sang Grimgerde in the premiere performances of Richard Wagner's Die Walkure in the first complete performances of the entire Ring Cycle at the inaugural 1876 Bayreuth season
Fantastic sepia color photograph signed by her
opera by Heinrich Marschner
inscribed to Jan Hlinka
She was a niece of the composer Richard Wagner and created the role of Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhauser in 1845
Walton, William - Signed Program World Premiere Troilus and Cressida 1954 Callas Signed Score sang Grimgerde in the premiereProgram for the world premiere of William Walton's opera "Troilus and Cressida" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on December 3rd, 1954, signed by the composer himself, conductor Malcolm Sargent, librettist Christopher Hassall, and soprano Magda Laszlo. Size is 8. 4 x 12. 6 inches, 4 pages, some dust, overall age toning, otherwise in excellent condition.