GREAT FRENCH CANADIAN OPERATIC COUPLE
151. ALARIE, Pierette- SP c size bust photo of the lovely lyric coloratura soprano who started her career at the Met as Oscar, Olympia and Blonde and settled in France and became a regular at the Opera Comique, Aix en Provence Festival and all the major venues together with her husband Leopold Simoneau. After retiring she taught and led a chamber opera company in Canada. Her lovely voice and art can be heard on many CDs. SCARCE. .................$100	152. SIMONEAU, Leopold- SPc size photo of the elegant Canadian lyric tenor who debuted under Beecham in Montreal 1943 then sang with regional US companies before debuting at the Opera Comique in 1949 in "Mireille" where he created Tom in the French premiere of "The Rake's Progress". He sang the whole French lyric repertory but was especially known for his Idamante,Tamino and Don Ottavio which he sang world wide in all the major theatres and festivals such as Aix en Provence, Salzburg & Glyndebourne. After retiring he taught and led a chamber opera company with his wife. Many SUPERB recordings including the complete Duparc songs. .................$85	153. ALARIE, Pierette & SIMONEAU, Leopold- deux voix, un art- Lovely French language bio (with some English) of the IMPORTANT French-Canadian soprano tenor husband and wife opera singers. Many photos, chronology & discography.-377 pp 1988. .................$85
154. ALAGNA, Roberto- SP 4 x 6" or 5 x 7" photo of the tenor star the Met's Don Jose this season, or SP 8 x 10" photo of Alagna as Don Jose. .................$60	155. ALVAREZ, Marcelo- SP 4 x 6" portrait or photo as the Duke of Mantova of the Argentine tenor who opened the JMET as Cavardossi this season. .................$60	156. ANDERS, Peter- SP 4 x 6" portrait of the smiling German tenor who died in 1953 at the age 46 in a car accident at the height of his career. He had grown from a beautiful lyric to a full spinto tenor and had already performed Lohengrin & Otello. He left lovely recordings operetta, lied and opera and broadcast performances. .................$100
157. ARAGALL, Jaime (Giacomo)- SP 7 x 9.5" photo s Don Carlo. Aragall was the the heartthrob tenor of is generation. .................$85	158. BAKER, Dame Janet- SP 7.5 x 9.5" portrait of the smiling English mezzo one of the truly GREAT singers of her time. Check her many recordings. .................$75	159. BARTOLI, Cecilia- SP 8 x 10" photo as Despina role of her Met debut. .................$60 LARGE SELECTION OF BARTOLI PHOTOS SCANS UPON REQUEST
160. BEHRENS, Hildegard- SP 5 x 7.5" photo of late soprano as Fidelio one of her signature roles or 8 x 10" photo of herself. Behrens was a UNIQUE performer bringing mind over matter in a manner that was quite spectacular. A very great singer. .................$75	161. BELLINCIONI, Gemma- the great verismo soprano creator or Santuzza & Fedora signs a subscription voucher for a copy of the book "Verdi a Genova". Verdi heard the soprano sing Violetta a role she often performed and admired her stage interpretation! She was not a "voce Verdiana" but was one of the very great singing actresses of the new Verismo school.. Interesting document. .................$250	162. BOCELLI, Andrea- SP 4 x 6" color shot of the VERY POPULAR tenor star. .................$125
163. BOOTH, Webster & ZIEGLER, Anne- SPc of the popular tenor soprano team who have made many popular HMV G & S, opera and operetta, songs. .................$75	164. BORONAT, Olympia– Locandina (poster) 8 x 18" for a Sunday afternoon concert December 3,1900 at the Hall of the Nobility's Club, St. Petersburg (where Tchaikowsky's Symphony #6 had it's premiere). The Italian coloratura had one of the most beautiful voices of her time and she enjoyed a enormous world wide career eventually marrying into Polish nobility. At this concert she had the great cellist Verzbilovich as an assisting artist and sang selections from Lakme, Rigoletto, Mireille and others. Frayed edges. An extremely scarce souvenir of a great singer. Listen to her on the Marston CD release. .................$300	165. CABELL, Nicole- SP 4 x 6" photo of the young soprano making quite a name around the world i opera, concert, broadcasting and recoding. .................$50
