Ader, Rose - Signed Photograph CDVs Composers Sent from the Lehar residence

Sent from the Lehar residence in Vienna to an American admirer

handwritten on front by another hand

clear signature

Zulma Bouffar

who was also a very successful choreographer

Ader, Rose - Signed Photograph CDVs Composers Sent from the Lehar residenceGerman lyric soprano (1890 1955), lover of the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, widely considered to be the inspiration for the role of Liu in his opera Turandot, written with her voice in mind (though not performed by her at the world premiere). Signed postcard photograph, shown as herself, dated in Hamburg in 1927. Blind stamped on front by both photographer Setzer, Vienna and by Magasin Metropole photo studio, Vienna. Size is 3 x 5 inches,