Carte de visite photograph

by Bingham, Paris of the noted French mezzo-soprano by Célestine Galli-MariÉ

$75 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

Full-length portrait in the title role of Louis-Aimé Maillart's Lara. Ca. 107 x 64 mm.Slightly worn, soiled and browned, with manuscript identification to verso. Galli-Marié first appeared at the Opéra-Comique to considerable acclaim as Serpina in Pergolesi’s La serva padrona 1862 and sang there regularly until 1885, creating the title roles of Mignon 1866 and Carmen 1875 , as well as singing in works by

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