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Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869) noted organist and composer, was organist of La Madelaine from 1847-58 and received the Légion d'Honneur in 1850.
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER (1791-1864)
Album leaf with printed heading ("Album de Mr. Lefébure-Wély"), signed ("Giacomo Meyerbeer"), 8vo, and inscribed with 12 bar musical quotation and libretto (light browning).
"Dominus vobiscum! Dieu vous conserve et vous préserve de tout album".
Half-length portrait photograph signed ("Giacomo Meyerbeer"), to M. Charles Scitivaux, 4to, inscribed with musical quotation and libretto, mounted on album leaf, Paris, September 1863 (image marked).
"La Luna inciel risplende gia voghiam voghiam tranquillo è il mar voghiam voghiam voghiamo".
With Meyerbeer's Gli Ugonotti (Florence, 2 vols., n.d.) (4)
Album leaf with printed heading ("Album de Mr. Lefébure-Wély"), signed ("Giacomo Meyerbeer"), 8vo, and inscribed with 12 bar musical quotation and libretto (light browning).
"Dominus vobiscum! Dieu vous conserve et vous préserve de tout album".
Half-length portrait photograph signed ("Giacomo Meyerbeer"), to M. Charles Scitivaux, 4to, inscribed with musical quotation and libretto, mounted on album leaf, Paris, September 1863 (image marked).
"La Luna inciel risplende gia voghiam voghiam tranquillo è il mar voghiam voghiam voghiamo".
With Meyerbeer's Gli Ugonotti (Florence, 2 vols., n.d.) (4)