HOLIDAY GREETINGS

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001. BORI, Lucrezia- printed, typed & signed greetings below photo of the beloved Spanish soprano- could be Holiday!
...........................................$25

002. BRANZELL, Karin- 2 pp ALS on Christmas card
...........................................$25

*003. BRITTEN, Benjamin & PEARS, Peter- both sign first page of music in the piano reduction of the cantata SAINT NICOLAS. Cover loose
...........................................$475

*004. CALLAS, Maria Mengehini- THE DIVA signs the back side of a La Scala holiday card (1)952
...........................................$675

*005. CARUSO, Enrico- ALS in Italian Hotel Savoy Fifth Avenue & Fifty-ninth Street, New York..."10/2/06 Carissima Amica I thank you sincerely for the kind letter of sympathy you sent to me I am sorry to hear you are not well and hope that this letter finds you perfectly recovered. We exchange from the heart greetings for the Christmas and New Year holidays I am your devoted Enrico Caruso" Nice letter early in the GREAT TENOR'S Met career. Together with unsigned photo
...........................................$750

006. CRADER, Jeaninie- greetings inside from the soprano"you should have heard Michele's (Molese) Manon Lescaut in Chicago he was super!"
...........................................$10

007. FARRAR, Geraldine- handwritten greeting inside card 1959
...........................................$35

FEURMANN, Emanuel- see INSTRUMENTAL section<

008. FRIND, Anni- send greetings inside Christmas card
...........................................$20

GOUNOD, Charles- see COMPOSERS section

*009. LANDOWSKA, Wanda - writes "Sympathiquement Wanda Landowsaka" on card from Scuola de Montpellier-Assises Musicales de la Scola Cantorum with date printed Juin 1906. Has a holiday feeling
...........................................$250

010. LECUONA, Ernesto- the LEGENDARY Cuban composer signs a Christmas card "con mi carino di siempre"
...........................................$150

*011. LEHMANN, Lotte- SP 5 x 7"shot with Richard Strauss dressed as Santa Claus from a production of Arabella
...........................................$150

012. LEHMANN, Lotte - printed Holiday card with handwritten note
...........................................$50

013. LEHMANN, Lotte- TLS on her Santa Barbara Stationery "December (19)49.."Dear Emily (Coleman) Happy Christmas and New Year. And I am glad to see you soon again even if you were quite faithless and didn't write at all...Affectionately yours Lotte" Together with typed envelope to her friend critic Emily Coleman 130 East 44th Street New York City
...........................................$100

*014. LEMNITZ, Tiana- lovely hand made card with informal photo of the great soprano inside with nice signed note
...........................................$65

015. LEMNITZ, Tiana- ANS on a holiday postcard 1961
...........................................$40

*016. MACDONALD, Jeanette- SP 5 x 7" shot of the beloved singing film star hanging her Christmas wreath and wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
...........................................$200

017. McCRACKEN, James & WARFIELD, Sandra - each sign Holiday Greetings card
...........................................$35

018. MELCHIOR, Lauritz- nice Christmas card signed by THE heldentenor
...........................................$25

019. NILSSON, Birgit - Christmas card signed by THE WAGNERIAN SOPRANO
...........................................$30

*020. PATTI, Adelina- Lovely greeting card with red ribbon to" The Misses Jeanne and Marthe Inorini" handwritten by the DIVA out side- With every good wish embossed below the image below and inside she writes..."with best thanks for your letter & with every good wish for your happiness & prosperity throughout the coming year from Adelina Patti-Cederstrom 1912 - 1913" and embossed with her Craig-y-Nos address. UNUSUAL
...........................................$375

021. PEMBAUR, Karl Maria- AMusQS 'Christ Kind ist heute gekommen" from "WEIHNACHT im BERGDORF" c.1933 from the Austrian composer /organist last in a family of organists
...........................................$85

*022. PONS, Lily- card "Joyeuse Noel Lily" matted and framed with photo as la Fille du Regiment. Overall 8 x 10
...........................................$100

023. RETHBERG, Elisabeth & CEHANOVSKY, George-both sign 4 line note inside holiday card ..."yours was the first Christmas Greetings to arrive and my first one shall go to you Elisabeth Rethberg" and he signs "George Cehanovsky God Bless You"
...........................................$50

SHANKAR, Ravi- see INSTRUMENTAL section

024. STEBER, Eleanor- writes "Seasons Greetings" inside card
...........................................$30

025. SUTHERLAND, Joan- writes "with kindest regards" inside Christmas card
...........................................$30

026. SVANHOLM, Set- signs card with greetings in Swedish from the family of Set Svanholm opposite a scene from Un Ballo in Maschera
...........................................$25

027. TEBALDI, Renata- lovely vintage Christmas card signed by the DIVA
...........................................$150

028. THORBORG, Kerstin Th- writes "Wishing you" before printed God Jul Gott Nytt Ar! and signs Kerstin Th Mailed from Sweden 1960
...........................................$25

029. WELITSCH, Ljuba- nice hand written message inside card signed Christmas 1973 full signature
...........................................$35

030. WELITSCH, Ljuba- SP 4 x 6" bust shot 1964 with additional ANS verso 'Best wishes for Christmas 1964 Ljuba Welitsch"
...........................................$75

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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