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
- Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 40.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
French
Creator
- Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu