The letters of Casa Ricordi are an invaluable resource not only for the history of music and especially of opera, but also for our understanding of the complicated rapport between the worlds of art and commerce. Indeed, the company’s ability to strike and safeguard a delicate balance between artistic and business concerns was one of the principal reasons for its success. Throughout its history there has been ample evidence of the tremendous time and energy Casa Ricordi dedicated to relationships with those creative artists whose original work was essential to the publisher’s economic viability and independence; but also with others who shared and helped disseminate the fruits of their labor, including theatres, performers, and music periodicals, not to mention the vast market of consumers both public and private. The autograph letters presented here range from the beginning of its activity until 1948, when Tito II’s resignation marked the end of the family’s stewardship.
Letter | Description | Signature | Date |
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Jacques Mathieu Joseph Gregoir
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Ricordi
Berlino, Germania |
LLET008868 | No date |
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Ciro Pinsuti
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Tito I Ricordi
Milano |
LLET005373 | No date |
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Carlo Kolling
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Ricordi
Amburgo, Germania |
LLET009353 | No date |
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Carlo Kolling
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Ricordi
Amburgo, Germania |
LLET009354 | No date |
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Francesco Schira
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Giulio Ricordi
Venezia |
LLET005641 | No date |
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Tito Mattei
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Eugenio Tornaghi
Londra, Regno Unito |
LLET005617 | No date |
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Ferdinand Gumbert
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Tito I Ricordi
Berlino, Germania |
LLET009077 | No date |
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Giuseppe Verdi
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Giulio Ricordi
Parigi, Francia |
LLET002412 | No date |
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Gaetano Palloni
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Eugenio Tornaghi
Firenze |
LLET012267 | No date |
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Giuseppe Verdi
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Tito I Ricordi
Parigi, Francia |
LLET001565 | No date |