An autograph letter signed by Franz Lehar to an unnamed colleague, supplying him with the contact details of 'Director Professor Oswald Kabasta'
Large quarto, one page on his Vienna / Bad Ischl letterhead, Vienna, 19 January 1933. Folded for posting; left-hand edge perforated (suggesting it is the top copy from a duplicate letter-book); trifling marginal creases and one tiny chip; in very good condition.
There is also a short (five-word) note in pencil in the bottom left-hand portion of the page, written and initialled by Lehar. Oswald Kabasta (1896-1946), an Austrian conductor, is not without interest. 'In 1931 he became head of conducting at the Vienna Academy. He also served as musical director of Vienna Radio about this time. In 1938 he became principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic.... [He] was an enthusiastic supporter of the Nazi regime' who committed suicide when dismissed from his position at the end of the war (Wikipedia). Provenance: Collection of The Hon Barry Jones AC.
Item #115539
Price (AUD):
$400.00