Uncommon jumbo cabinet photograph by Bary of Paris (Ancienne Photographie Benque), boldly signed and inscribed in black ink by the celebrated German mezzo-soprano and world-renowned vocal pedagogue of the 19th century. Inscribed by Marchesi in ink: "In memory of my dear pupil Frau Lila von Meister…Mathilde Marchesi” and dated “Paris, 1902.” The photographer’s blindstamp and gilt studio logo appear on the front, with full printed details on the reverse. Slight smudging to the inscription, else fine. Approx. 6½ × 4¼ inches (16.5 × 10.8 cm).
Following a brief and moderately successful career in opera and recital, Mathilde Marchesi turned to teaching in 1849. She taught at the Cologne and Vienna conservatories before she opened her own school on Rue Jouffroy-d'Abbans in Paris in 1881. Her most famous student is undoubtedly Nellie Melba, but she also trained such important singers as Emma Calvé, Frances Alda, Ellen Gulbranson, Selma Kurz, and Emma Eames.
Uncommon jumbo cabinet photograph by Bary of Paris (Ancienne Photographie Benque), boldly signed and inscribed in black ink by the celebrated German mezzo-soprano and world-renowned vocal pedagogue of the 19th century. Inscribed by Marchesi in ink: "In memory of my dear pupil Frau Lila von Meister…Mathilde Marchesi” and dated “Paris, 1902.” The photographer’s blindstamp and gilt studio logo appear on the front, with full printed details on the reverse. Slight smudging to the inscription, else fine. Approx. 6½ × 4¼ inches (16.5 × 10.8 cm).
Following a brief and moderately successful career in opera and recital, Mathilde Marchesi turned to teaching in 1849. She taught at the Cologne and Vienna conservatories before she opened her own school on Rue Jouffroy-d'Abbans in Paris in 1881. Her most famous student is undoubtedly Nellie Melba, but she also trained such important singers as Emma Calvé, Frances Alda, Ellen Gulbranson, Selma Kurz, and Emma Eames.