Talazac, Jean-Alexandre - Signed Photograph 1894 Bayreuth Photos musical director and educator who

musical director and educator who worked mostly in the USA

Hoffert (blind-stamped on the front)

shown in bikini

resident for most of his life in Tangier

was considered one of the finest coloratura sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Talazac, Jean-Alexandre - Signed Photograph 1894 Bayreuth Photos musical director and educator whoFrench tenor (1853 1892), creator of various roles including Gerald in Delibes' "Lakm", Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann", and Des Grieux in Massenet's "Manon". An original cabinet photograph by Benque (Paris) signed by the tenor in Paris, 1894, with a short sentiment. Size is 4. 25 x 6. 3 inches, minor holes over both lower corners, some stains, otherwise in overall very good condition.