OFFENBACH, JACQUES

Autographed letter signed ("Jacques Offenbach"), one page, on a bifolium, blank integral leaf, n. d., in French. The German-born French composer and cellist (1819-1880) responds to an unknown recipient ("mon cher ami"); contents illegible. Best known for his incomplete opera the young virtuoso was admitted to the Paris Conservatory, despite its rule of forbidding foreigners. He was appointed musical director of the Comedie Francaise where he became a master of French comedic opera and one of the pioneers of the operetta form. 8 x 5 inches folded.