Famous Sopranos - Hand-Made Matryoshka Dolls with 5 Pieces Unsigned Photos - Opera appeared as Mère Jeanne in

appeared as Mère Jeanne in the world premiere performances of Poulenc's ‘’Les Dialogues des Carmélites’’ at La Scala

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stamped on verso by photographer Schaffler

Fantastic lot of 25 vintage black-and-white unsigned photographs of the soprano shown in role

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Famous Sopranos - Hand-Made Matryoshka Dolls with 5 Pieces Unsigned Photos - Opera appeared as Mère Jeanne inBeautiful, truly unique piece, fully hand made and painted by an artist in Ukraine. With 5 wooden dolls, each representing a famous soprano of the late 19th Century early 20th Century. Largest is Adelina Patti, followed by Jenny Lind, Christine Nilsson, Nellie Melba and Luisa Tetrazzini. Largest doll is approximately 6. 5 inches high by 3 inches wide, light wait, in excellent condition. Truly unique and rare: only 3 sets of these were made.