Lehmann, Lilli. (1848-1929)
Signed Photograph with Goethe Quote
Original Erwin Raupp photograph of the great soprano, signed and inscribed to the American operatic bass, Putnam Griswold (1875 - 1914): "Gefühl ist alles! ["Feeling is everything"] / Goethe / Mr. Putnam Griswold To remember / Lilli Lehmann / 1911." 7 x 9 inches, toned but otherwise in fine condition.Born in Minneapolis, Minn., Putnam Griswold studied in London and made his debut at Covent Garden, London, in 1901. He became a regular member of the Berlin Opera in 1906 and remained there until he came to the Metropolitan Opera House in 1911, where through his interpretation of Wagner's heroes, he immediately won over the public and critics. Griswold was the first American bass to sing the great Wagner rôles at the Metropolitan, where he was compared with the most distinguished of his foreign predecessors. His sudden death on February 26, 1914—due to an attack of appendicitis — came as a shock to his numerous admirers. (6331)
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