Derivis, Henri-Etienne - Autograph Letter Signed 1813 _more shown as Zurga in Bizet's

shown as Zurga in Bizet's Les Pecheurs de Perles

Austrian neurologist (1856-1939)

sang widely in England as well as Bayreuth and other major European theatres

Autograph letter signed written on official letterhead of the Paris Opera Comique

and the American Ballet Theatre Foundation

Derivis, Henri-Etienne - Autograph Letter Signed 1813 _more shown as Zurga in Bizet'sFrench bass (1780 1856), who sang in the world premieres of Spontinis "La Vestale" and Rossinis "Le Siege de Corinthe". Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated in Paris, May 17, 1813, addressed to the composer Henri Montan Berton (1767 1844), concerning an embarrassing financial situation due to the lack of possibilities of recent performances. Size is 7. 1 x 8. 9 inches, 2 written pages in one folded sheet, folds, overall rust,