Bidspirit auction | LEHMANN LOTTE: (1888-1976) (+2)

LEHMANN LOTTE: (1888-1976) (+2) - LEHMANN LOTTE: (1888-1976) German soprano. A.L.S., Lotte Lehmann , three pages, 8vo, Knightsbridge, London, 4 th October 1957, to Lady Marion Harewood, on the printed stationery of the Hyde Park Hotel. The singer writes following a misunderstanding, ´Forgive me that I was so stupid today at the telephone: unfortunately I could not read your signature in your letter and had no idea who so kindly invited me!!! I am terribly sorry that I cannot come and hope very much for another time´ , and concludes by sending her kindest regards to her correspondent and Lord Harewood. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Lehmann. Together with Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) French composer. A brief A.L.S., Florent Schmitt , to one side of a small oblong 12mo card, n.p., 17 th May 1956, to Monsieur Decerf, in French. Schmitt explains that he is meeting the Countess of Harewood and her husband, the administrator of Covent Garden, at the French Embassy. Also including Jean-Louis Barrault (1910-1994) French actor. Blue ink signature and sentiment ( ´Avec les respectueux hommages de Jean-Louis Barrault´ ) to a small oblong 12mo card. G to VG, 3 Marion Stein (1926-2014) Marion Lascelles, Countess of Harewood. Austrian-born British concert pianist, the first wife of the British classical music administrator George Lascelles, 7 th Earl of Harewood (1923-2011) from 1949-67.