Autograph Visiting Card

Original visiting card with an autograph note from the French composer, organist, pianist, conductor and administrator whose stage compositions included ballets and 30 opéra comiques and operettas. On a card printed with his name and title, he has penned (translated from the French): "Bravo, old friend, my heartiest congratulations." In very fine condition. 3.5 x 2 inches (9 x 5.3 cm).

As a conductor, Messager held prominent positions in Paris and London, at the head of the Opéra-Comique, the Paris Opéra, the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, and of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Although as a composer he is known chiefly for his light works, as a conductor he presented a wide range of operas, from Mozart to Richard Strauss, and he acquired a reputation as a conductor of Wagner. In Paris he conducted the world premieres of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, Massenet's Grisélidis and Charpentier's Louise. At Covent Garden, he gave the British premieres of operas by Saint-Saëns and Massenet. (15530)

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Autograph Letter

Signed Document/Item

Classical Music

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