Martin, Jean-Blaise - Autograph Letter Signed 1817 Conductors 1943) with an important international

1943) with an important international competition and concert career

Signed photo shown in the movie "The Gorgeous Hussy" (1936)

written to French journalist and politician Antonin Proust (1832-1905)

very slight paper loss on bottom left outside area of image

which greatly popularized the book

Martin, Jean-Blaise - Autograph Letter Signed 1817 Conductors 1943) with an important internationalFrench "baryton martin" i. e. a singer whose tessitura lies between baritone and tenor (1768 1837), who later taught singing at the "Conservatoire de Musique" of Paris, from 1825 to 1837. Created some 15 roles in operas by various composers including Nicholas Dalayrak, Andre Gretry and Etienne Mehul. Autograph letter signed, 1 page written in French, dated in 1817, sold with a typed French transcription which is followed by a brief biography at the