Vannutelli, Gino - Large Signed Photo 1911

Italian tenor, very popular in the 1910s as an operetta singer, was the first Danilo in the Italian premiere of The Merry Widow, and left rare fonotipia recordings. Large signed photo, shown young, inscribed to "the respectable direction of the Teatro Sociale of Rome", and dated in 1911. Photo by Varischi & Artico, Milan, size is 6.4 x 9 inches, mounted on a photographer`s mat that is 10 x 13.25 inches, in excellent condition.