Pauline VIARDOT (Paris, 1821-1910). Spanish-born French sing - Lot 26

Pauline VIARDOT (Paris, 1821-1910). Spanish-born French singer and composer, sister of La Malibran and wife of Louis Viardot, director of the Théâtre-Italien in Paris. She performed works by the greatest composers of her time. - 5 L.a.s. "Pauline Viardot" Paris and various places, dated between 1860 and 1880, together 16 pp. in-8 or in-12. Letters addressed to her friend Henri MARTIN. The last three concern her husband's illness and death in 1883: "... Mon pauvre Louis compte ses jours, par heures, il est épuisé ... il vous a beaucoup aimé ... j'ai été si heureux pendant de longues années ... Je vous serre la main bien tristement, mais avec une grande affection ". - Visiting card a.s. with twelve autographed lines. To his old friend Henri MARTIN: "At last, at last, here I am, in my own home, with all my furniture, on all sides, after having nothing. How easily I could get used to poverty...". Louis VIARDOT (1840-1883). Director of the Théâtre-Italien in Paris, he married Pauline Garcia, twenty years his senior, who became famous as Pauline VIARDOT, - 4 L.a.s. "Louis Viardot" Château de Courtavenel and various places, between 1869 and 1877, total 7 pages. in-8. Friendly letters addressed to Henri MARTIN, providing information on his family life and his wife's engagements. Giacomo MEYERBEER (Berlin 1791-Paris 1864). German composer, initially inspired by Giacomo Rossini, he settled in Paris. - L.a.s. "Meyerbeer" Paris, Tuesday, October 27, 1857, one page in-8, with his G.R. cipher, in a stamped envelope. To Pauline VIARDOT, whom he looks forward to meeting on his return to Paris.