One page in-4° on the inner pages of a bifolium bordered in mourning.
Béziers. August 23, 1900
Charming musical score by the composer, enriched with a dedicatory line.
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"I thank you – sol re do si – I embrace my dear colleague – like a father.
Saint-Saëns
Béziers. August 23, 1900
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Camille Saint-Saëns created Déjanire in 1898 and Parysiatis in 1902. It was through the bonds of friendship he maintained with Fernand Castelbon de Beauxhostes (1859-1934) that Saint-Saëns used the Béziers arenas for theatrical and lyrical performances which would turn the city into a "human anthill" in the artist's own words.