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- Creator
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893
- Call number
- JOB 91-13 (Locked case)
- Physical description
- 1 item
- Language
- In French ; accompanied by a translation in English
- Preferred Citation
- ALS, Interlaken, Music Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Music Division
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Charles Gounod was a French composer. Sapho, his first opera, was first performed in 1851. His best known opera is Faust. The letter, beginning "Cher Enfant," is written to an unnamed young singer. Gounod congratulates her for the opportunity of studying the part of Sapho under Pauline Viardot, who created the role. He discusses proposed cuts in the performance and gives advice about interpretation. He also mentions that he has just finished the finale of the 3rd act of Faust.
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Purchase, Salloch, WilliamKey terms
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Music DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
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