Hempel, Frieda - Signed Photograph in La Fille du Regiment CDVs Opera repaired crack over top left

repaired crack over top left corner and some loss of paper

French soprano (1894-1938)

star Italian tenor Francesco Tamagno (who created the title role in Verdi´s "Otello" in the world premiere of 1887)

Inscribed and signed on verso with additional text on front

New York Times described him in his obituary as ¨probably the world´s best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music¨

Hempel, Frieda - Signed Photograph in La Fille du Regiment CDVs Opera repaired crack over top leftGerman soprano (1885 1955), who developed a very important career in the United States and Europe, debuting at the Met Opera in 1912, and then focusing on concert recitals after 1919. Signed postcard photograph, shown as Marie in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment. Photo by Rembrandt photo studio, Charlottenburg. Size is 3. 25 x 5. 5 inches, very slight paper loss on edges, otherwise in excellent condition.