Louise Bertin Signed autograph letter for a rehearsal, 1860

  

From an influential family, she benefited from a privileged musical education and composed several operas, including La Esmeralda, based on Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris, with whom she maintained a friendly relationship. She is one of the few women composers of her time to have seen her works performed at the Paris Opera. In this letter, she mentions a rehearsal scheduled for a Friday and asks her correspondent to inform Miss [Mitant] of the changes, as she does not know her address. She ends with friendly wishes and a humorous remark about getting dressed, perhaps suggesting the rush before an important event.

My getting dressed is making my head spin!

Dimensions: 13.1 x 20 cm.
Condition: See photos for more details.

Number of pages: 1 page, undated, estimated 1860.

Louise-Angélique Bertin, born on January 15, 1805 in Roches and died on April 26, 1877 in Paris, was a French poet and composer.

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