The appointment letters of John Durancé George, Dental Surgeon
Writer: Antonio Tamburini
Date:29th July 1848
Address: 194 Regent Street
Sir,
I have the honor
to send you a Box for
this evening at the Royal
Italian Opera Covent Garden
where we shall give the
Ugonetti.
I take this occasion
dear Sir for to pray
you again to receive
all my thanks for your
Kind Operation, wich
as given to me a new
good life, and my heart
will never forget all
your very great kindness.
In this same time Dear
Sir, I come to pray you
if it would be possible
to allow me to come
and see you again before
the end of this week,
for I would wish to
make you new questions
and receive from you,
good advices.
Receive I pray you
Sir my very respectfully
compliments, and believe
me
Your most Affe Servant.
A. Tamburini
July 29th 1848
194 Regent Street
Notes:
Antonio Tamburini (1800-1876) was an Italian baritone. Born in Faenza, he became one of the finest baritones of his
age. He had a beautiful, flexible voice that can be seen in the music written for him.
He was renowned at the time also for his good looks and terrific stage presence, often working with the tenor Giovanni
Battista Rubini and soprano Giulia Grisi. He is most famous for his association with Bellini - he was one of the
"Puritani Quartet", along with Grisi, Rubini and bass Luigi Lablache. He was married to the contralto Marietta
Gioia-Tamburini, with whom he often sang alongside.
He died at Nice in 1876.