Dresden State Opera - Cabinet Photograph 1880 Book German virtuoso who began playing

German virtuoso who began playing the piano at age five

9 inches - visible window size)

shown as Beppe in Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci

shown as Marcello in Puccini's La Boheme at the Teatro Massimo

Signed photo postcard of the opera singer

Dresden State Opera - Cabinet Photograph 1880 Book German virtuoso who began playingCabinet style photograph displaying the exterior of the Semperopera House (also known as the "Sachsische Statsoper" or Saxon State Opera) of Dresden as it appeared in 1880 shortly after its completion in 1878. The photo was taken by J. F Stiehm, Berlin in 1880. Item size is 4. 25 x 6. 5 inches, some small smudges on verso, otherwise in excellent condition.