Melnikov, Ivan - Signed Cabinet Photo Autographs Singers 50 or less D French Basque tenor and baritone

French Basque tenor and baritone (1764-1823)

75 inches with some smudges near top left of photo but not affecting the signature

French soprano (1900-

assistant of Arturo Toscanini for several years

inscribed and dated by her in 1957

Melnikov, Ivan - Signed Cabinet Photo Autographs Singers 50 or less D French Basque tenor and baritoneLegendary Russian baritone (1829 1906) who sang the title role in the first complete performance of Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. He also appeared in many other world premiere productions, creating the roles of Don Carlos in Dargomyshski's "The stone guest", Prince Tokmakov in Rimsky Korsakov's "The Maid of Pskov", the title roles of Rubinstein's "The Demon" Borodin's "Prince Igor", as well as roles in four of Tchaikovsky's operas: Prince