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Jules Barbier correspondence relating to Néron
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Jules Barbier correspondence relating to Néron, 1875 April-December.
Physical Description
9 items (in 1 folder)
Language
French
Notes
In French.
Provenance
Purchased from Autographes on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2001.
Organization
Material arranged as received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Jules Barbier (1825-1901) was a French author and librettist.
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) was a Russian pianist, composer, and conductor.
E. Gérard et Cie was a French music publisher, founded in 1859 in Paris by Édouard Gerard.
The opera Néron, based on the life of the Roman emperor Nero, was commissioned by Émile Perrin and the Paris Opéra in the 1860s. The score was composed by Anton Rubinstein in 1875-1876, and Jules Barbier wrote the libretto. The opera premiered in Hamburg in 1879.
Summary
Collection of nine letters to Jules Barbier, chiefly relating to Anton Rubinstein and the opera Néron. Includes one autograph manuscript letter, signed, from composer Anton Rubinstein; and eight manuscript letters, signed, from Adèle Gérard and Édouard Gérard at E. Gérard et Cie.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
October 31, 2022
References
Jules Barbier Correspondence Relating to Néron. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Jules Barbier Correspondence Relating to Néron. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Authors France 19th century.
Composers France 19th century.
Librettists France 19th century.
Music publishers France 19th century.
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