Burgstaller, Alois - Signed Cabinet Photo 1903 Maria Callas Programs Italian soprano (1893-1975)

Italian soprano  (1893-1975)

and created the role of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly

Russian mezzo-soprano (1925-2010)

with Franz Mannstaedt conducting

Burgstaller, Alois - Signed Cabinet Photo 1903 Maria Callas Programs Italian soprano (1893-1975)German tenor (1871 1945), encouraged to sing professionally by Cosima Wagner, Richard Wagner's widow. Recognized for his interpretations in the major Wagnerian roles of Siegfried, Siegmund, Erik, and Parsifal at Bayreuth from 1896 to 1903. Signed cabinet photo, shown as himself, inscribed and dated in 1903, New York. Photo by Aime Dupont. Size is 4. 25 x 6. 5 inches, in excellent condition.