Metropolitan Opera 1883-1966 - Piece of the Curtain of the Old Met Autographs Actors - Letter T Georg Oeggl

Georg Oeggl

creator of the role of Hans Sachs in the World Premiere of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in 1868 and also the first Wotan in the first complete cycle of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen performed in 1876

Some repaired cracks

inscribed and dated in 1952

Metropolitan Opera 1883-1966 - Piece of the Curtain of the Old Met Autographs Actors - Letter T Georg OegglQuite a unique souvenir of the old Metropolitan Opera building in New York, which was inaugurated in 1883 and demolished in 1967 after the opera company moved out in 1966. Piece of the curtain with fringes, mounted on blue velvet and encased in acrylic, ready to hang if desired. Total case size is 6. 5 x 18. 5 inches, with a thickness of 1. 8 inches. Minor scratches on acrylic, in overall very good condition.