PISTOR, Gotthelf [FILM] English impresario (1844-1901)

English impresario (1844-1901)

shown as Tannhäuser in Wagner's opera

under the baton of Walter Damrosch at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York

Cast includes Titta Ruffo

Lot of 13 unsigned photo postcards from the 1964 Salzburg Festival performances of Richard Strauss's Elektra featuring Astrid Varnay in the title role and Martha Modl as Klytemnestra

PISTOR, Gotthelf [FILM] English impresario (1844-1901)German tenor and pedagogue (1887 1947), who sang in several German opera houses including Magdeburg, in 1930 became the main Heldentenor at the Stadtische Opera in Berlin and also performed at Bayreuth for several seasons. Signed postcard photograph, shown as Tristan in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, dated in 1935. Bold and clear signature. Size is 3. 25 x 5. 25 inches, in excellent condition.