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Price: $500.00 |
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Two page autographed letter signed by the conductor to Dr. Franz Ludwig Hörth, St. Moritz, 23 July, 1932. The conductor writes to the Berlin Hofoper intendant from Switzerland regarding the rehearsal schedule for the new production of “Oberon” at the upcoming Salzburg Festspiele. Walter has scheduled the Mahler version of Weber’s opera as a tribute to his mentor and brought Hörth (1883-1934) the intendant of the Berlin Staatsoper to Salzburg as the stage director. The two had collaborated in 1930 in Holland on a highly successful Wagner Festival. Walter at the time was the Director of the Städitsche Oper in Berlin, the Music Director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus and a year later, the subject of many a Hitler rant about Jews having too much power in the arts in Germany. The production of “Oberon” which opened on 12 August, 1932, was star studded, with Lotte Schöne in the title role, Helge Roswaenge as Huron, Maria Müller as Rezia and Maria Cebotari as a Mermaid. Hörth was also Walter’s stage director for the revival of “Die Zauberflöte” this year as well. With a postcard photograph of Walter conducting at about this time!
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