OPERA - KRAUSS Gabrielle (1842 - 1906) - Autograph... Lot 273
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OPERA - KRAUSS Gabrielle (1842 - 1906) - Autograph letter signed
Autograph letter signed, dated “près Viènne. 5 hoût [août]” by the Austrian-born French soprano. She created major roles in operas by Anton Rubinstein, Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saëns, Auguste Mermet, Clémence de Grandval, Errico Petrella, Antônio Carlos Gomes and Émile Paladilhe. Her first important appearance was in Schumann's cantata Das Paradies und die Peri in Vienna on 1 March 1858, when she was still only 15 years old. In July 1859, she made her operatic debut as Mathilde in Rossini's “William Tell”. On 23 February 1861, she created the role of Maria in Anton Rubinstein's opera “Die Kinder der Heide” at the Kärntnertor Theatre. She sang in Vienna until 1867, her other roles there including Anna in Boieldieu's “La dame blanche” and Valentine in Meyerbeer's “Les Huguenots”. Addressed to a friend: “…Nous voilà in atellier chez ma soeur après notre soirée à Reishenhall qui nous à fait grand bien à nos soeur et à moi…”. 4 pp. In-8.
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