Schipa, Tito. (1888–1965). Signed Photograph. Signed doubleweight De Bellis of NY photograph of the great Italian tenor, the "outstanding 'tenore di grazia' of his generation." (Grove) Captured in striking profile, Schipa has inscribed "To my friend Corinne Mayer / Most Sincerely / Tito Schipa /1935." Some rippling, else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Corinne Mayer was a New Orleans based piano teacher andfounder/longtime president of the Philharmonic Society of New Orleans. Born in1873, Mayer studied piano at Juilliard and in Paris with Harold Bauer. She formedthe Philharmonic Society in 1906 and became its president in 1912 when thesociety was reconstituted as a women’s organization. The Society merged with theNew Orleans Symphony Society in 1952, and Mayer became vice-president aswell as a member of the executive board and artists committee. Corinne Mayer was responsible for bringing many well-known artists to New Orleans for the Society’sconcert series.
Schipa, Tito. (1888–1965). Signed Photograph. Signed doubleweight De Bellis of NY photograph of the great Italian tenor, the "outstanding 'tenore di grazia' of his generation." (Grove) Captured in striking profile, Schipa has inscribed "To my friend Corinne Mayer / Most Sincerely / Tito Schipa /1935." Some rippling, else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Corinne Mayer was a New Orleans based piano teacher andfounder/longtime president of the Philharmonic Society of New Orleans. Born in1873, Mayer studied piano at Juilliard and in Paris with Harold Bauer. She formedthe Philharmonic Society in 1906 and became its president in 1912 when thesociety was reconstituted as a women’s organization. The Society merged with theNew Orleans Symphony Society in 1952, and Mayer became vice-president aswell as a member of the executive board and artists committee. Corinne Mayer was responsible for bringing many well-known artists to New Orleans for the Society’sconcert series.