CARUSO

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*300. CARUSO, Enrico SELF CARICATURE AS CANIO in I PAGLIACCI - London 1904 on Hotel Cecil stationery. STRIKING EXAMPLE OF CARUSO's LEGENDARY DRAWING SKILLS 4 x 7" matted and framed to 7 x 10"
...........................................$3,750

*301. CARUSO, Enrico- unsigned pencil self caricature on 27 Washington Square West stationery 5 x 7"
...........................................$1,200

*302. CARUSO, Enrico- nice heavy signature on card which would go nicely with above
...........................................$675

*303. CARUSO, Enrico- SP 4 x 8" as des Grieux in B.A. 1915- this has been trimmed vertically from as larger photo, but is very attractive and clean
...........................................$1,375

*304. CARUSO, Enrico- caricature 8 x 10" president Mario Garcia Menocal (1866-1941) signed Habana 1920-
...........................................$1,400

*305. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN GOLD TRIMMED EMBOSSED STATIONERY SIGNED AUGUST 14,1910 on their way to perform in PARIS by Captain. O. Cuppers AND CARUSO, DESTINN, GADSKI, SCOTTI, FARRAR, ALDRICH, FREMSTAD, HOMER, ROSSI, HERTZ, MUHLMANN, MARTIN, GORITZ, AMATO de SEGUROLA. UNIQUE MET GOLDEN AGE SOUVENIR
...........................................$1,750

306. CARUSO, Enrico- SPc as Rhadames in Aida. This has been laminated
...........................................$475

*307. CARUSO, Enrico- SPc as Canio in I Pagliacci his signature opera
...........................................$1,200

*308. CARUSO, Enrico- SPc the great tenor seated quite young signed in heavy pencil
...........................................$775

309. CARUSO, Enrico- SPc of the tenor from the Collection Coquelin s 1907
...........................................$750

*310. CARUSO, Enrico- SP Rockwood, New York sepia cabinet photo d/s 1905
...........................................$1,500

*311. CARUSO, Enrico, SPc portrait in a snappy check suit. D/S BA 1915
...........................................$1500

312. AIDA- COVENT GARDEN -June 11,1906- LARGE DECORATIVE PLAYBILL 9 x 12" matted to a larger size. s Enrico CARUSO w. Nordica, Krikby Lunn, Scotti, Journet, Mancinelli. VERY ATTRACTIVE
...........................................$875

313. CARUSO, Enrico- BARGAIN- post card image of a 1920 painting -heavy vertical crease with 3 line message to friend. Vincenzo (di Crescenzo)-this had been pasted down in a scrap book
...........................................$100

*314. CARUSO, Enrico- printed sepia bust shot 11 x 12" d/s to SSS (Selma Schubart) and his initials -very attractive
...........................................$375

315. CARUSO, Enrico- self addressed postcard sent o himself E. Caruso -Mare, Villa Teresa from elsewhere in Italia ALSO signed on image side which is a Hohensteing IRIS card by Fausta Labia and Francesco Nicoletti with whom he was appearing in the opera.UNUSUAL
...........................................$475

316. RIGOLETTO- TEATRO COSTANZI ROMA- 17 Gennaio 1903- locandina 6 x 13" CARUSO, Toresella, Pacini, Montanari, Borucchia, Vitale. VERY EARLY CARUSO- VERY RARE
...........................................$750

*317. CARUSO, Enrico- Original oil painting artist unknown probably contemporary with Caruso's later years much resembling a Mishkin photo pose which may have served as the inspiration. Well painted. Not framed. Size
...........................................$875

*318. CARUSO, Enrico- SP 5 x 8" seated photo on presentation matt d/s 1906. Overall 8 x 10"
...........................................$1,475

*319. CARUSO, Enrico- terrific large signature 6" long New York 1904 (at the start of the legend) together with postcard photo as the Duke in Rigoletto, his Met debut.
...........................................$750

*320. CARUSO, Enrico- ALS on Hotel Cecil stationery 1906- "Cher ami- (in French) I thank you for your offer but I cannot sing at La Monnaie. I regret it for you an accept my friendly sentiments Enrico Caruso" matted and framed (14 x 16") with photo as Vasco da Gama.
...........................................$750

