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 |
---|---|---|---|
|
Italo Montemezzi
>
Alfredo Colombo
Beverly Hills, Stati Uniti |
LLET026119 | No date |
|
Francesco Cilea
>
Alfredo Colombo
Varazze, Savona |
LLET022676 | No date |
|
Luigi Ricci
>
Alfredo Colombo
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
LLET027958 | No date |
|
Alois Mooser
>
Alfredo Colombo
,
Eugenio Clausetti
No place |
LLET026137 | No date |
|
Francesco Cilea
>
Alfredo Colombo
,
Eugenio Clausetti
Varazze, Savona |
LLET022678 | No date |
|
Lao Silesu
>
Alfredo Colombo
Parigi, Francia |
LLET028596 | No date |
|
Francesco Cilea
>
Alfredo Colombo
Varazze, Savona |
LLET022680 | No date |
|
Lia Stuart
>
Alfredo Colombo
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
LLET028741 | No date |
|
Alfredo Cuscinà
>
Alfredo Colombo
Roma |
LLET022982 | No date |
|
Hermann Gürtler
>
Alfredo Colombo
Cannobio, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
LLET025341 | No date |