Viardot, Pauline - Autograph Letter Signed Singers Russia Trimmed and mounted on cardboard

Trimmed and mounted on cardboard

signed by him and percussionist Andrei Pushkarev

Clip from a program (cast page) for a performance of Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame at the Theatre Des Champs Elysees

with a few notes from an unknown work

30 of them are identified and the remaining 10 are unidentified

Viardot, Pauline - Autograph Letter Signed Singers Russia Trimmed and mounted on cardboardFrench mezzo soprano (1821 1910) of Spanish descent who enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a star performer in the 1840s until her retirement in the late 1860s. Autograph letter written in French (untranslated) signed by her, no year, where she mentions Verdi's La Traviata and other operas. Size is 5. 2 x 8. 25 inches, 1 page, in excellent condition.