VARTENISSIAN, Shakeh Autographs Singers 50 or less U-V On verso: ink writing over

On verso: ink writing over the top

who lead the boat forward – All the young men we were talking about at the beginning of the Season are finished

Je mis tout à votre disposition – Nous n'avons qu'à vous entendre pour le programme et le choix des artistes

American actor (1908-1971)

shown as Atte in Boito's Nerone at La Scala

VARTENISSIAN, Shakeh Autographs Singers 50 or less U-V On verso: ink writing overSoprano (1924 2003), most likely of Armenian origin but variously reported as of Turkish, Syrian, or Lebanese descent. Signed photograph, shown in role (possibly Massenet's Manon), inscribed and dated in 1957. Stamped on verso by photographer Sedge Le Blang, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small creases on top left and right, otherwise in excellent condition.