53 numbered pages plus extras
and Koussevitzky responding sarcastically "good thing
Markova dances with Roman Jasinski - Music by Chopin-Robert Zeller
Extensive inscription to Leo Riemens
considered one of the first dramatic sopranos of the 19th century
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Signed Photograph HM - Musicians & Bands 53 numbered pages plus extrasItalian poet (1847 1906), playwright & librettist, well known for writing the libretto of Puccini's Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, and Madama Butterfly. Large size cabinet style photograph signed by him, dated in Milan, 1905, inscribed to Bianca Chigi Kaschmann, daughter of the famed baritone Giuseppe Kaschmann. Size is 6. 75 x 9. 7 inches, minor stains, irregularly cut and trimmed on the top and bottom, otherwise in excellent condition.