WeGA, Briefe, Digitale Edition
author: Weber, Carl Maria von
language: en
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To Charles Kemble Esqre Th: R: Coventgarden.
London.

My dear Sir!

I thank you obligingly for the very good intentions which you display for me by your proposals with respect to the Oratorios [Zu Kembles Vorschlag vgl. Webers Brief an seine Frau Caroline vom 23. Dezember 1825.]. but, I am not forward enough with my Oberon, to hope ending it for the time fixed, if I lose a moment in any other occupation. My health does not allow me to travel during the night. If I wish to be in London the first days of march, I must leave Dresden the 15t of February . What time remains to me, only Six weeks for my composition. which is very little time as I have still other occupations.

my stay at Berlin – although brilliant as the success was [Zur erfolgreichen Euryanthe-Premiere am 23. Dezember 1825 vgl. die Presseberichte.] – was yet troublesome for me according to this situation. I send you by this very Post the two first acts of — Oberon exept the finale of the second act, which shall follow in a few days, and in this manner I will send you each piece which I shall have ended.

Receive my dear Sir the repetition of my best thanks and believe me Your very sincere Friend CMvWeber.
Dresde January 4th 1826.