MacBeth - Opera Playbill Gran Teatro La Fenice 1848 _more Italian-born soprano (1876-1955)

Italian-born soprano (1876-1955)

prominent in the mid-nineteenth century with an active international career

who had a great international career focused mostly on heroic roles in the Italian repertoire

Minor mounting traces on verso

MacBeth - Opera Playbill Gran Teatro La Fenice 1848 _more Italian-born soprano (1876-1955)Playbill for an early performance of Verdi's MacBeth at Gran Teatro La Fenice on February 12th, 1848. Opera was premiered eleven months earlier in Florence, cast includes Felice Varesi (1813 1889), the creator of the title role. Size is 16. 75 x 11. 6 inches, folds, minor rust stains, otherwise in very good condition.