I offer you a writing signed by Lorenzo Stecchetti entitled Maria Malibran published in 1881. Lorenzo Stecchetti is the pseudonym of Olindo Guerrini who was a writer, poet, bibliophile and scholar of Italian literature. The figure of Olindo Guerrini/Lorenzo Stecchetti is strongly linked to the musical environment, suffice it to mention that some of his poems are the texts of famous chamber romances such as, for example, "Sogno" by Francesco Paolo Tosti.

The text at the end of the video: O Ninette! où sont-ils, belle muse adorée, Ces accents pleins d'amour, de charme et de terreur, Qui voltigeaient le soir sur ta lèvre inspirée Comme un parfum lèger sur l'aubèpine en fleur? Ou vibre maintenant cette voix éplorée Cette harpe vivante attachee à ton coeur? O Ninetta! where are they, beautiful beloved muse, these accents full of love, of charm and terror, that hovered in the evening over your inspired lip like a light perfume on the hawthorn in bloom? Where now vibrates this weeping voice This living harp attached to thy heart? Characters cited: Gabriel Jean Baptiste Ernest Wilfrid Legouvé (Paris, February 14, 1807 - Paris, March 14, 1903) was a French playwright. The son of Gabriel-Marie Legouvé, he was the author initially of poetry and fiction, the volume of poems "Bizarre Deaths" (1832), the novel Edith de Felsen (1840), instead in a later period he devoted himself mainly to theater, becoming in 1838 one of the titular authors of the Comédie-Française, and putting himself on the map with the dramas "Adrienne Lecouvreur" (1849), "The Battle of the Ladies" (1851) and "Medea" (1854), thanks to which he obtained the title of Academician of France.

Giuditta Angiola Maria Costanza Pasta, née Negri (Saronno, October 26, 1797 - Blevio, April 1, 1865), was a singer. Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (September 7, 1832 - May 25, 1899) was a Spanish Republican politician and president of the First Spanish Republic . He was an eloquent orator and writer. Appointed head of state in 1873, in the midst of the Third Carlist War and after receiving full powers from Parliament, he ruled by decree . He left office after a coup led by General Pavía the following year. He wrote a history of the republican movement in Europe among other works of political interest. Élisabeth-Rachel Félix, also known by the pseudonym Rachel (Mumpf, Feb. 21, 1821 - Le Cannet, Jan. 3, 1858), was a French stage actress. In about 1830, she arrived in Paris and took elocution and singing lessons, having the musician Alexandre-Étienne Choron as her teacher, and studied dramatic arts at the Conservatoire. To provide for his family's needs, he made his debut in January 1837 in La Vendéenne at the Théâtre du Gymnase. Delestre-Poirson, the director, gave her the stage name Rachel, a name she chose to keep in private life. At the age of 17, she acted at the Théâtre-Français in Pierre Corneille's Horace. Her fame spread throughout Europe after her success in London in 1841, and she became an expert in the works of Voltaire, Racine, and Corneille, touring in Brussels, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. She represented the main character in Eugène Scribe's play Adrienne Lecouvreur. Her portrayals were characterized by perfect diction and elegant gestures, although they were downplayed to the point of being minimized. Rachel was best known for her portrayal in Phaedra. Henriette Sontag (Koblenz, May 13, 1805[1] - Mexico, June 17, 1854[2]), was a German and also French soprano and stage actress. She was born in Koblenz, then in the French Empire, to Franz Sontag, an actor and opera singer, and Franziska Markloff, also an actress and soprano. The parents went from city to city depending on where they were cast. She participated on May 7 and 13, 1824, in the first performances of Symphony No. 9 (dedicated to King Frederick William III of Prussia) and Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. For his part, Carl Maria von Weber entrusted her with the first performance of the title role in his opera Euryanthe (1823). She performed on European stages, often with the Malibran. Manuel García (father) January 21, 1775 - Paris, June 10, 1832 was a Spanish tenor, composer, theatrical impresario and singing teacher. François-Joseph Talma (Paris, January 15, 1763 - Paris, October 19, 1826) was a French stage actor, much loved and appreciated for both talent and innovations in acting style, so much so that he became one of the first stars of modern theater.

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