MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912)
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MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French composer of the Romantic era. A.L.S., Massenet, three pages, 8vo, Paris, 5th December 1898, to a friend (‘Mon bon cher ami’), in French. Massenet states that he has been visited by Eugene Le Roux and their charming daughter, remarking ‘J'ai donc entendu Mlle. Le Roux - belle voix, expressive, intelligente - du talent - et le desir d'arriver au theatre’ (Translation: ‘So I heard Miss. Le Roux – beautiful voice, expressive, intelligent – talented – and the desire to succeed in the theatres’), and further writing ‘Ah! Pourrai je cet hiver quitter Paris et aller dans le midi - en passant par Montpellier je n'ose y croire? Ce serait une annee heureuse pour tou vieul ami’ (Translation: ‘Ah! Will I be able to leave Paris this winter and go to the south – via Montpellier, I don’t dare believe it? It would be happy year for your old friend’). VG
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