Lovely signed pair of postcard photographs of the marvelous operetta stars and famous husband and wife singing team, each boldly signed in blue ink by the respective artists. Small stains, else fine. Each approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches; 8.9 x 14 cm.
Superstars of the mid-20th century, their voices inspired the masses, interwove the genres and converted people to opera and operetta at a time when they had long been thought to be at their end. In 1938, the Hungarian soprano and Polish tenor fled Austria after its annexation by Hitler and settled down in the South of France first then in the USA. Martha made fewer movies but kept on singing, including as co-star in "The merry Widow" on Broadway for three years with Kiepura.
Lovely signed pair of postcard photographs of the marvelous operetta stars and famous husband and wife singing team, each boldly signed in blue ink by the respective artists. Small stains, else fine. Each approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches; 8.9 x 14 cm.
Superstars of the mid-20th century, their voices inspired the masses, interwove the genres and converted people to opera and operetta at a time when they had long been thought to be at their end. In 1938, the Hungarian soprano and Polish tenor fled Austria after its annexation by Hitler and settled down in the South of France first then in the USA. Martha made fewer movies but kept on singing, including as co-star in "The merry Widow" on Broadway for three years with Kiepura.