Wagner, Richard - Autograph Note Signed Autographs Actresses - Letter S with Slezak as Tannhauser

with Slezak as Tannhauser

and co-founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years

who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland)

German-born

Hofmann writes 2 bars of music from an unidentified piece

Wagner, Richard - Autograph Note Signed Autographs Actresses - Letter S with Slezak as TannhauserStar German opera composer (1813 1883), together with Giuseppe Verdi, Wagner was the most famous creator and a dominant figure in the genre for several decades of the 19th century. Short but wonderful autograph note signed, saying that "by request, gentlemen Dr. Forster and Neumann are highly recommended". Angelo Neumann (1838 1910) and August Forster were both managers of the Leipzig Opera theater and responsible for the premiere of the Ring in