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Puccini, Giacomo FIVE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS ON POSTCARDS, VISITING CARDS ETC, SIGNED ("G.PUCCINI"), ABOUT TOSCA, 1896-1913 1) to Carlo Vimercati reporting the visit of Ricordi and Illica, who read him the libretto of the second act of Tosca ("...Lesseromi il 2o Tosca, splendido..."), and sending him some olive oil, 1 page, [Torre del Lago], 9 September 1896, some smudging--2) to Rocco, about his hopes for Tosca, praising the libretto by Giacosa and Illica, into which they have put all their inspiration, leavening Sardou's harsh drama with true sentiment and great poetry, Milan, 22 December 1896--3) to Vincenzo Ragghianti, regretfully declining his invitation for pressure of work ("...il lavoro che mi occupa intieramente e che debbo finire,...") 1 page, Torre del Lago, 18 April [18]99--4) to Luigi Cesari, about a successful performance of Tosca in Florence, 2 pages, visiting card, autograph envelope, Milan, 26 January [19]13--5) to [Alfredo] Soffredini, wishing him a quick recovery from illness, 1 page, 8vo, no place or date, trace of mount on verso "...Spero che Tosca sarà qualcosa di forte--almeno il libretto è tale e ti assicuro che meglio non poteva riuscire. Illica e Giacosa hanno messo quanto era in loro d’ispirazione poetica, e la drammaticità terribilmente truce del Sardou è levita per contrasti di vero sentimento e di grande poesia..." 5 items in all, Milan and Torre del Lago, 1896-1913 where dated