Sanderson, Sibyl - Cabinet Photo in Thais World Premiere, Paris 1894 Autographs Actresses - Letter M Max Alvary as Siegfried

Max Alvary as Siegfried

October 1892

Signed on the cover

dated in 1978

large vintage print of the great German tenor (1831-1917)

Sanderson, Sibyl - Cabinet Photo in Thais World Premiere, Paris 1894 Autographs Actresses - Letter M Max Alvary as SiegfriedFamous American soprano (1864 1903), admired by Massenet and Saint Saens. Among other roles, she was the first Thais in the world premiere at the Palais Garnier in Paris in 1894. Sanderson died of influenza at age 38 in Paris. Original vintage cabinet photo by Benque, Paris, unsigned, showing her in the title role she created, dated in the back on March 16th, 1894, Thais world premiere. Size is 4. 25 x 6. 5 inches, minor rust spots on front and some