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Emil Scaria CdV. Photo by Luckhardt.

September 14th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in CdV, history, vintage photo
Austrian bass Emil Scaria (1838 - 1886) made his début (1860) in Budapest as Saint-Bris (Les Huguenots). He made appearances in Dessau, Leipzig, and Dresden.In 1863 he appeared with the Leipzig Opera; in 1864 he was working in Dresden. He was engaged by the Vienna State Opera in 1872.From 1873 until his death Scaria was engaged at the Vienna Hofoper. While in London performing a Ring Cycle he

Emile Sauret Card de Visite. French Composer.

March 5th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in CdV, composer, photograph, portrait photo
Émile Sauret CdV. Photo by Joseph Rziwanek in Wien.Émile Sauret (22 May 1852, Dun-le-Roi, France - 12 February 1920, London) was a French violinist and composer. Sauret wrote over 100 violin pieces, including a famous cadenza for the first movement of Niccolò Paganini's First Violin Concerto and the "Gradus ad Parnassum" (1894).He began European tours at the age of eight. Sauret made his American