*321. CARUSO, Enrico- group of 5 nicely illustrated first day covers with stamps commemorating CARUSO. The envelopes picture him in costume and private, the stamps show him as the Duke in Rigoletto. Interesting and unusual
...........................................$150

322. CARUSO, ALS- on postcard from Rochester, N.Y. to a lady (girl friend ??) in Frankfurt am Main
...........................................$425

323. CARUSO, Enrico- ALS on verso of postcard addressed to his friend composer Vincenzo di Crescenzo then living at 2303 Belmont Aver, Bronx, N.Y.
...........................................$425

324. CARUS0, Enrico -lovely oval image of a farm scene with an embossed filigree border below which the tenor write "for the beautiful eyes, Enrico Caruso Montevideo 1915" Different
...........................................$475

TO AND ABOUT CARUSO

325. DASPURO, Nicola- ALS 2 pp in Italian 25 Nov. 1921 to Caruso's secretary and friend Bruno Zirato about the book of anecdotes he was planning about Caruso. Very interesting with references to Cilea, Angelo Masini etc. Translation
...........................................$200

326. DASPURO, Nicola- ALS 2 pp in Italian 9 Nov 1922 to Bruno Zirato about the dedication of the book of anecdotes and his refusal to do an article
...........................................$100

327. MESSAGER, Andre- ALS 2 pp in French to CARUSO- thanking him profusely for accepting to sing the last act of Manon Lescaut at a benefit he was organizing in Paris. Garden was to have sung too.. He than asks Caruso to sing the same program a SECOND time so the ladies could also hear it. He would of course be paid a second fee. INTERESTING
...........................................$250

328. MUGNONE, Leopoldo- ALS on post card " All Grande artista Comm Enrico Caruso" return greetings
...........................................$100

329. MUGNONE, Leopoldo- ALS 3 pp in Italian from the conductor to Bruno ZIRATO 10 Ottobre 1921 about the loss of Caruso-."The lament is universal, and my heart is greatly saddened by it, as I learned to love and admire him since 1895 when I made his acquaintance for the first time and heard him sing in two operas, and on a single day, at the Teator Fondo in Naples" He sang Rigoletto at 5:00 in the afternoon and Favorita at 9;00 in the evening-after hearing him in the first performance I couldn't do less than to return to hear him in the second--.He sang as though on the last day of his life-He was born an artist and died as such, because God created him thus-a superior to Enrico Caruso does not exist, Patrons do not exist, he was born to seing and be loved."
...........................................$300

330. ENRICO CARUSO'S CARICATURES- 473 illustrations- 216 pp Dover paper back compilation. Hard to find. A must
...........................................$75

331. CARUSO-HIS LIFE IN PICTURES by Francis Robinson160 p classic bio from 1957
...........................................$75

332. CARUSO- Stanley Jackson's 1972 bio
...........................................$35

333. CARUSO- Stanley Jackson's 10972 bio paperbnack version
...........................................$20

334. CARUSO 1981-Metropolitan Opera Engagement Calendar- picture filled
...........................................$50

335. La DOMENICA ILLUSTRATA- Italian American Weekly Review , New York, 3 Settembre 1921- Caruso on the cover-26 page picture filled commermorative issue in Italian and English. Covers loose. Tough to find
...........................................$175

336. ENRICO CARUSO CRONICAS RIOPLATENSES by Pedro E.Rivero- Interesting 1997 book in Spanish devoted to Caruso's substantial Argentine & Uruguayan career
...........................................$65

337. CARUSO STORIA di UN EMIGRANTE - Eugenio Gara - 281 pp in Italian soft cover - 32 photos 1947 classic by the noted Italian critic
...........................................$45

THE WIENER STAATSOPER IM THEATER AN DER WIEN A GOLDEN AGE OF REPERTORY OPERA in POST WORLD WORLD 11 VIENNA MARKED BY GREAT PERFORMANCES BY A SUPERIOR ENSEMBLE OF STAR SINGERS. HERE IS A GROUP OF PROGRAMS FROM THE 1953-4 SEASON. s = signed (in cast but not signed) - a mix of pen and pencil

338. AIDA- 18 September 1953- s. Carla MARTIN
...........................................$8

339. AIDA- 24 September 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS & Martha LIPTON von der Metropolitan Opera New York als Gast- (Lorenz & Hotter)
...........................................$15

