Hermann, Édouard
ALS, 2 pp., n.d. The French banker and dedicatee of Richard Strauss' Josephs Legende writes to cast a soprano in the title role of Elektra at the Paris Opéra, noting that he has conferred with both Strauss and Otto Klemperer on the matter. In French. It is possible that the recipient is soprano Emmy Destinn, an early interpreter of Elektra whom Strauss trusted and favored. Nice example in blue ink on personal blue letterhead.
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