166. CALLAS, Maria- the DIVA writes "Buon natale Maria e Batista Meneghini" on a card Verona Portale di S. Zeno. Together with a photo of the couple. .................$675		167. CALLAS, Maria- SPc size bust photo from Act 2 of the famed Paris production one of the GREAT DIVA's very last triumphs. .................$1,475
168. CALVE, Emma- SP FALK New York cabinet photo of the French soprano as Santuzza, Top and bottom border are trimmed off and there is a lower right corner bend. One of the VERY GREAT GOLDEN AGE singers. .................$250	169. CARMELI, Boris- SP 4 x 6" portrait of the German born Italian trained Jewish basso who enjoyed a very successful post WW11 international career singing a vast repertory of standard and contemporary works onstage, recording and broadcast. .................$60	170. CAPSIR, Mercedes- SPc bust shot of the much beloved virtuoso Barcelona born soprano STAR who's career spanned the post WW1 through post WW11 years. She was born in the same house as Maria Barrientos had been born11 years earlier- a fascinating coincidence. Capsir's career was mainly Spanish, Italian and Argentine- she debuted at La Scala under Toscanini in 1924 opposite Galeffi & Fleta. and was much beloved in Spain. Good recordings. .................$100
171. CARUSO, Enrico- handwritten self caricature signed London 1904 on the back of printed 3.5 x 6.5" menu for a dinner at London's Pagani's Restaurant. Pagani's was THE WATERING HOLE for the opera going set, performers, public. Everybody who could went to see and be seen. This dinner was in Caruso' s debut London season. .................$1,500	172. CARUSO, Enrico- ALS 1 p in Italian Hotel Savoy New York stationery 1906 ending... "we exchange with all our heart greetings for the Christmas and New Years your most devoted Enrico Caruso" with an unsigned photo of the great tenor .................$750	173. CENCIC, Max Emanuel- SP 5 x 7" photo of the Croatian counter tenor who sang the Queen of the Night at age 6! He was a member of the Vienna Boys Choir as a soprano afterwards singing as a solo soprano. He stopped and started again as a counter tenor in 2000 one of the most successful before the public singing Baroque and Classical music and castrato arias. Many fine CDs. .................$50
174. CHALIAPIN, Fyodor- SPc of the GREAT Russian basso leaning out of a train window. .................$475	175. DANIELS, David- see CASTRATI section.	176. DASCH, Anette- SP 5 x 7" photo of the German soprano as Haydn's Armida at the Salzburg Festival. Dash debuts at the Met as Contessa Almaviva. .................$50
177. del MONACO, Mario- SP 4 x 6" photo of the Italian SUPER tenor as Don Jose. .................$175	178. DEMUTH, Leopold- SPc of the Czech baritone as William Tell. Demuth had a Golden Voice of great range that enabled him to sing a vast repertory of over 90 roles from bel canto to Wagner. Leipzig and Hamburg led him to Vienna where he was a pillar of the Mahler ensemble. He made over 100 recordings, and died at age 49 during a recital from a heart attack! Listen to the Preiser CD! .................$175	179. DESSAY, Natalie- SP 4 x 6" shots of the super charismatic one of a kind soprano star as Olympia, herself or Zerbinetta. .................$60
180. DOMINGO, Placido- SP 4 x 6" color shot as Otello or Hoffmann or himself. .................$85	181. di DONATO, Joyce- SP 5 x 7" shot as Cherubino or Rosina 2 of the super mezzo's signature roles. .................$60	182. deNIESE, Danielle- SP8 x 10" color photo as Cleopatra the exotic soprano's breakthrough role- Holland, Glyndebourne, Chicago, the Met....where she was a hit as Susanna this fall. .................$75
183. DORIA, Renee- SP 5 x 7" photo of te BELOVED French soprano as Violetta or 4 x 6" photo as Thais. Her recordings are all EXTRAODAINAIRE and a MUST for ANYBODY interested in the most STYLISH singing. .................$85		184. CARRERAS, Jose- SP 5 x 7" Teatro Liceo photo very early. .................$125
185. CORELLI, Franco- SP 4 x 6" MORRIS Foto Torino for Cetra d/s 1956. .................$300	186. delMONACO, Mario- SP 8 x 10" LeBlang image signed Nice 1956. .................$275	187. diSTEFANO, Giuseppe- SP 4 x 6" Piccagliani photo. .................$250
