Verdi, Giuseppe IMPORTANT AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO THE LIBRETTIST ARRIGO BOITO, SIGNED (“G VERDI”), ABOUT FALSTAFF giving his assessment of the role of Mistress Quickly, explaining that it is difficult to cast as, besides the dramatic demands made on the singer, is also very low-lying, but that this had been inevitable give that there are four female lead roles; Verdi admits that he is making little progress on Falstaff at present, and there are days in which “Il Pancione” [ie Falstaff himself] is in a bad mood and will not budge, whereas at other times he leaps up and makes the devil of a noise all over the place, so he is inclined to leave him be for the time being, sending Boito the best wishes of Barberina and Giuseppina, and wishing he could give him “a good handshake” 3 pages, with the composer's salutation and signature extended onto the 3rd pages, 8vo (18 x 11.5cm), autograph envelope, stamped and franked, St Agata, 12 June 1891
Verdi, Giuseppe IMPORTANT AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO THE LIBRETTIST ARRIGO BOITO, SIGNED (“G VERDI”), ABOUT FALSTAFF giving his assessment of the role of Mistress Quickly, explaining that it is difficult to cast as, besides the dramatic demands made on the singer, is also very low-lying, but that this had been inevitable give that there are four female lead roles; Verdi admits that he is making little progress on Falstaff at present, and there are days in which “Il Pancione” [ie Falstaff himself] is in a bad mood and will not budge, whereas at other times he leaps up and makes the devil of a noise all over the place, so he is inclined to leave him be for the time being, sending Boito the best wishes of Barberina and Giuseppina, and wishing he could give him “a good handshake” 3 pages, with the composer's salutation and signature extended onto the 3rd pages, 8vo (18 x 11.5cm), autograph envelope, stamped and franked, St Agata, 12 June 1891
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