Bust-length photographic portrait of the baritone in formal dress with autograph signature
Signed in full in black ink. "New York Dez. 1914" added below signature in blue ink at blank lower margin. Image size 179 x 199 mm., overall size 284 x 188 mm.
Weil, a German baritone, made his debut at Freiburg as Wolfram in 1901; he made his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York in 1911 as Kurwenal, then sang Faninal in the American premiere of Der Rosenkavalier there in 1913. "By 1939 he had left Germany and settled in New York as a teacher. His large repertory of more than a hundred roles included Wotan, Telramund and many Italian and French parts. He had a strong, expressive voice which he used to great dramatic effect." Elizabeth Forbes in Grove Music Online.
Item #39189
Price: $35.00 other currencies