CHALIAPIN FEODOR: (1873-1938)
CHALIAPIN FEODOR: (1873-1938) Russian opera singer. Vintage signed 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photograph of the bass standing in a commanding full-length pose in costume as Méphistophélès, a familiar spirit of Hell, from Charles Gounod´s grand opera Faust (1859). Signed by Chaliapin with his name alone in fountain pen ink to the image. About EX
Chaliapin achieved considerable success as Méphistophélès, and it was in this role that he first performed at the Mamontov Private Opera (1896-99).
CHALIAPIN FEODOR: (1873-1938) Russian opera singer. Vintage signed 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photograph of the bass standing in a commanding full-length pose in costume as Méphistophélès, a familiar spirit of Hell, from Charles Gounod´s grand opera Faust (1859). Signed by Chaliapin with his name alone in fountain pen ink to the image. About EX
Chaliapin achieved considerable success as Méphistophélès, and it was in this role that he first performed at the Mamontov Private Opera (1896-99).
