Bloch, Ernest - Signed Photograph 1953 Programs Music Signed An original photo by The

An original photo by The Dover Street Studios

associated with several significant premieres of Verdi operas

shown as Herman in Tchaikovsky's "Pique Dame"

Italian tenor (1885-1969) who had a long and very successful career at the Metropolitan Opera in New York

mounting traces on verso but otherwise in excellent condition

Bloch, Ernest - Signed Photograph 1953 Programs Music Signed An original photo by TheSwiss born American composer (1880 1959), recognized as one of the most significant Swiss composers in history. Photograph signed by him on verso, inscribed in Rome and dated in 1953, surrounded by the mezzo soprano Gianna Pederzini , bass Nicola Rossi Lemeni and conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni and an additional man backstage at a performance of the composer's Macbeth. Stamped on verso by photographer Oscar Savio. Size is 7 x 9. 25 inches, small