1567. RICHARD STRAUSS (1864 - 1949) German composer of fifteen operas, including Salome, Der Rosenkavalier and Also sprach Zarathustra. Early A.L.S. "R. Strauss" 1p. 8vo., Munich, Aug. 21, 1894, in German to a friend. In part: "...I'm sending you the proofs of the score tomorrow. I'll tell you later the exact date of the wedding. I hope to prevail upon Possart to put on Wem Die Krone [?] with H. Sommer's St. Foix in October. Please let me know by return mail what the material costs-by telephone-so that I can Possart at Tristan tomorrow...". At this time in his life, Strauss was much in demand as a conductor. His opera Guntram was performed in 1894; the heroine in it was played by Pauline de Ahna whom he married two weeks after this letter. Mrs. Strauss was a formidable mate and shows up as the Termagant wife in Strauss' Intermezzo. Hans Sommer in this letter was a German composer, his one-act opera, Saint-Fox, mentioned in this letter, was first performed in 1894. Handsomely matted with a portrait engraving, and set into a wood and gilt frame. Very good condition, not examined out of frame. $400 - 600