Berlioz (Hector)

Letter signed ('Hector Berlioz') in French, regarding his concerts for the Universal Exhibition of 1855 and asking for the best sight-readers for his orchestra and chorus, giving the proportions of the strings and chorus required, and details of where they should report for the dress rehearsal at 8am on the 14 November, with addition in Berlioz's hand requesting musicians from the Lyons Opera (“[...d]e l’orchestre et du choeur du grand théâtre de Lyon…”), one page, printed stationery “Commission Impériale de L’Exposition Universelle, Commissariat Général, Palais de l’Industrie”, some foxing, mild folding marks, Paris, [c.24 October] 1855, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 37 x 32cm.

PROVENANCE: Sotheby's, Music, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental Books, London, 4 December 2018, lot no. 233