Antique Guiditta Pasta (1797-1865) Framed Set Portrait Print & Handwritten Letter 1829

Guiditta Pasta was a celebrated Italian operatic soprano who dominated the European opera scene in 1820s and 1830s. Soprano famous for creating iconic roles such as Norma in Bellini's Norma and the title character in Donizetti's Anna Bolena.

Lithograph by L. Vigotti 1830. 

ALS Signed Handwritten in ink Correspondence Letter with intersecting mailing folds.

Includes rare autographed letter signed, London 28 April 1826. A one page letter in French addressed to Mr. Sutton Sharpe, requesting a visit regarding an urgent matter, signed Giuditta Pasta, with address at Regent Street. 

This exact letter is not published on line, but another letter was found from Sutton Sharpe to Giuditta Pasta in 1839. This confirms on ongoing relationship between them. Sutton Sharpe was not just a random name; he was a barrister and man of letters, which means this note ties Pasta directly into London's intellectual circles.

Letter Translation: Madame Pasta sends her warmest compliments to Mr. William Sharpe. She begs him to have the kindness to stop by her place  for a moment this afternoon. She wishes to show him something that she needs to have made, regarding an urgent matter. November 28, 1829 28 Regent Street.

Great antique condition. Frame and matte showing some wear. Some foxing on portrait print. Yellowing edge on letter. Normal wear for age.