## Title: Carl Maria von Weber an Charles Kemble in London. Dresden, Samstag, 3. Dezember 1825 ## Author: Weber, Carl Maria von ## Version: 4.9.1 ## Origin: https://weber-gesamtausgabe.de/A042526 ## License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ To Charles Kemble Esqr Mannager of the Royal Theatre Coventgarden London. My dear Sir! After the opinion of our honored friend Sir George Smart, I fully expected to have the pleasure of seeing you at Dresden, or to have almost heard from you. the time approaches to settle finally our affair of OberonOberon. I was so bussy bussy as the calls of my duty have permitted to me. two acts are ended; and can be sent to England as soon as I have Your answer. After our mutual parley in Ems, concerning this subject, I will nonot longer retard my full decision, and prefer it to give you a mark of my unbounded confidence in your character character, than toto pursue this higgling for me so insupportable. I accept consequently 1) your offer to give me five hundred Pounds Sterling for the music of Oberon, — Partition, and for the Pianoforteand for the Pianoforte :/ — as your Property for England, Scottland and Ireland. 2t) the Poeme and the music — Partition and for the Pianoforte —/: Partition and for the Pianoforte :/ are mine, for all the rest of Europe. 3t) You will bind down bind down every Theatre or Music Shop in England Scottland and Irelandin Engl: Scottl: and Irel: which receive receive the Oberon from you, to sell it nonot further to any theatre or music shop in Europe. 4t) you will be pleased to pay the named Sum of Five hundred Pounds Sterling to me500 P: S. to me or on my assignation a fortnightor on my assignation a fortnight after youryour having received the whole Partition of Oberon. 5t) If my health does not prevent me does not prevent me, I shall be in London the first days of the month of march 1826, to preside at the first representation of Oberon. 6) You will be so just, asas to satisfie the the wishes that I could have relatively to some better Instruments in the orchestra, Chorus pp and you may be sure that I shall shall not make call ask for other things than than are perfectly neccessary to the Effect of the total. Pray, let me have your answer in which you ratify these these named articles as soon as possible. | In these days I go to Berlin where I am invitedwhere I am invitated to preside at the first representations of Euryanthe in pursuance in pursuance of an ordre of the King. but I shall be back before be back before the End of this month. When you see our honored friend Sir G: Smart, I beg that you will remember me kindly to him. remember me kindly to him. Believe me my dear Sir ever most sincerely yours CMvonWeberCMvW:. Dresden, December 3th 1825.Dr: Xb 3t 1825.