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Auction: 313 - Numismatic Collector's Series - Ft. Worth, TX
Lot: 1431

Berlioz, Hector French composer and conductor (1803-69); a leader in the development of the modern orchestra, he also set the stage for later romantic composers such as Wagner and Liszt. Autograph Letter Signed "H. Berlioz" in French, 1 page, 12mo, London, July 2, 1853. He writes Camille that "Our letters have crossed. I received yours here yesterday with the 500-franc note it contained." Matted under glass with a printed portrait of Berlioz and contained in a gilt wooden frame, overall size 10.5" x 14.7". Berlioz was in London to stage a revised version of his first opera, Benvenuto Cellini, which had first been presented in 1838 but had been poorly received. The London staging was also unsuccessful, and Berlioz closed it after one performance.

Estimate
$750 to $1,000