LILLI LEHMANN Brunhilde Cabinet card photo FALK 1889
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Offering a very rare cabinet card photo of the historic Wagnerian soprano LILLI LEHMANN .She was photographed by the Falk Studio in New York in the role of Brunhilde in " Die Walkure " ..A role for which she became most famous .......It measures the standard 4 1/4" x 6 1/2".....It is in very good condition, with corners that are very slightly bumped.A previous owner has written the artist's name on the reverse in ink and the date 1889 ( when she was singing at the Metropolitan Opera House).... This week I 'm continuing to list a number of rare photos of important celebrities from an estate auction of a deceased actor who amassed a great collection over a lifetime.Many are more than fifty years old... I have examined them carefully and will assure their authenticity without reservation. I offer a complete refund to any buyer who may be dissatisfied and returns the item .That's how sure I am of the quality of this collection. Lilli Lehmann ( November 24 , 1848 Würzburg - May 17 , 1929 Berlin ) was a German operatic soprano . Her mother Maria Tsia Löw (1809 - 1885) was Jewish. Her first lessons were from her mother who was a prima donna under Spohr at Cassel . After singing small parts on the stage she made her debut in 1870 in Berlin as a light soprano in Meyerbeer 's Das Feldlager in Schlesien in 1870 and became so successful that
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