{"product_id":"antique-guiditta-pasta-1804-1884-framed-set-portrait-handwritten-letter-1870s-copy","title":"Antique Guiditta Pasta (1797-1865) Framed Set Portrait \u0026 Handwritten Letter 1829","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique Guiditta Pasta (1797-1865) Framed Set Portrait Print \u0026amp; Handwritten Letter 1829\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGuiditta 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 \u003cem\u003eNorma\u003c\/em\u003e and the title character in Donizetti's \u003cem\u003eAnna Bolena\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithograph by L. Vigotti 1830. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eALS Signed Handwritten in ink Correspondence Letter with intersecting mailing folds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLetter Translation: \u003cem\u003eMadame 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat  antique condition. Frame and matte showing some wear. Some foxing on portrait print. Yellowing edge on letter. Normal wear for age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guiditta Pasta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49291558781178,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/8614\/4762\/files\/IMG_4240-Photoroom.jpg?v=1783100647","url":"https:\/\/pauljacobsantiques.com\/products\/antique-guiditta-pasta-1804-1884-framed-set-portrait-handwritten-letter-1870s-copy","provider":"Paul Jacobs Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}