Jules Massenet Autographed Letter Signed to Léon Daudet 1898 Family Support

  

Signed autograph letter to Léon. While passing through Paris, Massenet finds at his home the latest work of his "illustrious father" Soutien de famille (Fasquelle, 1898): I am deeply moved and my thoughts remain profoundly attached to what I received from him, from you! Jules Massenet set Alphonse Daudet's novel Sapho to music, with a libretto by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède.

The play is premiered in the presence of the composer at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, with Emma Calvé in the role of Fanny Legrand, on November 27, 1897, the same day as the premiere of L'Arlesiana by Francesco Cilea, which is also based on a work by Daudet, who passes away a few days later. A beautiful and touching friendly letter.