OPERA - GIGLI Beniamino (1890 - 1957) - Photographic... Lot 260

OPERA - GIGLI Beniamino (1890 - 1957) - Photographic portrait with autograph dedication signed Photographic portrait with autograph dedication signed, dated “Porto Recanati Luglio 1927” of the celebrated Italian tenor. Gigli made many important debuts in quick succession, and always in Mefistofele: Teatro Massimo in Palermo (31 March 1915), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (26 December 1915), Teatro Costanzi di Roma (26 December 1916), La Scala, Milan (19 November 1918), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (28 June 1919) and finally the Metropolitan Opera, New York City (26 November 1920). Dedicated to the composer Vincenzo Billi (1869-1938). Photograph by Ernst Schneider in Berlin. (24 x 31.5 cm). - This item is under temporary import. If the item is delivered within the United Kingdom, it will be subject to a 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on the hammer price.