84 - Croatia - Theater

Croatia - Theater Medovich, Demetrio Handwritten letter with signature addressed to an unnamed “Your Excellency.” German handwriting on paper. Teatro Nuovo Zara, Dec. 25, 1898. 2 pages on 1 double sheet (each 20.3 x 13 cm) with the printed letterhead of the theater’s board of directors and the watermark “Margaret Mill / Jvory Paper / Vienna Manufacture.” Medovich was one of the directors of the Teatro Nuovo in Zara (Zadar), which was destroyed during World War II and no longer exists today. - Cover letter accompanying a program—also enclosed here—from the first performance of *Lohengrin* at the Teatro Nuovo in Zara (approx. 28.5 x 19 cm). "The premiere took place on April 30, 1898, to great acclaim... *Lohengrin* was the first Wagner opera to be performed in Zara." - Slightly browned due to the paper and showing fold marks. - Included: Fold-out program for the 1898 spring season featuring the operas *Lohengrin* and *Manon* by Massenet. Croatia - Theater - Autograph letter signed by the director of the Teatro Nuovo in Zara (Zadar). German handwriting on paper. With printed letterhead of the theater’s board of directors and watermark “Margaret Mill / Jvory Paper / Vienna Manufacture.” - An accompanying letter to a theater program for the premiere of *Lohengrin* at the Teatro Nuovo in Zara is also enclosed here. “The premiere took place on April 30, 1898, to great acclaim … *Lohengrin* was the first opera by Wagner to be performed in Zara.” (trans.). - Each is somewhat browned due to the paper and bears fold marks. - Also included: A folding program for the 1898 spring season featuring the operas *Lohengrin* and *Manon* by Massenet. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.