188. DOMINGO, Placido- SP 4 x 6" Foto Lieske very young from Act 1, or 5 x 7" Vienna stage photo Act in color from Vienna later on. .................$125 / 85	189. RAIMONDI, Gianni- SPc 4 x 6 Piccagliani shot from Act 3. This very fine tenor is recently deceased. .................$85	190. TUCKER, Richard- SP 8 x 10" Melancon Met poto Act 1. .................$150
191. ELKINS, Margareta- SPC Houston Rogers London photo of the late lovely Australian Mezzo a frequent partner of Dame Joan. .................$75	192. FARRELL, Eileen- SP 8 x 10" photo of the power house American dramatic dramatic soprano. .................$125	193. FAVERO, Mafalda- SP 8 x 10" photo from the famous Teatro alla Scala revival of Gounod's "Romeo & Juliette" in which she starred opposite Gigli in 1935. Favero was a La Scala star from 1928-1949 occupying much the same position as Bori at the Met both during and after her career. Favero had a ravishing voice and GREAT CHARISMA and was STAR among STARS during this GOLDEN AGE of Italian soprano. Her Met debut was in La Boheme opposite Bjorling but WWII kept her from returning. Gorgeous records. This is a later print d/s by the DIVA in 1974. .................$85
194. FLAGSTAD, Kirsten- TLS on her printed stationery: KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD. LUMBER .KRISTIANST AD.S. "Dec 18th 1960- Dear Emily Coleman, How very kind of you and Elisabeth to send me the cable! I was very moved that you should be so concerned about my health. Thank you very much. I am so much better and am gradually recovering but have been forbidden by my doctors to do any work. Therefore I have resigned from my job as opera director, much to my grief. I found the work so interesting and satisfying in spite of all the difficulties any opera director must have. So many years have disappeared since we had lunch together ! I hope you are well and happy. I often think of you and Libby Holman how kind you were to me. I wish you very nice hollydays [sic] and send you heartiest greetings. Yours Sincerely, Kirsten Flagstad" A lovely letter from the beloved Wagnerian soprano to one of New York's major music critics at the time that her health began to decline and she died in 1962. Together with a lovely photo from the later years. .................$675	195. FIGUERAS, Montserrat- SP 8 x 10" photo of the GREAT early music specialist married to conductor Jordi Savall she appears regularly with their various ensembles as well as a solosit. A UNIQUE artiste. Many fine recordings. .................$65	196. FLEMING, Renee- SP 8 x 10" photo as herself or the "Capriccio" Countess Madelaine. .................$75
197. FLOREZ, Juan Diego- SP 5 x 7" photo of the belcanto tenor star as himself or in "L'Italiana in Algeri." .................$60	198. GADSKI, Johanna- SP 7.25 x 9" Moffett Chicago photo of the famed Golden Age Wagnerian soprano (she sang a great amount of Italian opera too) d/s 1911. Lower left corner is gone and there is a1" tear upper center taped in back. Writing & image not affected a BARGAIN. .................$100	199. GARANCA, Elina- SP 5 x 7" photo of the SUPER YOUNG Latvian mezzo the Met's new Carmen. Her beautiful self as Oktavian or Rosina. Great CDs. .................$50
	GOBBI THE BARON SCARPIA There were many fine, good and even great Scarpias BUT GOBBI OWNED the role!
200. GENAUX, Viveca- see CASTRATI section	201. GOBBI, Tito- SP 8 x 10" photo of for EMI and the Chicago Lyric Opera. .................$200	202. GOBBI, Tito- SP 5 x 7" photo of a painting of Gobbi as the evil Barone for Angel records. .................$100
203. GRAHAM, Susan- SP 5 x 7" photo of the popular, ebullient and versatile mezzo soprano. .................$60	204. GRISI, Giulia- ANS matted with an image as NORMA one of her many creations. She writes "I will always remember the happy days I have passed in Dublin, Giulia Grisi, Dublin august 1855". Grisi also created Bellini's "Ï Puritani" and Adalgisa in "Norma", Donizetti's "Ugo, conte di Parigi", Mercadante's "Briganti" & Rossini's "Stabat Mater". Her second husband was the Great tenor Mario. Overall 8 x 12". .................$750	205. HALBAN, Desi- Selma Kurz's soprano daughter signs the cover of a Jan 14,1956 Vienna recital. She was a fine artiste. .................$50
