Autograph letter in his neat, diminutive hand, on a postcard from the Spanish pianist who taught Francis Poulenc and premiered works by Ravel, Debussy, Satie, Falla and Albéniz. To André Latarjet, in French, regarding the postponement of a visit to Lyon and two concerts and noting that "Bathori didn't arrive until today." Signed "Ricardo Viñes." 1 p. on the verso of a postcard photograph of Torini, addressed and postmarked on the verso Torino, March 2, 1920. In fine condition. 5.3 x 3.5 inches (13.5x 9 cm).

Jane Bathori (1877 – 1970) was a French mezzo-soprano,  famous on the operatic stage and important in the development of contemporary French music. She became celebrated especially for her performance of Ravel's song cycle Shéhérazade and gave the premières of his Histoires naturelles (of which she was the dedicatee) and of his Chansons madécasses. In 1917 Bathori became the director of the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. In the early 1920s she played an important role in the propagation of new music of this period, especially by some of the members of Les Six, giving many first performances of their works and those of others.