Steger, Franz - Autograph Letter Signed 1872
Hungarian tenor (1824-1911), great performer in operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and early Verdi.
Autograph letter in Italian signed by him as āFr. SteĢgerā, dated in Barcelona, Feb. 20, 1872, toĀ his impresario Giuseppe Lamperti (1834-1898) in Milan, about his conditions for singing in Odessa:
ā...cinquemila franchi in oro mensili, ed una mezza serata netta di spese. Se potrai arrivare al viaggio [travel refund] mi farai cosa grata...ā.
This amount seems justified to him, as an impresario from Bucharest having offered him ā...20.000 franchi per 5 mesi, con serata e viaggio da Pest 2 persone ; io ne volevo 25.000...ā. Barcelona's musical season is looking good, despite a terrible organization,ā...un caos da perdere la testa...ā. He mentioned the success achieved in Valencia by the opera troupe led by Costantino DallāArgine, etc.
Size is 5.25 x 8.1 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), creases, dust stains, in overall very good condition. Four lines of text below his signature, written by another unidentified hand, with signature.
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Hungarian tenor (1824-1911), great performer in operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and early Verdi.
Autograph letter in Italian signed by him as āFr. SteĢgerā, dated in Barcelona, Feb. 20, 1872, toĀ his impresario Giuseppe Lamperti (1834-1898) in Milan, about his conditions for singing in Odessa:
ā...cinquemila franchi in oro mensili, ed una mezza serata netta di spese. Se potrai arrivare al viaggio [travel refund] mi farai cosa grata...ā.
This amount seems justified to him, as an impresario from Bucharest having offered him ā...20.000 franchi per 5 mesi, con serata e viaggio da Pest 2 persone ; io ne volevo 25.000...ā. Barcelona's musical season is looking good, despite a terrible organization,ā...un caos da perdere la testa...ā. He mentioned the success achieved in Valencia by the opera troupe led by Costantino DallāArgine, etc.
Size is 5.25 x 8.1 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), creases, dust stains, in overall very good condition. Four lines of text below his signature, written by another unidentified hand, with signature.
