(1) Emma Eames:
American (born in Shanghai) soprano (13 Aug 1865 - 13 Jun 1952): Debut Paris
1889 (Juliette, chosen by Gounod). Created Colombe (Ascanio), title
role in De la Nux's Zaire. Seen here as Elsa.
(2) Emma Eames as
Tosca.
(3)
British soprano
Florence Easton
(1882-1955) as Cio-Cio-San. As a very skilled and intelligent singer, she
was often called upon at the last moment to sing difficult roles she had
never rehearsed during her thirteen seasons at the Metropolitan Opera. Her
versatility made her a favorite of the management and audiences alike.
(4) Erik Enderlein as
Tristan.
(5) Bass Ludwig Ermold
as the town clerk Sixtus Beckmesser in Meistersinger. Published
by Hahn Nachfl, Dresden, number 913.
(6)
Russian tenor Ivan Vasilyevich Ershov [Yershov] (Novocherkassk:
1867[8]-1943) studied with the Russian Stanislav Gabel at St. Petersburg
Conservatory and with the noted Italian instructor Ernesto Rossi. He made
his debut (1893) in St. Petersburg in Faust. He spent many years
(1895-1929) at the Mariinsky Theatre, where he had a very successful career.
He had a large repertory which included many Russian, Italian, and Wagnerian
roles. Although his voice was flawed, he compensated for those defects
through his musicianship. Depending on the demands of the music, he was able
to sing dramatically or with delicate lyricism. As if it was not enough to
define his character with his voice, he was also a creative and sensitive
actor with matinee-idol looks, which made him enormously popular with his
audiences. He was also a successful concert and lied singer. After he
retired from the stage he taught at the Leningrad Conservatory.
(7) Baritone Hans Erwin.
Published by Hahn Nachfl, Dresden, 1907. Number 192 (on back).
(8-10) French soprano Cecile
Eyreams (1874-?) in an unidentified role. She joined the Op�ra-Comique
in 1894 after studies at the Paris Conservatory. She was a favorite at the
Comique in soubrette roles, creating many of them for house premieres. She
appeared at the Monnaie between 1902 and 1910, as well as the provincial
theaters in Lyons and Marseille. In 1918 she made her Paris Op�ra debut and
continued to sing her soubrette roles there. This postcard was published by
S.I.P., Series 50, number 20.