340. AIDA- 17 Marz 1953 s Carla MARTINIS & Josef GOSTIC (Hongen)
...........................................$10

341. AIDA- 27 April 1954- s. Birigit NILSSON als Gast & Elisabeth HOENGEN
...........................................$20

342. AIDA- 18 Febraur 1955. s Carla MARTINIS- (Hongen, Roswange, Frick)
...........................................$10

343. ANDRE CHENIER- 25 Marz 1955. s. Carla MARTINIS & Berislav KLOBUCAR
...........................................$10

344. ARIADNE auf NAXOS - 28 September 1953-s Wilma Lipp & Hilde ZADEK- (Seefried, Roswange)
...........................................$15

345. Die BOHEME- 14 Juni 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS, Hans HOPF & Walter BERRY- (Welitsch)
...........................................$10

346. BORIS GODONOW- 23 Juni 1953- s Dagmar HERMANN- (Weber)
...........................................$5

347. CARMEN- 9 April 1953- s. Elisabeth HONGEN, Ilse HOLLWEG, Karl FRIEDRICH
...........................................$10

348. CARMEN- 22 Juni 1953- s Elisabeth HOENGEN & Frances YEEND von der City Opera New York als Gast- (Roswange, London)
...........................................$15

349. COSI fan TUTTE- 27 Mai 1953- s. Irmgard SEEFRIED, Erich KUNZ & Paul SCHOFFLER (Dermota, Bohm)
...........................................$15

350. COSI fan TUTTE- 27 Mai 1953- s. Irmagard SEEFRIED, Dagmar HERMANN, Erich KUNZ & Paul SCHOFFLER- (Dermota, Bohm)
...........................................$15

351. DON CARLOS- 29 Mai 1953- s Hilde KONETZNI, Rudolf SCHOCK & Josef METTERNICH- (Hoengen, Frick, Hotter!!)
...........................................$18

352. DON GIOVANNI- 1 Februar 1954- s Lisa della CASA-(Konetzni,Hollweg,Schock,Schoffler)
...........................................$10

353. Die ENTHFUHURUNG aus dem SERAIL- 13 Mai 1953- s. Teresa STICH-RANDALL, Rita STREICH, Alfred JERGER, Endre KOREH Rudoolf SCHOCK
...........................................$10

354. ELEKTRA- 18 Juni 1953- s Christi GOLTZ & Maz LORENZ-(Hoengen, Zadek, BOHM)
...........................................$15

355. FALSTAFF- 12 April 1953- Rosette ANDAY, Anny FELBERMAYER, Dagmar HERMANN, Esther RETHY, Rudolph CHRIST, Otto EDELMANN, Alfred POELL, William WERNIGK
...........................................$10

356. FIEDLIO- 12 Oktober 1953- s. Sena JURINAC- (Modl, Windgassen, Schock, Edelmann, Frick & FURTWANGLER)
...........................................$75

357. FIDELIO- 19 Marz 1953- s. Cristi GOLTZ, Lisa della CASA, Herbert ALSEN, Otto EDELMANN & Clemens KRAUSS-(Lorenz, Frick)
...........................................$45

358. Die FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER- 28 Marz 1953- s. Rosette ANDAY, Otto EDELMANN & Max LORENZ - ( Goltz, Frick, Dermota)
...........................................$10

359. Die FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER- 11 Mai 1953- s.Karl FRIEDRICH- (Grob Prandl)
...........................................$5

360. Die FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER- 25 Mai 1954- s. Birgit NILSSON & Sigurd BJORLING als Gast, Hans HOPF- (KEMPE)
...........................................$75

361. Die HOCHZEIT des FIGARO- 7 September 1953- s Erich KUNZ- (Grummer, Guden)
...........................................$10

362. Die HOCHZEIT des FIGARO- 21 Mai 1954- s. Sena JURINAC-(della Casa, Seefried, Berry, Schoffler & Bohm)
...........................................$15

363. HOFFMANNS ERZAHLUNGEN- 30 June 1953- s. Anton DERMOTA, Theo BAYLE, Dorothea SIEBERT, Mira KALIN-(Welitsch)
...........................................$10

