Pauline VIARDOT(née Garcia, 1821-1910, singer... Lot 109

Pauline VIARDOT(née Garcia, 1821-1910, singer and composer, sister of La Malibran and friend of Tourgueniev) / Autograph letter signed, 3 p in-12 plus address page, headed with her dry-cut "PG" (probably before her marriage in 1840), to Hortense-Victoire Zimmermann(née Leduc, 1801-1888, wife of pianist Pierre Zimmermann at the Cour d'Orléans (a private Parisian thoroughfare where many artists and writers lived): She suffers from an irritation that will prevent her from singing "Le Barbier" (from Seville) the next day, and is completely rested for 3 days - She thinks that "L'Elisir d'Amoure" (opera by Donizetti) will be given - Her correspondence can keep its stalls or be reimbursed or the date changed - She adds many tokens of affection