Autograph letter signed from Meyerbeer to George Hogarth, London, c1859.

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Autograph letter signed from Meyerbeer to George Hogarth, London, c1859.

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Letter from Meyerbeer to George Hogarth, music critic and historian, in which he expresses his pleasure at the invitation of the directors of the Royal Philharmonic Society to attend a concert. Unfortunately, he will not be able to attend the rehearsal, because he has a rehearsal at the Covent Garden Theatre on the same day.

2 p. (1 leaf).

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135015

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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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, "...

Hogarth, George, 1783-1870

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English music critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London] June 14 1860, to Arabella Goddard, 1860 June 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666347 Father-in-law of Charles Dickens. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to William Jerdan, 1829 Oct. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270473702 ...