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Erik Anton Julius Schmedes (1868-1931) was a Danish operatic tenor, best known for his roles in operas by Richard Wagner. Here we see him in costume as the swan-helmeted Lohengrin.
Herr Schmedes began his career as a baritone, but while singing professionally in that range for several years, he studied under August Iffert of Vienna, and discovered the Heldentenor that had been living inside his baritone body (weird opera/body type humor...please forgive us :).
He debuted as a tenor (as Siegfried, in fact) in Vienna, in 1898.
Though he toured widely, he is best remembered for his years at the Vienna Court Opera where he was an important performer during the period of Gustave Mahler's directorship.
Also of interest might be that he was the brother in law of famed dancer Nijinsky. Pretty cool? (Thanks Wikipedia!)
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second 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, because of increases in international shipping rates 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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