Lyric Opera of Chicago - Lot of 20 Photos 1950s-60s playbills opera performing on stage and recording

performing on stage and recording

signed and dated on verso

2 signatures in pencil

(shoe was obviously used) in very good condition

creator of the role of Hans Sachs in the World Premiere of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in 1868 and also the first Wotan in the first complete cycle of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen performed in 1876

Lyric Opera of Chicago - Lot of 20 Photos 1950s-60s playbills opera performing on stage and recordingGroup of 20 unsigned photos mostly depicting singers in role, from Lyric Opera of Chicago. Most are from the 1950s and 60s, all stamped on verso by official photographer Nancy Sorensen. Among the many famous artists included are Giuseppe Di Stefano, Jean Madeira,Tito Gobbi, Renata Tebaldi, Giuletta Simionato, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers, and Boris Christoff. All photos are 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition. Not sold individually.