Il Crociato in Egitto / del Sigr. Giacomo Meyerbeer ; al Gran Teatro la Fenice, il Carnevale 1824. 1830.

Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864

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By 1831, Spontini's reputation has lost ground to the works of younger men, including Meyerbeer, whose Robert le Diable was first performed eight month after the date of this letter; this is perhaps the opera mentioned here, though Meyerbeer may be referring to the abortive Le Portefaix, the contract for which he had just signed. Despite the apparent warmth of their relationship, Spontini was already jealous. His own continuing lack of success he attributed to a plot orchestrated by Meyerbeer, "...

Schumer, Harry G., 1893-1971

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Harry G. Schumer (1893-1971) was Orchestra Librarian of the Metropolitan Opera from 1938 to 1968. From the guide to the Harry G. Schumer collection of opera scores and parts, ca. 1815-1970, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) From the guide to the Photographs of the Metropolitan Opera [graphic] / Harry G. Schumer, ca. 1945-1965, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) ...

Rossi, Gaetano, 1774-1855

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