Melnikov, Ivan - Signed Cabinet Photo Autographs Actresses - Letter S Pierre-Francois Villaret

Pierre-Francois Villaret

shown in the 1933 film Waltz Time

Tour of the Berlin State Opera in Poland

Klara Musil

Handwritten on verso by him

Melnikov, Ivan - Signed Cabinet Photo Autographs Actresses - Letter S Pierre-Francois VillaretLegendary Russian baritone (1829 1906) who sang the title role in the first complete performance of Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. He also appeared in many other world premiere productions, creating the roles of Don Carlos in Dargomyshski's "The stone guest", Prince Tokmakov in Rimsky Korsakov's "The Maid of Pskov", the title roles of Rubinstein's "The Demon" Borodin's "Prince Igor", as well as roles in four of Tchaikovsky's operas: Prince