Photograph of the Austrian soprano in eighteenth-century costume, probably as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, with powdered wig, plumed headdress, brocade gown and fan, signed and inscribed in blue-violet ink: "Best wishes / Leonie Rysanek." Light surface scuffing, a small crease at the right margin. 7.75 x 9.75 inches; 20 x 25 cm.
Rysanek was one of the great dramatic sopranos of the post-war era, famed for her Sieglinde, Salome, Kaiserin and Elektra; she sang nearly 300 performances at the Metropolitan Opera between 1959 and 1996.
Photograph of the Austrian soprano in eighteenth-century costume, probably as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, with powdered wig, plumed headdress, brocade gown and fan, signed and inscribed in blue-violet ink: "Best wishes / Leonie Rysanek." Light surface scuffing, a small crease at the right margin. 7.75 x 9.75 inches; 20 x 25 cm.
Rysanek was one of the great dramatic sopranos of the post-war era, famed for her Sieglinde, Salome, Kaiserin and Elektra; she sang nearly 300 performances at the Metropolitan Opera between 1959 and 1996.