Reynaldo Hahn - Lettre Autographe Signée [à Constant Coquelin]

Reynaldo HAHN (1874 - 1947), composer, conductor, singer, he was the main lover and then friend of Marcel Proust.
He is considered to be one of the major musicians of the Belle Epoque.

Constant Coquelin said Coquelin the elder, actor and member of the Comédie Française, he was the creator of the role of Cyrano de Bergerac.
(Edmond Rostand will say: "..the soul of Cyrano has passed into you, I dedicate this piece to you ..")
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"Dear Sir, I apologize again for not having been able to go see you the other morning and I have the audacity to ask you, if it is not too indiscreet, a little place for this afternoon . I applauded the BOURGOIS and burned to see TARTUFFE (I saw you play in Aix les Bains some 18 years ago)
If it is, so much the better! If it's no, well I'll go all the same ..
Your admirer "
(signed) Reynaldo HAHN

then added at the top:

"I would have to measure your voice for the songs of SCARRON"

(Scarron is an opera by Catulle Mendes, the music is by Reynaldo Hahn, Coquelin will play the main role in 1905.)

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