VAN DYCK, Ernest 3 autogr. s. letters to "Mon cher ami" Gustave Huberti. 12mo. Fine condition. Native of Antwerp, Van Dyck (1861-1923) was a famous Belgian Wagnerian tenor. 1. Antwerp, 16-05-1896. 1,5 p. "[...] I will take 15 days off before returning to the Paris Opera, and I hope to be able to come and shake your hand [...]. - 2. London, 26-06-1897. 3 pp. "Alas, the beautiful project, but unrealizable. I shall leave Bayreuth on August 11 after singing Parsifal four times [...]". - 3 [Paris], 2-05-1905. 1 p. "Here [...] are the two places requested [...]". G. Huberti (1843-1910), Belgian composer linked to the Flemish school despite his Walloon roots, was an early Wagnerian. Ref. Forbes, E., "Van Dyck [van Dijck], Ernest", in: Grove Music Online, 2001.

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