Respighi, Elsa - Signed Photograph HM - Science and Invention best known as the long-standing

best known as the long-standing conductor of the Vienna New Year´s concert

He has been active as an actor since 1954

Full program except front cover which is missing

shown as Fra Melitone in Verdi's La Forza del Destino

beautiful vintage item in excellent condition

Respighi, Elsa - Signed Photograph HM - Science and Invention best known as the long-standingItalian mezzo soprano and composer (1894 1996), wife and former pupil of composer Ottorino Respighi. Signed half tone photograph, shown as herself, inscribed and dated in Rio de Janeiro in 1928. Photo by V. Laviosa, New York. Size is 9. 5 x 12. 5 inch item, slight tear on top right and creases on other corners with tape residue on verso, otherwise in very good condition.