Borgatti, Giuseppe. (1871-1950) Signed Photograph from the Creator of Andrea ChénierAn uncommon signed postcard photograph of the the important Italian tenor, creator of Andrea Chenier at La Scala in 1896. He later devoted himself to Wagner, appearing in the Italian premiere of Parsifal, and was Toscanini's favorite Wagnerian tenor. "Borgattis voice was large, robust and of beautiful timbre; he could also, especially in his early years, sing with delicacy and sweetness. Driven, perhaps, by his intensely dramatic temperament, he was