Mercadante, Saverio - Autograph Letter Signed 1843 Programs Ballet Polish composer (1805-1880) and pianist

Polish composer (1805-1880) and pianist to whom Schubert dedicated the song "An die Musik"

Derrick Baskin

and his own opera Mefistofele

75 inches to 6 x 9 inches

Austro-Hungarian-born American tenor (1908-1989)

Mercadante, Saverio - Autograph Letter Signed 1843 Programs Ballet Polish composer (1805-1880) and pianistItalian composer (1795 1870) mostly of operas, Mercadante was very famous in his time and was important in the development of opera. 1 page autograph letter in Italian signed by him in Turin, 1843, where he mentions the writing of a new opera called Il Reggente and mentions his previous work Il Giuramento, attached to a small portrait of him over the upper right corner. ALSO INCLUDED are handwritten transcription and translation.