From the astonishment at the success of Il pirata to the report of the strenuous negotiations with the Paris Opéra for the composition of a new work, the letters proposed in this digital collection allow the reader to follow the artistic path of Bellini, the development of a coherent aesthetic conception based on a high awareness of the value of his own art, his difficult confrontation with the economic system and the competitive environment of the Italian and European musical theater in the early nineteenth century.

• Clear facets
• Senders (Giacomo Puccini)
  
  Giacomo Puccini (17)
  
• Addresees
  
  Tito II Ricordi (4)
  Carlo Clausetti (2)
  Alfredo Colombo (1)
  Armando Morlacchi (1)
  Arthur Wolff (1)
  Gabriele D'Annunzio (1)
  Gino Cantù (1)
  Giulio Ricordi (1)
  Giuseppe Verdi (1)
  Luigi Illica (1)
  Renzo Valcarenghi (1)
  
• Origins (Milano)
  
  Milano (17)
  
• Destinations
  
  Milano (13)
  Busseto, Sant'Agata, Parma (1)
  
• Named people
  
  Luigi Illica (2)
  Ricordi (1)
  Antonio Puccini (1)
  Gabriele D'Annunzio (1)
  Giuseppe Giacosa (1)
  Riccardo Schnabl Rossi (1)
  Victor Hugo (1)
  
• Named works
  
  La Fanciulla del West (2)
  La Bohème (1)
  La Crociata degli innocenti (1)
  Hannele Mattern_Hauptmann (1)
  Maria Antonietta (1)
  Tosca (1)
  
• Named places
  
  Capalbio, Grosseto (1)
  Parigi, Francia (1)
  Torre del Lago, Lucca (1)
  
• Named theatres
  
  Teatro Carcano (1)
  Teatro alla Scala (1)
  
• Topics
  
  personnel (4)
  shipping (4)
  libretto (3)
  music (3)
  contract (2)
  payment (2)
  administration (1)
  bereavement (1)
  condolences (1)
  performance (1)
  translation (1)
  trip (1)
  
• Tipology
  
  lettera (16)
  copialettere (1)
  
• Subtype
  
  letter (15)
  card (1)
  telegram (1)
  
• Shelfmark
  
  • Institution
    
  • RISM Sigla