Wilhelm Gruning as Parsifal (handwritten year on verso 1892)
Conductor : Franz Schalk) added in pencil
preceeding Beecham and Coates
debuted in Rome as Rodolfo in La Boheme and achieved a successful international career
Monika Lubitz and Thor Sutowski
Strauss, Johann Jr. - Signed CDV Photo with "Blue Danube" Music Quote Autographs Singers 50 or less Y-Z Wilhelm Gruning as Parsifal (handwrittenAustrian composer (1825 1899), world famous for his waltzes and operettas, a member of a large family of musicians, Strauss was known as "The Waltz King". Signed CDV or carte de visite photograph by Schrank & Masak, Vienna, 2. 4 x 4. 1 inches, Strauss wrote on verso a music quote from his most famous waltz "The Blue Danube". Handwritten in pencil in German is a curious note saying "Received by my mother, Bertha Gertz, in 1872. In excellent condition