French composer (1838–1875) whose operatic masterpiece, Carmen, was completed just before his untimely death from heart disease. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. Handwritten letter from Georges Bizet to “My dear Leroy,” ostensibly the librettist François-Hippolyte Leroy (1815-1887), stage director at the Opera, who wrote with Henri Trianon the libretto of Ivan IV, an opera left unfinished by Bizet. In the letter, Bizet sends two important and urgent translations and changes, in full (translated): “You will find attached: 1d - the translation of the Duo of 1st act which you will be kind to give to Alary. 2d - a change for the main phrase of the trio that you will be lovely to give to Nicolini. Thank you a thousand times.” In very good to fine condition, with an old tape stain to the right edge, and a lightly stained area to the lower left where a portion of the adjoining sheet has stuck to its back. Italian composer Giulio Alary (1814–1891) was the singing director of the Parisian Italian theater, and Ernesto Nicolini (1834-1898) was a French tenor.
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