PUCCINI Giacomo (1858-1924) Lot n° 40

L.A.S. "GP", [Torre del Lago October 1895], to his brother-in-law and Florentine factotum, Giuseppe "Beppe" RAZZI; 4 pages in-8; in Italian. On October 9, Sarah BERNHARDT will be in Florence, in the role of Tosca, and Puccini will come with Elvira that evening only. As the children Tonio and Fosca will then be alone, they beg Beppe to allow his wife [Elvira's sister] to come with Ciancio to the Castellaccio [Puccini's villa in Uzzano] for one evening, or more if they want... The expenses will be paid by the undersigned ball breaker ("Le spese s'intende a carico del rompitore di coglioni sottoscritto")... Ida will write to him about this since Elvira has written to him this evening. And since on the 12th Puccini must go hunting with GINORI [the Marquis Carlo Ginori, his neighbor and dedicatee of La Bohème], Mrs. Ida and Ciancio can stay, and then leave for Lucca with Elvira, Fosca, etc. He asks where Mme Bernhardt will play? He imagines that it will be at the Niccolini...