Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Originally framed by the donor with other Verdi items in this collection, most likely the engraved portrait and the letter written in Paris.

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The letter is on Grand Hôtel de Milan stationery. Originally framed by the donor, most likely with the carte-de-visite and the music manuscript by Verdi.

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Originally framed by the donor with other Verdi items in this collection, most likely with the engraved portrait and the letter in Italian with no location of composition mentioned.

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Carte-de-visite, partly water-damaged, by Tempestini of Spezia, Viareggio, and Montecatini. Multiple photographs and cartes-de-visite of Verdi by Tempestini exist, and most appear to be dated 1899-1900. A photograph in the Archivio Storico Ricordi, made by Tempestini and with Verdi in similar or identical clothing, is dated August 1899. Originally framed by the donor with other Verdi items in this collection, most likely the letter from Milan and the music manuscript.

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Originally framed by the donor with other Verdi items in this collection, most likely the letter from Paris and the undated letter in Italian with no location of composition mentioned.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

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Originally framed by the donor with other Verdi items in this collection, most likely the carte-de-visite and the letter written in Milan.