Description

Description: This strong photographic portrait of the dashing Tibbett is boldly inscribed, signed, and dated: “To Mme Blanche Marchesi with sincere admiration and kind personal regards from Lawrence Tibbett 1937”.

The 10″ x 8″ image has the blindstamp of the New York photographer David Berns. Item #A01434

Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1940) sang hundreds of leading roles with the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1923 until 1950. He also had roles in numerous musical theatre productions and films.

Blanche Marchesi (1863-1940) was a French mezzo-soprano and noted voice instructor.

Condition: Two short light “creases” at right edge, generally very good.