Elssler, Fanny - Autograph Note Signed & Print HM - Science and Invention great interpreter of dramatic roles

great interpreter of dramatic roles in the Italian and French repertoire

Hand signed on front in pencil by photographer Aime Dupont

shown as Count di Luna in Verdi's Il Trovatore

and who tragically died at age 35

ALSO INCLUDED is a page from a Metropolitan Opera program for a performance of Tosca in 1970

Elssler, Fanny - Autograph Note Signed & Print HM - Science and Invention great interpreter of dramatic rolesAustrian ballerina (1810 1884) who introduced theatricalized folk dance into ballet; celebrated for her spirited, spectacular dancing and technique. Autograph note in German signed by her, dated January 10, 1889 (original envelope and translation included). Size is 3. 9 x 6. 25 inches, folds, in excellent condition; the envelope is 4. 5 x 1. 9 inches. ALSO INCLUDED is a color print of her shown in the Cracovian dance from "La Gypsy". Size is 7 x 9. 25