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Two autograph musical quotations signed, mounted together on matboard, Covent Garden and location unknown, 1891 May 19, undated but after 1880

 Item

Scope and Contents

Quotation 1: 3 measures from Manon, act 2, with the singer's name, Miss Sibyl Sanderson, added parenthetically by Massenet. Signed and dated by the composer "1ere rep: Covent Garden, London, mardi 19 Mai 1891".
Quotation 2: 3+ measures from Massenet's rendition of "Le sais-tu?" in G Major, lyrics from a poem by Stéphan Bordèse. No location noted and undated, though the song is recorded as having been composed and published in 1880.

Dates

  • 1891 May 19
  • undated but after 1880

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 40.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

French

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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