French composer and conductor (1850-1906). Autograph letter signed. Challes-les-Eaux, Hotel d'Angleterre. 29.08.1891. 8vo. 3 pp. on bifolium.
$ 256 / 240 €
(82810/BN54130)
To the cellist and conductor Achille Kerrion (1868-1939) with the offer of a position as a cellist at the Lyon Grand Théâtre, as well as as a professor at the conservatory, and suggesting he take both positions, giving the expected income and engagements, including performances at the Bellecour concerts, with the promise of a comfortable home and the opportunity quickly to achieve a high standard of living: "Vous serait-il agréable de venir vous fixer à Lyon comme Violoncelle solo au G[rand] Théâtre (en partage) et professeur au Conservatoire? Le Théâtre rapporte 200 fr.