WeGA, Briefe, Digitale Edition
author: Weber, Carl Maria von
language: en
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To
Charles Kemble Esqr
Mannager of the Royal Theatre
Coventgarden
London. [Anschrift im Entwurf: To Charles Kemble Esqr 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 [im Entwurf ursprünglich: I fully expected to have the pleasure of seeing you at Dresden after the opinion of our honored friend Sir George Smart; durch Ziffern Reihenfolge der Satzteile umgestellt], or to have heard from you.

the time approaches to settle finally our affair of Oberon.

I was so bussy as the calls of my duty have permitted me. two acts are ended; and can be sent to England as soon as I have Your answer.

After our parley in Ems [Laut Tagebuch am 10. August 1825.], concerning this subject, I will no longer retard my full decision, and prefer to give you a mark of my unbounded confidence in your character, than to pursue this higgling for me so insupportable [im Entwurf ursprünglich: this for me so insupportable higgling; in endgültige Form korrigiert durch Markierung].

I accept consequently 1) your offer to give me five hundred Pounds Sterling for the music of Oberon, — Partition, and for the Pianoforte — as your Property for England, Scottland and Ireland.

2t) the Poeme and the music — Partition and for the Pianoforte — are mine, for all the rest of Europe.

3t) You will bind down every Theatre or Music Shop in England Scottland and Ireland which receive the Oberon from you, to sell it no 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 me or on my assignation a fortnight after your having received the whole Partition of Oberon.

5t) If my health 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, as to satisfie the wishes that I could have relatively to some better Instruments in the orchestra, Chorus pp and you may be sure that I shall not ask for other things than are perfectly neccessary to the Effect of the total.

Pray, let me have your answer in which you ratify these named articles as soon as possible.

In these days I go to Berlin where I am invited to preside at the first representations of Euryanthe in pursuance of an ordre of the King. but I shall 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. Believe me my dear Sir ever most sincerely yours CMvonWeber.
Dresden, December 3th 1825.