French Tenor Albert Salza Authentic Business and similar items

Authentic Business Card of French Tenor Albert Salza. During his engagement as "Professeur au Conservatoire National de Musique." Reverse side is blank except for penciled "Place Villier." Measures approximately 3.75 x 2.5. Condition: This is an authentic, original antique business card belonging to the famous Albert Salza, not a copy or reproduction. It has no bends or creases, and is in excellent condition. Comments: Albert Salza (18 October 1867 26 November 1916) was a French tenor. His talents were noticed while still a young orphan worker. He studied with Bax and Obin at the Paris Cons., making his debut as Mylio in Le Roi dYs at the Paris Opra-Comique on July 19, 1888. After appearances in Rouen, Bordeaux, and Nice, he returned to Paris to make his debut at the Opra as Maths in Reyers Salammb on May 16, 1892. He sang in the posthumous premiere of Francks Hulda in Monte Carlo (March 4, 1894), and then in the premiere of Lefebvres Djelma at the Paris Opra (May 25, 1894). He made his first appearance at Londons Covent Garden as Gounods Romo on May 10, 1898, and continued to sing there until 1902; made his Metropolitan Opera debut in N.Y. in the same role on Dec. 2, 1898; was on its roster until 1901, and again in 1904-05; also sang regularly in Paris until 1911. In 1912, after all these successes abroad, he returned to France and was appointed professor of lyric declamation at the Conservatoire where his results turned out to be excellent with students who won all the first prizes.