364. JULIUS Caesar- 5 Jun 1954- s Irmgard SEEFRIED & Gottlob FRICK-(Hoengen, Dermota, Berry & Bohm)
...........................................$18

365. Die KUHREIGEN - Staatsoper in der Volksoper- 15 Juni 1954- s. Teresa STICH-RANDALL & Alois PERNERSTORFER
...........................................$10

366. Die LIEBESTRANK- 12 April 1954- s. Wilma LIPP, Anny FELBERMAYER, Anton DERMOTA & Berislav KLOBUCAR
...........................................$12

367. LOHENGRIN- 28 Mai 1953- Gertrud GROB PRANDL, Maria REINING, Set SVANHOLM
...........................................$15

368. LOHENGRIN- 7 Oktober 1953- Elisabeth HOENGEN & Hilde ZADEK- (Windgassen, Hotter)
...........................................$10

369. Die LUSTIGE WITWE- Statsoper in der Volksoper- 14 Juli 1953- s. Gerda SCHEYRER, Julia DRUPAL, Fred LIEWEHR & Karl DONCH
...........................................$10

370. Die MACHT des SCHICKSALS-30 Marz 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS & Gottlob FRICK
...........................................$10

371. Die MACHT des SCHICKSALS- 6 September 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS, Gottlob FRICK & Josef METTERNICH- (Roswange)
...........................................$12

372. Die MACHT des SCHICKSALS- 19 April 1954- s. Carla MARTINIS, Max LORENZ, & Josef METTERNICH
...........................................$12

373. MACBETH- 3 Marz 1953-s. Elizabeth HOENGEN, Josef METTERNICH & Karl BOHM
...........................................$45

374. MADAME BUTTERFLY- 8 Marz 1953- Carla MARTINIS & Karl TERKAL - (Pritchard)
...........................................$10

375. MADAME BUTTERFLY- 15 Mai 1953- Carla MARTINIS, Else SCHUROFF, Walter HOFERMAYER & Berislav KLOBUCAR- (Roswange)
...........................................$10

376. MADAME BUTTERFLY- 4 Janner 1954- Carla MARTINIS-(Roswange)
...........................................$8

377. MADAME BUTTERFLY- 4 Oktober 1954- Carla MARTINIS & Dagmar HERMANN
...........................................$8

378. MANON- 1 November 1953- s Sena JURINAC, Anton DERMOTA & Sesto BRUSCANTINI
...........................................$18

379. Ein MASKENBALL- 5 Mai 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS, Theo BAYLE, Erich Kaufmann, Helge ROSWANGE
...........................................$15

380. EIN MASKENBALL- 19 Oktober 1953 Neueinstudierung- s. Carla MARTINIS, Helge ROSWANGE & Franco Capuana
...........................................$15

381. OTHELLO- 6 April 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS & Karl KAMANN- (Lorenz)
...........................................$8

382. OTHELLO- 12 Mai 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS
...........................................$8

383. OTHELLO- 2 JUNI 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS & Josef METTERNICH- (Svanholm)
...........................................$8

384. OTHELLO- 10 September 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS- (Lorenz, Metternich)
...........................................$8

385. OTHELLO- 21 Dezember 1953- s. Max LORENZ & Berslav KLOBUCAR-(Reining, Schoffler)
...........................................$10

386. PIQUE DAME- 28 November 1953- s. Rosette ANDAY, Ljubo PANTSCHEFF, & Berislav KLOBUCAR- (Welitsch, Schoffler)
...........................................$10

387. DER PROZESS- 1 Oktober 1954- Erstauffuhurung- s. Lisa della CASA, Heinrich HOLLREISER & Gottfried von EINEM
...........................................$45

388. RIGOLETTO- 16 Marz 1953- s. Wilma LIPP, Mira KALIN, John PRITCHARD & Willi DOMGRAFF FASSBAENDER, as stage director - (Dermota, Metternich)
...........................................$10

389. RIGOLETTO- 14 Mai 1953- s. Rita STREICH & Theo BAYLE-(Roswange)
...........................................$10

390. RIGOLETTO 6 Marz 1954- s. Teresa STICH RANDALL, Rosette ANDAY, Theo BAYLE & Berislav KLOBUCAR- (Windgassen Duke!!)
...........................................$10

