Defauw, Desire - Autograph Letter Signed 1938 [BALLET] English bass (1820-1867) whose career

English bass (1820-1867) whose career focused on oratorio and opera

shown as Siegfried at the Met Opera

dated 1939

shown as Siegfried in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen

Franz Salmhofer conducts his opera Weihnachtsmaerchen

Defauw, Desire - Autograph Letter Signed 1938 [BALLET] English bass (1820-1867) whose careerBelgian conductor (1885 1960) and violinist, who became a refugee during WWI in Great Britain. Autograph letter in French signed by him, dated in Brussels, October 18, 1938, to maestro Tebaldini: " I have not received the consignment you are talking about, i. e. the transcriptions (Frescobaldi Bassani Scarlatti Legrenzi) I hope the consignment is not lost. As soon as I have a moment to see the Rapsodia di Pasqua, I will write to you". Size is 8. 3 x