Bidspirit auction | Abbot - 3 handwritten letters

Abbot - 3 handwritten letters + 1 appendix - Music. - Abbot Franz (Composer and conductor; Eilenburg 1819 - Wiesbaden 1885). Three handwritten letters, each signed. Dated 1863, 1877, and 1879. Each on a double sheet. Each approximately 21 x 14 cm. 1. Rejection of a visit to London, as he 'must return to Braunschweig immediately due to musical preparations for the major song festival (July 10-12)...'. Dated 'Strasbourg, June 20, 1863'. 2. To Mathilde Marchesi de Castrone (opera singer; 1821-1912). Requests a recommendation for a mezzo-soprano and contralto. Dated 'Braunschweig, February 15, 1879'. On letterhead of the Ducal Court Theatre in Braunschweig. 3. Dated 'Braunschweig, September 19, 1877'. Enclosed: Handwritten letter from Alfred Abt (conductor, composer, theatre conductor; 1855-1880) with signature. Dated 'Leipzig, June 2, 1876'. 3 pages on 1 double sheet. 22 x 14 cm. - The son of Franz Abt writes to the theatre agency CA Sachse in Vienna about his career as a conductor. - Inventory initials in blue colored pencil on the first page.