Grisi, Giulia - Mario, Giovanni - Playbill Boston 1855 Playbills Opera one of the first viola

one of the first viola players to find international fame

focused on late romanticism pieces and the dissemination of works by Richard Strauss

German bass-baritone (1903-1974)

mainly active in films during the 1940s

uncommon signed photo of Karajan shown during a rehearsal

Grisi, Giulia - Mario, Giovanni - Playbill Boston 1855 Playbills Opera one of the first violaPlaybill for a performance of Lucrezia Borgia at the Boston Theater, January 17th, 1855, with star soprano Giulia Grisi in the title role, and star tenor Giovanni Mario as Gennaro. Interestingly, playbill announcement also states that signed librettos of the opera are exclusively sold at the theater. Size is 7 x 19. 25 inches, some damage on borders, otherwise in very good condition, clean with almost no rust.