Scotti, Antonio. (1866–1936). Signed Photograph. Signed doubleweight sepia photograph of the Met's principal Italian baritone in his most celebrated role. Scotti has inscribed the image in white ink: "To Mr. Siegfried H. Kahn / Cordially / A. Scotti / NY / Mar 1925." Small chip to lower left corner, else fine. 8 x 10 inches.
Scotti's 1,213 Met performances between 1899 and 1933 included an astounding 217 Toscas. Though it does not fully come across from his only commercial recording from the opera - Scarpia's Act II address to Tosca ("Già, mi dicon venal") - Scotti was widely celebrated for the powerful intensity he brought to the role, one he performed opposite more than a dozen Toscas, beginning with the opera's U.S. premiere in 1901.
Siegfried H. Kahn was a member of the famed New York Bohemian Club and a famous host of musical parties in the 1920s and 30s.
Scotti's 1,213 Met performances between 1899 and 1933 included an astounding 217 Toscas. Though it does not fully come across from his only commercial recording from the opera - Scarpia's Act II address to Tosca ("Già, mi dicon venal") - Scotti was widely celebrated for the powerful intensity he brought to the role, one he performed opposite more than a dozen Toscas, beginning with the opera's U.S. premiere in 1901.
Siegfried H. Kahn was a member of the famed New York Bohemian Club and a famous host of musical parties in the 1920s and 30s.
Scotti, Antonio. (1866–1936). Signed Photograph. Signed doubleweight sepia photograph of the Met's principal Italian baritone in his most celebrated role. Scotti has inscribed the image in white ink: "To Mr. Siegfried H. Kahn / Cordially / A. Scotti / NY / Mar 1925." Small chip to lower left corner, else fine. 8 x 10 inches.
Scotti's 1,213 Met performances between 1899 and 1933 included an astounding 217 Toscas. Though it does not fully come across from his only commercial recording from the opera - Scarpia's Act II address to Tosca ("Già, mi dicon venal") - Scotti was widely celebrated for the powerful intensity he brought to the role, one he performed opposite more than a dozen Toscas, beginning with the opera's U.S. premiere in 1901.
Siegfried H. Kahn was a member of the famed New York Bohemian Club and a famous host of musical parties in the 1920s and 30s.
Scotti's 1,213 Met performances between 1899 and 1933 included an astounding 217 Toscas. Though it does not fully come across from his only commercial recording from the opera - Scarpia's Act II address to Tosca ("Già, mi dicon venal") - Scotti was widely celebrated for the powerful intensity he brought to the role, one he performed opposite more than a dozen Toscas, beginning with the opera's U.S. premiere in 1901.
Siegfried H. Kahn was a member of the famed New York Bohemian Club and a famous host of musical parties in the 1920s and 30s.