Record ID
117729
Creator
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Biographical Data
French composer.
Object title
Autograph letter, dated : Sevigny, 24 July 1857, to [Rosalie Jousset], 1857 July 24.
Date
1857 July 24.
Notes
The letter is attached to the autograph manuscript of the song, the text of which begins "La plaine est vaste, e le soleil géant vermeil" (Cary 583). With a different text, it became the Chant du Berger Andreloun ("Le jour se lève") in Act IV, Scene 1 of Gounod's opera Mireille.
Associated names
Jousset, Rosalie, recipient.
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