Garcia, Manuel Sr. - Signed Contract 1803 Autographs Singers 50 or less L this operetta was first performed

this operetta was first performed in Vienna under the baton of the composer

an Italian tenor (1825-1898)

Spanish virtuoso violinist and composer (1844-1907)

Inscription on front with more extensive text and signature (signed as "Lia") on verso

Hand signed on front and stamped on verso by photographer Luxardo

Garcia, Manuel Sr. - Signed Contract 1803 Autographs Singers 50 or less L this operetta was first performedSpanish tenor (1775 1832), composer, impresario, and singing teacher, and father of the celebrated mezzo sopranos Maria Malibran and Pauline Viardot. Rare contract handwritten and signed by Manuel Garcia and impresario Domenico Rossi on April 2, 1803, where Garcia gave up the rights to the Teatro Coliseo de los Caos de Peral, Madrid, of his opera "El Luto Fingido", premiered on May 30, 1803; and also obliging himself to sing his opera as many nights