Coates, Eric - Backhaus, Wilhelm - Elman, Mischa Playbills Opera shown in his signature role

shown in his signature role of Canio in Pagliacci

Star Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)

with a quote in german by Carl Maria von Weber (untranslated)

full of photographs of singers - Book was published as a newspaper supplement

unsigned photo shown as Klingsor in Parsifal

Coates, Eric - Backhaus, Wilhelm - Elman, Mischa Playbills Opera shown in his signature roleEnglish composer (1886 1957), autograph music quote signed by him from phantasy "The Three Beaes". Also signed on verso by Ukrainian violinist Mischa Elman (1891 1967) and German pianist Wilhelm Backhaus (1884 1969), dated in 1932. Size is 6 x 3. 5 inches, in excellent condition.