Scotti, Antonio. (1866–1936)

Signed Photograph

Signed doubleweight sepia photograph of the Met's principal Italian baritone in his most celebrated role. Scotti has inscribed the image in white ink: "To Mr. Siegfried H. Kahn / Cordially / A. Scotti / NY / Mar 1925." Small chip to lower left corner, else fine. 8 x 10 inches.


Scotti's 1,213 Met performances between 1899 and 1933 included an astounding 217 Toscas. Though it does not fully come across from his only commercial recording from the opera - Scarpia's Act II address to Tosca ("Già, mi dicon venal") - Scotti was widely celebrated for the powerful intensity he brought to the role, one he performed opposite more than a dozen Toscas, beginning with the opera's U.S. premiere in 1901.


Siegfried H. Kahn was a member of the famed New York Bohemian Club and a famous host of musical parties in the 1920s and 30s. (9987)
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