Garcia, Manuel Sr. - Signed Contract 1803 Autographs Film Directors bold signature at the bottom

bold signature at the bottom

co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet

25 inches to 8 x 10

22 March 1914

Program for a performance in Paris

Garcia, Manuel Sr. - Signed Contract 1803 Autographs Film Directors bold signature at the bottomSpanish 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