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BASTIANINI, Ettore- SP 5 x 7 moody portrait of the very young Italian star baritone the best Italy has produced post
WW11. Tiny pinhole border corners
BRANDT, Marianne - AMusQS -"Komm hoffnung" from Fidelio on a card Wien 23 April 1892. Great late 19th century dramatic
mezzo who also sang soprano roles- a noted early Wagnerian
BRANZELL, Karin- Sp 8 x 10 glamour portrait of the beloved Swedish mezzo at the Met from 1924-1951 where she sang
everything including 74 Tristan Branganes!! As well as appearing in all the major opera centers
BROWNLEE, John- SPc handsome bust shot of the very young Australian baritone- photo is marked Cannons of Hollywood
signed 1935
CALLAS, Maria Meneghini - SP 4 x 6 Piccagliani photo as Norma from the 1951-2 La Scala production d/s
CARUSO, Enrico- SPc of the young tenor seated chin to hand a Gerlach Mertens photo from his famed1907 Vienna season.
Signed diagonally across his suit so medium contrast
CATALANI, Angelica- ALS 2 pp in French from the great prima donna of the early 19th century a great favorite wherever
she sane but legendary in Paris and London! "My dear Madame Pereira, Mr. Temple-Saderi and his three daughters are going to
Vienna, where they are hoping to spend some time...I should be very grateful for the kind ness I am sue you will show them.
I remember with pleasure the little visit you made to Florence, and only regret it was so short...so come back to us...Convey
I beg you, a thousand goo things from me to your son and to Madame Pereira, They also dropped in on us,though only
briefly...Farewell dear Baroness, my husband and daughter as to be remembered to you..I make so bold as to embrace you as I
love you with all my heart.Ola- Valabregue, nee Catalani 19 May,1840, Villa Catalani, outside the gate by St. Gallo" -you
get an idea of her well known good spirit
del MONACO, Mario- SP 8 x 10 brooding photo as Met Canio signed in blue, tiny pinhole on border comers
DESTINN, Emmy- calling card with her name and musical quote from The Bartered Bride signed by the beloved Czech DIVA
London 1911 together with unsigned photo
DIDUR, Adam- SPc sepia portrait of the Polish basso very young. He debuted in Faust 1894 in Rio de Janeiro of all places and
was a great International star for 40 years as well assigning almost 700 performances at the Met including creating roles in
Puccini's Fanciulla del West & Il Tabarro and Humperdinck's Koinigskinder
GALLI- MARIE, Celestine- ALS 4 p letter in French from the creator of Mignon and Carmen talking about professional
matters, performances, money etc.
GALLI-MARIE,. Celestine- NADAR cabinet photo as Mignon one of her other creations
GERHARDT, Elena- SPc photo of the extremely important German lieder singer
GIGLI, Beniamino- SP 7 x 9 photo from La Favorita s 1955, a role he first sang in 1916
GIGLI, Beniamino- SPc as Edgardo s in heavy pencil 1921
GORIN. Igor- SP 8 x 10 photo of the Russian born ,Viennese trained and Americanized baritone star of the 40s-50s
especially in concert,radio & TV. He had a glorious voice on a par with his other great American contemporaries. SCARCE
IRIS by Pietro Mascagni first edition libretto-program for the World premier at Teatro Costanzi Rome November 1898
with Darclee, de Lucia, Caruson, Tisci-Rubini: Mascheroni. Beautiful cover
LEHMANN, Lotte- SP 8x10 Lovely glamour shot of the beloved soprano c. l930s d/s 1951. Lower left corner gone and a
small hole not affecting image and writing. EXTREMELY LOVELY
LIND, Jenny- AMusQS signed " Erinnerung (Remembrance) of Jenny Lind Gottingen 25th Feb 1850" Very early. HUGE 6"
signature. Sheet is 9 x 12"
LIND, Jenny- printed sheet music for The Songs in La Figlia del Reghgimento with a superb color print of the singing
nightingale on the cover. 9 x 13"| Abbreviations | |
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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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