Elssler, Fanny - Autograph Note Signed and Print 1844 Autographs Actors - Letter E active between 1944 and 2005

active between 1944 and 2005

shown in the title role of Giordano's Andrea Chénier at the Arena di Verona in 1972

known particularly for comic roles

signed only as "Pura Aguero"

Booklet for a concert for the Metropolitan Opera Centennial Exhibition at the Library and Museum of Performing Arts

Elssler, Fanny - Autograph Note Signed and Print 1844 Autographs Actors - Letter E active between 1944 and 2005Austrian ballerina (1810 1884) who introduced theatricalized folk dance into ballet; celebrated for her spirited, spectacular dancing and technique. 1 page autograph note in German signed by her (no date). Size is 5. 6 x 4. 5 inches, central fold, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a black and white lithograph of her published by David Bogue, London, 1844. Size is 7. 2 x 10. 5 inches, in very good condition.