Talazac, Jean-Alexandre - Extra Large Signed Photograph [ART] Meredith Baylis (to whom this

Meredith Baylis (to whom this book belonged to)

baritone Karl Scheidemantel (1859-1923)

Matted to solid cardboard

central fold

Talazac, Jean-Alexandre - Extra Large Signed Photograph [ART] Meredith Baylis (to whom thisFrench tenor (1851 1896), strongly associated to the French repertoire, and creator of the main tenor roles in the world premieres of Les Contes dHoffmann, Lakme, and Manon. Extra large cabinet photograph signed, inscribed, and dated by him in April 1882; shown as "Bois Baudry" in the world premiere runs of the opera Galante Aventura by Ernest Guiraud (1837 1892), premiered at the Opera Comique in Paris, 1882. Photo by Chalot & Co., Paris; size is 10.