206. HISLOP, Joseph- SP 7 x 9"Harstook sepia role photo d/s June30,1923 of the very fine English tenor and teacher He had a big international career in Italy, North & South America, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand , England (where he appeared opposite Melba & Chaliapin) and above all Scandinavia where he trained and later became a noted teacher eg Bjorling's last teacher and Nilsson's too!! Fine recordings. UNCOMMON. .................$275	207. HUSCH, Gerhard- SP 4 x 6" bust shot of the very elegant German baritone superb in lied but even better to some ears as Wolfram, Count Almaviva or Germont pere. GREAT records. .................$175	208. HVOROSTOVSKY, Dimitri- SP 8 x 10" photo of the heart throb baritone Star in "War & Peace." .................$65
209. LANSBURY, Angela- SP 8 x 10" photo of the English /American SUPERSTAR as Mrs Lovett in "Sweeny Todd" her creation! At 85 she just won a Tony on Broadway for "Blithe Spirit" and returns shortly in "A Little Night Music." .................$75	210. LAUBENTHAL, Rudolph- postcard photo as Parsifal with" FROLICHE WEIHNACHTEN und ein gesegnetes Neues Jahr Rudolph Laubenthal 23.X11.32" on the verso. .................$85	211. LORENZ, Max- SP 4 x 6" Dresden photo as the sexy Siegfried. .................$175
212. MATTILA, Karita- SP 4 x 6" photo of the exciting Finnish soprano –the Met's new Tosca. .................$50	213. MALLABRERA, Andre- SP 4 x 6" photo of the elegant OPERA COMIQUE tenor as Count Almaviva, a very fine elegant singer from post WW11. .................$65	214. MEHTA, Bejun- see CASTRATI section
215. MELBA, Dame Nellie- SPc of opera singer after whom Melba toast and peach Melba were namedas Marguerite in "Faust" one of her GREAT roles. Some surface creasing not bad. .................$275	216. MILANOV, Zinka- SP 8 x 10" Kowalski Zagreb photo of the GREAT Croatian soprano as Turandot a role she sang in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia & Buenos Aires. .................$175	217. MOLESE, Michael- SP 4 x 6" photo of the charismatic American tenor in "Manon" opposite Sills, Pinkerton or himself. He sang alot with Sills and they made a power-pair. .................$60
218. MOLL, Kurt- SP 8 x 10" photo of the very funny German basso as Osmin, a role that he really SANG. .................$65	219. MUELLER, Maria- SPc Ross Verlag photro of the very beautiful and popular German soprano a big star at the Met, Berlin & Bayreuth. Lovely recordings. .................$125	220. NETREBKO-Anna- ****THE SUPER STAR***** a-SP DGG flyer 6 x 8" The WOMAN The VOICE The VIDEOS $50 b- SP 4 x 6" photo of the Russian Superstar as her self or as Violetta. .................$50 LARGE SELECTION OF SEXY NETREBKO PHOTOS AVAILABLE. SCANS UPON REQUEST.
221. OLIVERO, Magda- SP 7 x 9" of the GREAT DIVA as TOSCA with holiday greeting in Italian. " with many sincere greetings for a Merry Christmas and peaceful New Year Magda Olivero December 1962." .................$175	223. PAGLIUGHI, Lina- SP 8 x 10" Photo of the Italo/American soprano as Lucia one of her signature roles. Pagliughi had an exceptionally limpid and beautiful voice that recorded very well and projected to perfection so her weight was overlooked because of the sound and atmosphere created by the voice. .................$85	224. PATTI, Adelina- SPc Coquelin series portrait of the GREAT DIVA. .................$475
225. PATTI, Carlotta- Adelina's older sister also a soprano writes "In Kind remembrance Carlotta Patti Manhattan 9 may 1874" Together with an 8 x 10" newspaper photo. An very accomplished vocalist Carlotta concentrated on recital & concert work. She was married to cellist Ernest de Munck and taught signing in Paris after retiring. .................$150	226. PARVIS, Taurino- SPc of the very popular Italian baritone who enjoyed a word wide career singing many local premieres in Milano, Buenos Aires, London and New York He also created Mascagni's "Il Piccolo Marat" & Zandonai's "Il Cavalieri d'Ekebu" He was especially noted for his Scarpia and has left many recordings. He was step- father to Renzo and Roberto Rosselini, Many fine recordings. SCARCE. .................$275	227. PAVAROTTI, Luciano- SP 8 x 10" photo of the late GREAT FAVORITE in recital. .................$65 LARGE SELECTION OF PAVAROTTI PHOTOS- PORTRAIT or ROLE. SCANS UPON REQUEST.