391. RIGOLETTO- 6 May 1954- s. Erika KOTH, Ernst KRUKOWSKI & Karl TERKAL
...........................................$10

392. SALOME -14 April 1953 - S Ljuba WELITSCH-(Hoengen, Lorenz, Kamann).
...........................................$20

393. TANNHAUSER- Staatsoper in der Volksoper- 23 April 1954- s. Birgit NILSSON als Gast- (Kenney, Windgassen,Metternich)
...........................................$20

394. TOSCA- 11 Marz 1953- Josef GOSTIC & William WERNIGK-(Martinis & Domgraff Fassbaender)
...........................................$8

395. TOSCA- 14 Sept 1953- s. Karl Friedrich- (JERITZA (the last tour) Kamann)
...........................................$20

396. TOSCA- 30 September 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS & Rudolf SCHOCK- (Hotter)
...........................................$12

397. TOSCA-14 Oktober 1953 - S. Carla MARTINIS- (Gostic & London)
...........................................$10

398. La TRAVIATA- 19 Mai 1953- s. Frances YEEND von der City Opera New York als Gast -(Roswange)
...........................................$10

399. TRISTAN und ISOLDE- 26 Februar 1953- s Anny KONETZNI, Gottlob FRICK & Ludwig SUTHAUS
...........................................$10

400. Der TROUBADOUR- 30 April 1953- s. Margaret KLOSE & Wenko WENKOFF- (Welitsch & Bayle)-
...........................................$12

401. Der TROUBADOUR- 21 November 1953- s. Margarita KENNEY, Theo BAYLE & Berislav KLOBUCAR- (Welitsch & Roswange)
...........................................$10

402. TURANDOT- 20 FEBRUAR 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS
...........................................$8

403. TURANDOT- 20 April 1953- s. Carla MARTINIS & Teresa STICH RANDALL
...........................................$10

404 Die WALKURE- 24 Mai 1954- s. Birgit NILSSON & Sigurd BJORLING als Gast, Rudolph MORALT-(Grob Prandl, Hongen, Lornez, Weber)
...........................................$25

405. WIENER BLUT- Staatsoper an der Volksoper- 26 Juni 1953- s.Gertl SCHORG, Karl DONCH, Erich KUNZ)
...........................................$8

406. BERGER, Erna- Liederabend-14 Februar 1957- Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien- also s. Ernst-Gunther Scherze
...........................................$10

407. della CASA, Lisa Liederabend- 12 & 14 Marz 1957- Gesellschaftder Musikfreunde in Wien also s Karl Hudez
...........................................$10

408. GRUMMER Elisabeth- Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien- 7 Mai 1960- also s Hans ALTMANN
...........................................$18

409. MARTINIS, Carla Dragica- Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien- 17 Mai 1953
...........................................$10

410. MARTINIS, Carla Dragica -Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien 27 Mai 1954
...........................................$10

411. ROSWANGE, Helge- Raimundtheater - LAND der LACHENS- signed cover photo
...........................................$18

412. ROSWANGE, Helge & AFIATPOUR, Farah & KLOBUCAR, Berislav- all sign program Aus dem Welt der Opera Grosser Muiskverinsaal- 3 Mai 1958
...........................................$15

413. WACHTER, Eberhard- Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien- 9 April 1954 - also s. Karl Hudez
...........................................$10

414. MISSA SOLEMNIS- Wiener Konzerthaus- 16 April 1953- s Teresa STICH RANDALL, Rosette ANDAY, Otto EDELMANN & Fritz LEHMANN -(Patzak)
...........................................$10

415. Die FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN-Weiner Konzerthaus Gesellschaft-LEGENDARY CONCERT PERFORMANCE - 11 Juni 1953-s Karl BOHM, Eleanor STEBER, Cristl GOLTZ, Elizabeth HOENGEN, Set SVANHOLM, Karl KAMANN
...........................................$175

Abbreviations
SP - Signed Photo AL - Album Leaf AS - Autograph Sentiment PCC - Printed Calling Cards ALS - Autographed Letter Signed D/S - Dedicated & Signed	ANS - Autographed, Note, Signed SPc - Signed Postcard AMusQS - Autographed Musical Quote Signed TLS - Letter signed by person described LS - Letter signed by person described, written by another

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