VARTENISSIAN, Shakeh [ART] Fine black and white photograph

Fine black and white photograph signed by her

German baritone (1874-1949) and actor of royal ascendent

He died in an accident while filming an underwater documentary

prima ballerina assoluta 1988

including the later star Michael

VARTENISSIAN, Shakeh [ART] Fine black and white photographSoprano (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.