Gasparri, Galileo - Signed Photograph in Carmen programs music unsigned pianists for concerts in Bologna and

for concerts in Bologna and Rome

His entrance into the international spotlight was when he was appointed  as principal flautist at the Berlin Philharmonic

Autograph note signed in English

but circa the late 1920s)

Austrian baritone (1929-1992) and later director of the Vienna State Opera

Gasparri, Galileo - Signed Photograph in Carmen programs music unsigned pianists for concerts in Bologna andItalian tenor (1875 ?), whose full name was Galileo Ainor Gasparri, sang mostly in Italy but also made successful guest appearances in Sydney and Kiev. His wife was the legendary French soprano Emma Calv. Signed photograph, shown as Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen, dated in 1923. Stamped on verso by photographer Aime Dupont. Size is 5 x 7 inches, small tear on bottom right, otherwise in very good condition.