18.00 USD
Parisian cantorini Aline Vallendrini (1878-1952) was known not only for her beautiful voice, but for her long, beautiful hair. In this image, for the opera "Solange," she wears an oversized hat decorated with fruit, a Belle Époque hat worthy of any mad hatter. Why was her hat so big? Why, so that there was room for her to tuck her hair up into the hat, much as people with dreads often do, today.
Aline Vallendrini's opera career spanned nearly 30 years. After studying at the Paris Conservatory, she debuted at the Opéra-Comique in 1904.
You can hear her lovely soprano in a 1912 recording of "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKKZdbjWI3M
We found details of Vallendrini's life at the following websites:
http://forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.com/2013/07/aline-vallandri-soprano-paris-1878.html
http://community.fortunecity.ws/business/busseven/78/circa.html
http://emblah13.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/aline-vallandri-cantatrice-with-the-most-wonderful-hair-in-europe/
It was at the last of these websites that we found the fifth image used in this post. This image is, of course, not for sale, but has only been used to show the length and beauty of Vallendrini's hair.
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A lovely card in very nice condition. The corners and edge of the card show minor wear, and there is a slight stamp residue in the lower right corner. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, the price is the same as for a single card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, due to the costs of international shipping will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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