Mottl, Felix. (1856–1911). Signed Photograph. Uncommon signed postcard photograph of the important Austrian conductor and composer. He is shown during his tenure as the music director of the Karlsruhe Opera (1881 to 1903) and has signed boldly at the foot. Large colored pencil "X" to the verso; overall fine. 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
Mottl assisted Hans Richter in preparing the first complete Ring Cycle at Bayreuth in 1876, and himself conducted Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth in 1886. In the last week of his life he married his longtime mistress, the soprano Zdenka Fassbender.
Mottl, Felix. (1856–1911). Signed Photograph. Uncommon signed postcard photograph of the important Austrian conductor and composer. He is shown during his tenure as the music director of the Karlsruhe Opera (1881 to 1903) and has signed boldly at the foot. Large colored pencil "X" to the verso; overall fine. 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
Mottl assisted Hans Richter in preparing the first complete Ring Cycle at Bayreuth in 1876, and himself conducted Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth in 1886. In the last week of his life he married his longtime mistress, the soprano Zdenka Fassbender.