Spring Auction 2014
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2014
Great content Puccin letter where he discusses to a Gianni, that he is bringing opera The Girl(The Girl Of The Golden West)to La Scala on the 29th of December, 1912. he talks about his health and hunting for wild boars and writes " My health is good but it is as clouded as the environment in which I now live. The letter is in good condition, but does have a tear which had been carefully repaired on the right Margin affecting some words but does not detract form the overall beauty of
the letter and framing. This piece does originate from the composer Henry Mancini, and at one time hung over his piano at his home.
Giacomo Puccini an Italian composer whose operas are among the important operas played as standards.Puccini has been called "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi".While his early work was rooted in traditional late-19th-century romantic Italian opera, he successfully developed his work in the 'realistic' verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents.
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