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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Alfredo Colombo
,
Eugenio Clausetti
>
Ugo Perrone
No place |
LLET027032 | No date |
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Eugenio Clausetti
,
Franco Colombo
>
Wladimir Vogel
No place |
LLET029577 | No date |
|
Eugenio Clausetti
>
Giacinto Matteucci
No place |
LLET029349 | No date |
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Alfredo Colombo
,
Eugenio Clausetti
>
Lorenzo Semeraro
Milano |
LLET028559 | No date |
|
Eugenio Clausetti
,
Franco Colombo
>
Giuseppe Prestini
No place |
LLET027721 | No date |
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Eugenio Clausetti
,
Alfredo Colombo
>
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Milano |
LLET016718 | No date |
|
Eugenio Clausetti
,
Franco Colombo
>
Elsa Respighi Olivieri Sangiacomo
No place |
LLET027838 | No date |
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Luigi Bai
,
Eugenio Clausetti
>
Vaclav Belohlavy
No place |
LLET021685 | No date |
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Eugenio Clausetti
>
Luigi Rognoni
No place |
LLET028021 | No date |
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Alfredo Colombo
,
Eugenio Clausetti
>
Ildebrando Pizzetti
No place |
LLET027208 | No date |