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VERDI, Giuseppe (1813-1901). Autograph letter signed to Eroteide Soldati, Busseto, 21 May 1848, a warm letter expressing sorrow that Signora Soldati has been ill but pleasure that she is now recovered and wishing that he will be able to see her, 1 page, octavo, integral address leaf, (tipped onto card at the upper edge of the address leaf)
Eroteide Soldati had been kind to Verdi in his early days and this letter is a charming example of Verdi remembering old friends. Franco Abbiati quotes part of a letter dated Milan 7 November 1845 where Soldati is described as già prodiga di gentilezze quand'egli era un semplice maestrino. (Franco Abbiati, Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, 1951, vol.1, p.589)
Apparently unpublished.
Eroteide Soldati had been kind to Verdi in his early days and this letter is a charming example of Verdi remembering old friends. Franco Abbiati quotes part of a letter dated Milan 7 November 1845 where Soldati is described as già prodiga di gentilezze quand'egli era un semplice maestrino. (Franco Abbiati, Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, 1951, vol.1, p.589)
Apparently unpublished.