SULLIVAN (Sir Arthur, 1842-1901, Composer of 'Gilbert & Sullivan')

Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Keynes saying that he is "so hard at work that I answer no letters as a rule, but I like you so much that of course I make an exception. I shall not be in London until April, unless by some miraculous feat I get on faster with the new opera than is humanly possible. If therefore later in the year you & young friend should come to London, I will hear her with pleasure. The weather has been, until yesterday, atrocious down here - and , what Sickness and death there is about! ...", 1 side 8vo., Villa Marda, Monaco, 17th January

On September 24, 1892, Sullivan's opera Haddon Hall premiered at the Savoy Theater. It ran for more than 200 performances over the course of a number of years, and was the first opera he composed after his collaboration with Sir William Gilbert ended in 1891.

Item Date:  1892

Stock No:  39669