{"product_id":"17617-viardot-pauline-carte-de-visite-photograph","title":"Viardot, Pauline. (1821–1910) Carte de Visite Photograph","description":"Carte de visite photograph of the important soprano, shown in a Grecian costume for Gluck's \u003ci\u003eAlceste\u003c\/i\u003e, holding a lyre. Photographed by Disdéri of Paris. Some notes and slight mounting remnants to verso; overall fine. 2 x 3.75 inches (5.5 x 9.7 cm).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003ePauline Viardot, one of the most important singers of the 19th century, was the dedicatee of Brahms’ Alto Rhapdody and Saint-Saens wrote that it was her voice he had in mind when composing the role of Dalila. Viardot created Meyerbeer's \"Le Prophete\" (Fides), Orphee in the Berlioz version of Gluck's \"Orphee et Euridice,\" Gounod's \"Sapho,\" and Massenet's \"Marie Magdalene\" among others. She starred in Gluck's \u003ci\u003eAlceste \u003c\/i\u003eat the Paris Opera in 1861 and 1865, which Berlioz altered for the production.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093656096927,"sku":"17617","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Viardot_CDV_17617.jpg?v=1722189482","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/17617-viardot-pauline-carte-de-visite-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}