ALS of the German singer and actress, wife of composer Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), to the German-born, Paris-based publisher. In German. Dresden, April 12, 1827 (postmark reads "April 11"). 1 p., with address to verso. "Dear Friend! Sending you my heartfelt thanks once more for all the hassle and concerns that you have has because of our transaction, I take license to come up with another request: to pay the money received to the Rothschild brothers in exchange for a receipt signed by myself. I cannot and will not make any objections to the director's invoice..." Probably a reference to claims brought up after the early death of Carl Maria von Weber in the previous year. Maurice Schlesinger (1798-1871) lived in Paris from 1821, operating his own business from the beginning. The bank of the Rothschild Brothers (there were five) was represented in Paris by the youngest, James de (originally Jakob Meyer) Rothschild (1792-1868).
Caroline Brandt, was born in Beethoven's home town of Bonn, where her parents were prominent in the arts. Her mother acted, her father was a noted tenor, who also played the violin in the court orchestra. Performing already by the age of eight, she traveled and performed and built a formidable reputation, earning her a contract in Frankfurt. In September 1810, Carl Maria vonWeber came to town to present his new opera, Silvana. At the age of only 18, Caroline was cast in the title role. Ironically, it wasn't a singing part, for Silvana was a girl from the woods who couldn't speak, but a few years later, in 1813, he offered Caroline a contract.
Her debut in Prague came on New Year's Day in 1814, in the title role of Cinderella in a version that featured spoken dialogue as well - the comic opera Cendrillon by Maltese-born Nicolas Isouard. Reported as an extraordinary success, it would be the first of 34 productions in which she would feature, many of them in the principal role, under Weber's direction.
The pair had become romantically involved in a relationship that was at times tempestuous, but they were very much an item by the time he left for a new position in Dresden in the autumn of 1816. Caroline stayed on in Prague to see out her commitments there, but there would be no more opera, just a series of stage appearances. Weber came back to marry her. Caroline gave up her career and moved back to Dresden with him.
ALS of the German singer and actress, wife of composer Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), to the German-born, Paris-based publisher. In German. Dresden, April 12, 1827 (postmark reads "April 11"). 1 p., with address to verso. "Dear Friend! Sending you my heartfelt thanks once more for all the hassle and concerns that you have has because of our transaction, I take license to come up with another request: to pay the money received to the Rothschild brothers in exchange for a receipt signed by myself. I cannot and will not make any objections to the director's invoice..." Probably a reference to claims brought up after the early death of Carl Maria von Weber in the previous year. Maurice Schlesinger (1798-1871) lived in Paris from 1821, operating his own business from the beginning. The bank of the Rothschild Brothers (there were five) was represented in Paris by the youngest, James de (originally Jakob Meyer) Rothschild (1792-1868).
Caroline Brandt, was born in Beethoven's home town of Bonn, where her parents were prominent in the arts. Her mother acted, her father was a noted tenor, who also played the violin in the court orchestra. Performing already by the age of eight, she traveled and performed and built a formidable reputation, earning her a contract in Frankfurt. In September 1810, Carl Maria vonWeber came to town to present his new opera, Silvana. At the age of only 18, Caroline was cast in the title role. Ironically, it wasn't a singing part, for Silvana was a girl from the woods who couldn't speak, but a few years later, in 1813, he offered Caroline a contract.
Her debut in Prague came on New Year's Day in 1814, in the title role of Cinderella in a version that featured spoken dialogue as well - the comic opera Cendrillon by Maltese-born Nicolas Isouard. Reported as an extraordinary success, it would be the first of 34 productions in which she would feature, many of them in the principal role, under Weber's direction.
The pair had become romantically involved in a relationship that was at times tempestuous, but they were very much an item by the time he left for a new position in Dresden in the autumn of 1816. Caroline stayed on in Prague to see out her commitments there, but there would be no more opera, just a series of stage appearances. Weber came back to marry her. Caroline gave up her career and moved back to Dresden with him.