Gianoli Galletti, Fernando - Signed Photo in Madama Butterfly 1904 Maria Callas Autographs Lillian Russell (3)

Lillian Russell (3)

patriot and republican who contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy and considered one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"

active mostly during World War I

5 inches) in half-tan sheepskin

Gianoli Galletti, Fernando - Signed Photo in Madama Butterfly 1904 Maria Callas Autographs Lillian Russell (3)Fernando Gianoli Galletti (18681910), an Italian bass, is shown as Prince Yamadori in Puccinis Madama Butterfly. This photograph relates to the famous 1904 Brescia premiere of the revised second version of the opera, which achieved great success following the disastrous earlier debut at La Scala in Milan. This signed photo postcard is 3. 25 x 5. 25 inches and is inscribed with a personal sentiment, dated in Milan in 1904.