		CREATOR of AIDA at WORLD PREMIERE in EGYPT
228. PLANCON, Pol- SP Benque Paris cabinet profile portrait of the GREAT GOLDEN AGE French basso. He was at the center of all the great cast lists in Pairs, London and New York during this fabled era. Enormous varied repertory and GREAT recordings. .................$375	229. POLI, Afro- SP 5 x 7" photo of the Italian baritono as Scarpia the role that brought him world wide fame in the theatre and on the silver screen. He settled in Australia. .................$85	230. POZZONI, Antonietta Anastasi- ALS on 2n sides of a card from the Venetian soprano CREATOR of AIDA in Cairo. Together with a cabinet photo dressed "a l'Aida" The soprano writes to a critic who had described her singing/art "26 gennaio 1913- after all the years that have passed since the Norma I give you my sincerest thanks for the kind homage and praise worthy words that awaken in me many dear memories of art" SCARCE. .................$675
BARBER's ANTHONY & CLEOPATRA OPENS THE NEW MET
231. PRICE, Leontyne & DIAZ, Justino- the Anthony & Cleopatra of this HISTORIC OCCASION both sign the cast page together with an 8 x 10" photo of them in costume. A truly Historic Document. .................$300	232. ROSWANGE, Helge- SPc size Fayer photo of the GREAT DANE as Don Jose, PINKERTON or Sou Chong Roswange was a truly astonishing tenor who could sing anything. INCREDABLE. GET HIS RECORDS! .................$75	233. SANDERSON, Sybil- Large signature on a card N.Y.Jan 13th 1895 together with a trimmed cabinet photo image in a Massenet opera. Massenet was besotted by the American soprano and she excelled as Thais, Esclarmone, Manon etc. .................$500
234. SCHMITT, Joseph- SPc Ross Verlag photo of the great German/Jewish tenor star of radio/concerts/film and records. He only sang opera on stage once-La Boheme in Belgium. ANS on the back side in German giving heartfelt thanks for the kind words and sends "Weihnactswunsche" (Christmas wishes) from Joseph Schmitt. Very scarce to have a long greeting from the tenor star who tragically died in a Swiss DP camp during WW11. GREAT recordings & films. 2 signatures. .................$975	235. SCHOLL, Andreas- see CASTRATI section	236. SONNEGARDH, Erika- SP 4 x 6" shot of the Swedish/American soprano as Fidelio the role that brought her overnight fame at the Met in 2006. She is now singing in Europe. .................$50
237. SOYER, Roger- SP 5 x 7" photo of the elegant French baritone as Don Giovanni. .................$85	238. STABILE, Mariano- SP 5 x 7" photo of the important Italian baritone Toscanini's LEGENDARY La Scala and Salzburg Falstaff and a great Mozartian, Scarpia and verismo signer as well. .................$150	239. STREIT, Kurt- SP 5 x 7" photo of the tenor a hit in the Met's "From the House of the Dead"- a noted Mozartian too. .................$50
TENORS
240. THE THREE TENORS- SP 8 x 10" color shot of the LEGENDARY TRIO IN ACTION-CARRERAS-DOMINGO & PAVAROTTI all sign--SUPER EXAMPLE. .................$750	240A. 3 DIFFERENT TENORS DOMINGO, Placido + CARRERAS, Jose + KRAUS, Alfredo- SP 5 x 7" photo of the 3 GREAT tenor stars at the Teatro Liceu signed by all 3. UNUSUAL. .................$275
THREE HOT NEW TENORS THESE THREE HAVE THE MET'S AUDIENCE SCREAMING
241. BECZALA, Piotyr- SP 5 x 7" photos from "Eugene Onegin", "The Bartered Bride" or himself. .................$60	242. CALLEJA, Joseph- The Maltese tenor is the Met's new Hoffmann . 8 x 10" portrait or 5 x 7" photo as Macduff. .................$60	243. KAUFMANN, Jonas- SP 5 x 7" photo in "Carmen" Don Carlos" or himself. .................$60
244. TAUBER, Richard- SP 8 x 10" Fayer London/Vienna portrait of the GREAT tenor SUPETSTAR in his trade mark top hat and monocle.Opera, operetta, lied, radio and records & film were his domains to rule over as one of the most popular singers of of his time but he also had one of the most beautiful tenor voices ever and was consummate vocal artiste. d/s Bogata 1947 UNCOMMON this format. .................$375	245. TEBALDI, Renata- SP 8 x 10" photo of the beloved DIVA as La Travaiata or Adriana Lecouvreur. .................$100	246. URMANA, Violeta- SP 5 x 7" photo of the Lithuanian soprano as herself or 4 x 6" shot s Aida one of her Met roles this season. Urmana is a pupil and protege of the GREAT Astrid Varnay. .................$50
247. VANZO, Alain- SP 5 x 7" photo of the late elegant French tenor as Benvenuto Cellini. .................$150	248. VILLAZON, Rolando- SP of the CHARISMATIC Mexican tenor STAR on the road to recovery. a) 8 x 10" photo as Don Jose $65 b) 5 x 7" photo as Hoffmann. .................$65	249. WARFIELD, Sandra- SPc photo of the late American mezzo as Amneris. A Met mainstay for many season she was married to tenor James McCracken and they often sang together in "Samson & Dalila", "Le Prophete," "Aida" and other operas. .................$85
250. ZIEGLER, Anne- see BOOTH, Webster above

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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