Richard Wagner AutographAutograph letter signed, 2 1 2 pages (on two conjoined sheets both sides), 5 x 7,25 inch, Lucerne (Switzerland), 25. 02. 1869, in French, to "Cher ami" concerning the Paris Premiere of `Rienzi`* at the Imperial Lyric Theatre under the direction of conductor Jules Pasdeloup: Wagner, who rarely cared for Paris (the march 1861 performance of `Tannhuser` had been a disastrous failure for the German composer), decided to take no part in Pasdeloup`s