Reference:4861 Louise Willer, German Operatic Contralto, 1925

Bust of Luise Willler to left,

Three-line inscription above a vignette of Apollo. APOLLINE DVCE ARTI ET MVSIS A.D. MCMXXV.

By Josef Bernhart.

Silver. 37 mm.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Notes:

Luise Willer (1888-1970), German operatic contralto, who made her professional opera debut in 1910 as Annius in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito. She spent most her career performing at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. At the Bayreuth festival, she portrayed Brängane in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.