My dear Sir!
I have received the second act of Oberon the 18t January, and your the third act, and your very amiable letter, in one and the same Day, the 1t February.
These two acts are also filled withplain of filled with the greatest beautiesmost beautiful things greatest beauties. I embrace the whole inwith in love, and will endeavour, notnot to remain not behind you. ToTo this Acknowlegment of your work, you can giveyou can you give credit, the more, asthat as I must repeat that the cut of the whole is very foreign toof to all my ideas and maxims. and well be unpracticable for all other theatres in Europe /: a very bad thing for me :/ the intermixing of so many principal actorsmuch many Per principal performers actors who dodoo not sing, the omission of the music in the most important moments, — all these things deprive the our Oberon of the title of an opera, and will makemadke him unfitunpracticable unfit for all other Theaters in Europe; which is a very bad thing for me. but — passons la dessus —
You have so well construedtocken so well construed my first prayers; that I continue with proposals, in confidence toconfiffoing confidence to your Kindness.
The Scene betweenamong between Sherasmin and Fatima in the 2 act; and the /: very pretty :/ Arietta of the latter, must necessarely bewill not be must necessarely be omittedDer Dialog von Sherasmin und Fatime sowie Fatimes Arietta (Nr. 10) blieben schließlich doch als Bestandteil von Szene II/2 erhalten.; and the quartetto follow immediately. Also the ChorusChorus of the Pirates. But, the time whichwhatich we gaingains acquire gain thereby, we must open forwe must we spend upon for a Duetto betweenDuo between Huon and Reiza. The absence of this piece of musicThis The absence of the piece of music piece would be very muchmuch regretted; and the Scene upon the desert shore, seems the most convenient place for it. though my musical heart sighs, that the first moment where where the loving pair find each-otherthemself each other, passes without musicDieser Vorschlag wurde schließlich nicht umgesetzt.. but, — the opera appears too long already. —im Entwurf ursprünglich: already seems the whole opera too long; korrigiert zu: already appears the opera too long und durch Ziffern in die endgültige Reihenfolge gebracht
Now wish I yet, a madfoolish mad Aria for Sherasmin, /: when he discoversfind discovers the Horn; :/ in which Fatima's lamentations unitelamentations unites, and closecloses the scene with with a beautiful contrastAuch dieser Vorschlag wurde schließlich nicht umgesetzt..
Oh!Oh Dear Sir! what would notnot we produce, if we were living in the same town.
Still I beg leave to observe, that the composer looks more formust desires more looks more for the expression of feelings than the figurative. the former he mayhe may repeat and develop in all their graduations; but, verses, like
like the spot the tulip weareth
Deep within its dewy urn
Duett Nr. 6, Rezia.
or, in Huons Songair Song, like hopes that deceive us
„or false friends who leave us“
„Soon as descendeth prosperit'ys Sun pp“Aus der ursprünglichen (nicht vertonten) Fassung von Huons Rondo Nr. 20.
must be said only once.only once to say. must be said only once.
You See, that I speak towith to you, as to an old acquaintancelike as with an on old friend / with / to an old acquaintance, and I hope at least that you will consider it as so.
Mr Kemble me has not honored meme with till now with an answer toan answering on to my letter offrom of the 6t January. I conclude fromof from this, that he is convinced of the necessity to retard the opera, and that consequentely we have time to regulate our affair. The same reason has also withheld me from replying to hisme also determined to reply upon withheld me from replying to the his letter of the 4 January, which has crossed mine ofhas been crossinged with that of mine from of the 6 January.
Yet, I must own theconsess own in the wish, to seethat to see this affair decided at lastim Entwurf: might be dec at last decided; durch Ziffern Reihenfolge in die endgültige Form geändert; becausewhile because all sort of uncertainty puzzlestruble puzzles me, and disturbs me in workingin working working.
To speek sincerelyTo speek sincerely said, I do not unterstandunderst do not understand why our honoredhonorableed Friend Mr Kemble hesitatesis doubtful hesitates to nameexpress to me name the sum which he can offer me.im Entwurf an dieser Stelle: /: to bid the first piece :/ He knows what length he can go, to the credit ofhe can do digne worthy of length he can go, to the credit of his country and Establishment. I can make nonot make no demand, but I would neither appearneither not appear neither appear indiscreet, nor suffer injurydamage injury, the latter of whichim Entwurf ursprünglich: of which the latter; durch Ziffern in die richtige Reihenfolge gebracht I have — but too frequently experiancedmake proved too frequently experianced. Russia, Sweden, Poland, France, Scotland and England, have brought on theder Beginn des Satzes steht im Entwurf am Rand. boards my performances without their beeing entitled to itWeber bezieht sich hier wohl u. a. auf die Freischütz-Aufführungen in Riga (ab 25. September = 7. Oktober 1822), Stockholm (ab 23. April 1823), St. Petersburg (ab 7. = 19. Januar 1824), London (ab 22. Juli 1824), Paris (ab 7. Dezember 1824) und Edinburgh (ab 29. Dezember 1824), für die er keine Honorarzahlungen erhalten hatte., for my works have not been printedare have not published by print been printed. And tho' I do not valueif I also not esteem and though I do not value money, to take notice of it, the world forces me at lastat least findlyat last.
Pardon, Dear Sir, that I am molesting which property spoken you with things youyou can not be interested ininterestinged in — but Poets and composers live together in aa Sort of angels-marriage which demands a a reciprocal trustconfidence trust. and now it is truelytruely time to endfinish end my veryvery checkered Epistle.
I am with the greatest esteem and regard
Your most obedient Servant
C. M. von Weber.
Dresden, Februar the 19th 1825.