Pessina, Arturo - Signed Photograph in Falstaff [MUSIC] preserved in an excellent recording

preserved in an excellent recording of that day

in Bologna

dancing for the Ballet Russe company under Massine

signed on the cast page by both the legendary Italian Soprano Claudia Muzio and Italian baritone Giovanni Inghilleri

Stamp on front by photographer Atelier Frankonia

Pessina, Arturo - Signed Photograph in Falstaff [MUSIC] preserved in an excellent recordingItalian baritone (1858 1926), sang throughout Italy and made guest appearances at the Royal Opera Convent Garden, among other theatres. Following his 1910 retirement, became a leading voice teacher, one of his most prominent pupils was the well known bass Tancredi Pasero. Very attractive signed vintage photograph mounted onto a cabinet, shown in the title role of Verdi's Falstaff, inscribed in Naples, dated in 1897. Bold handwriting and signature.