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Lot n° 1252

BERLIOZ Hector (1803-1869)

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L.A.S. "H. Berlioz", February 2, 1860, to Richard WAGNER; 1 page in-8. Letter to Wagner who gives three concerts in Paris at the Théâtre-Italien. "My dear Wagner, I am in eff and still ill, but this is not the reason that prevented me from attending your second concert; it is even less a lack of interest in your compositions, believe it or not. But my evening was imperiously busy, and I had to give your tickets to two excellent ladies musicians who were eager to hear you. I have not yet been able to write my feuilleton, but I shall soon get down to it and tell you sincerely all my thoughts and impressions ... Correspondence, t. VI, n° 2476

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