowledging the great honor to be asked to set to music La Corona del Merito, o sia il Torquato Tasso, explaining that he cannot begin immediately since he is occupied with setting Il ratto di Proserpina, a French poem given to him by the First Consul that will be performed at the Opéra and that will occupy him for about four months, asking for a postponement, promising to begin Torquato Tasso as soon as his present work is completed, etc.

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