Chaliapin, Feodor - Signed Photo 1930 Singers Russia contract and program/playbills

contract and program/playbills

written on a postcard

pianist and conductor (1898-1990)

shown as Kurwenal in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

stamped in the front

Chaliapin, Feodor - Signed Photo 1930 Singers Russia contract and program/playbillsStar Russian bass (1873 1938), possessor of a large, deep and expressive voice, he enjoyed an important international career at major opera houses and is often credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in his chosen art form. Large signed photo, shown as himself, inscribed with sentiment in Italian in Milan, dated in 1930. Bold handwriting and signature. Photo by Gueldre, Chicago. Size is 7 x 9 inches, very small bullet holes at