Vintage sepia albumen photograph of the Polish tenor whose career included the creation of the title role of Massenet's Le Cid. He was the leading tenor at the MET before Caruso and opened an important vioce school in Nice where he taught many great singers, including Bidu Sayao and Maggie Teyte to name but two. Signed "yours truly, Jean de Reszke / 1895," a year in which he sang both Tristan and Manon at the Metropolitan Opera House. 9.5 x 14 cm. Small crease upper left corner, mounting remnants on verso, else fine.
Vintage sepia albumen photograph of the Polish tenor whose career included the creation of the title role of Massenet's Le Cid. He was the leading tenor at the MET before Caruso and opened an important vioce school in Nice where he taught many great singers, including Bidu Sayao and Maggie Teyte to name but two. Signed "yours truly, Jean de Reszke / 1895," a year in which he sang both Tristan and Manon at the Metropolitan Opera House. 9.5 x 14 cm. Small crease upper left corner, mounting remnants on verso, else fine.