Operetta Singers

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248. ALPAR, Gitta- SPc of the wonderful Hungarian opereatta Diva of pre Nazi Berlin. She created Millocker's DUBARRY and was star of most of the Abraham operettas. She started as a successful opera singer and after leaving Germany in the early thirties settled in Palm Springs.Superb records & films remain to be enjoyed. D/s
...........................................$75

*249. ALTEN, Bella- SP Aime Dupont cabinet photo portrait of the Polish soprano who was the Met's first Adele in Die FLEDERMAUS d/s Chicago April 1907. Alten enjoyed a big international career from the 1890s-1930s when she settled in London. Rare records. SCARCE
...........................................$475

250. ADAMI- CORRADETTI, Iris- SP 5 x 7 photo of the late Italian soprano as Fiametta in von Suppe's BOCACCCIO. Lovely souvenir of a very versatile and intelligent soprano of the 1920s-40s
...........................................$85

251. ANDERS, Peter- SPc photo as a young Tamino. Anders made many superb operetta recordings
...........................................$175

252. BAUGE, Andre- SPc portrait of the French baritone favorite for Pathe listing his opera and operette records verso
...........................................$35

253. BEILKE, Irma- SPc photo as a charming Adele
...........................................$25

254. BEIRER, Hans- SP 4 x 6 shot of the heldentenor as a Berlin Jupiter, Alfred or a young Friederike
...........................................$35

255. BELING, Maria & FIERMAENT, Alfred- Unsigned photo of both together in The Merry Widow
...........................................$18

256. BLACKWELL, Harolyn - SP 5 x 7 color photo as Met FLEDERMAUS Adele
...........................................$25

257. BOHME, Kurt- SP 3 x 5 in color as Zsupan in ZIGEUNERBARON
...........................................$25

258. BOHNEN, Michael- SPc together with Julie Cerda-Bohnen in CASANOVA a big Berlin hit for the great German basso star
...........................................$85

259. BONNEY, Barbara/ KIRSCHLAGER, Angelica/SKOVHUS, Bo & GROVES, Paul- SP all sign 5 x 7 stage shot from the Vienna Merry Widow
...........................................$45

260. BONNEY, Barbara & SKOVHUS, Bo- SP 5 x 7 color photo from the first LUSTIGE WITWE at the Vienna State Opera-signed by both
...........................................$35

261. CARLISLE, Kitty- SP 8x10 color shot as handsome Met Orlofsky
...........................................$35

262. CEBOTARI, Maria- SPc portrait for Ross Verlag. The unqiue Bessarabian soprano star made some outstanding operetta recordings eg. Gypsy Baron and her last stage performances were in Millocker's BETTELSTUDENT
...........................................$150

263. CLAUS, Lili- SPc photo of the operetta star married to composer Nico Dostal
...........................................$35

264. CLEWING, Carl- SPc Portrait
...........................................$20

265. de RIDDER, Anton- Sp 4 x 6 photo as Eisenstein in Die FLEDERMAUS
...........................................$45

266. della CASA, Lisa - SPc portrait for Decca of the ravishingly beautiful sprano. She was a lovely Saffi in the Met GYPSY BARON
...........................................$35

267. DENS, Michel- SPc Pathe portrait and listing his operette & opera records verso
...........................................$25

268. DERMOTA, Anton- SP 5 x 7 portrait d/s 1950 the time he recorded Alfred in the Krauss FLEDERMAUS a classic
...........................................$50

269. DONATH, Helen- SP 4 x 6 portrait of the smiling American soprano star of many operetta recordings from the Œ60s on
...........................................$30

270. DONCH, Karl - SPc in color as Jupiter, Frank or Furst Ypsheim
...........................................$25

*271. EGGERTH, Marta- SP 4 x 6 shot with husband Jan KIEPURA in The MERRY WIDOW (signed by her alone) or Ross Verlag sepia shot form the 1930s or 8 x 10 flamboyant color photo older and just as glamorous. She is still singing devinely at 85+
...........................................$45

272. FELIX, Franz- SPc Furstenliebe
...........................................$15

273. FIERMENT, Alfred- SP 4x6 shot as Danilo which he sang opposite Belling
...........................................$30

274. FISCHER, Betty- SPc from Die ROSE Von ISTAMBUL or portrait
...........................................$25

275. FLEMMING, Victor- SPc Das Dreimaderlhaus or portrait or Hoheit tanz walzer
...........................................$20

276. FLEMMING, Victor & RAINER, Anny-SPc Das Dreimaderlhaus s.both
...........................................$20

277. FRITSCH, Eduard- pc photo from Walzertraum d/s verso
...........................................$12

*278. GEISTINGER, Marie- SP Julius Gertinger K.K.Hof Gotograf of the legendary 19th century Viennese operetta star the creator of Rosalinda in DIE FLEDERMAUS. Signature is brown ink on the brown background but clear RARE
...........................................$350

279. GEDDA, Nicolai- SP 8 x 10 color shot as Met Barinkay in The GYPSY BARON
...........................................$45

280. GEDDA, Nicolai- SPc 4 x 6 color shot as Sou Choung. or pc size Fayer shot as Eisenstein
...........................................$35

281. GESZTY, Sylvia- SPc portrait listing her Decca recordings verso
...........................................$25

282. GHAZARIAN, Sona- SP 4 x 6 photo of the Vienna/Zurich based favorite who mixed opera and operetta
...........................................$25

283. GIANNINI, Dusolina- SP 7 x 9 portrait of the wonderful Italo-American dramatic soprano who recorded a classic VILJA LIED.d/s vintage
...........................................$50

284. GLAWATSCH, Franz- SPc Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$10

285. GLAWATSCH, Franz, Rainer, Anny & ERNST, Vally- SPc Das Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$15

286. GLAWATSCH, Franz & FIDDLER, - SPc Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$10

287. GRITSCH, Elisabeth - pc photo w. ANS verso
...........................................$12

288. GUDEN, Hilde- SP 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photo as a super glamorous Rosalinda or 4 x 6 Decca portrait. Guden was Rosalinda for both the classic Kraus & Karajan recordings of Die FLEDERMAUS
...........................................$50

289. GUNTHER, Mizzi & TREUMANN,Louis- SPc of the famed pair in DIE LUSTIGE WITWE (THE MERRY WIDOW) signed by Gunther
...........................................$85

290. GUTTMANN, Paul- SPc Endlich allein
...........................................$10

291. HEESTERS, Johannes- SP 4 x 6 portrait of the great Danilo
...........................................$35

292. HEESTERS, Johannes- SP 4 x 6 drawing as DANILO his signature role or SPc as DANILO with Irene SALEMKA signed by both 1968
...........................................$65

293. HOLLWEG, Werner- SP 4 x 6 photo with cigarette. German tenor who recorded operetta
...........................................$30

294. HOLM, Renata- Spc size glamor color or b/w photo listing Eurodic recordings verso (opera, operetta & lied) . Holm together with Rothenberger were perhaps the last two "genuine article operetta divas"
...........................................$30

295. HOPPE, Heinz- SPc portrait or role photo of the popular operetta tenor His recordings are listed verso
...........................................$25

296. KARRY, Klara- SPc Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$10

297. KARTOUSCH, Louise SPc of the popular Austrian operetta star who created among others Fall's Die DOLLARPRINZESSIN, Kalman's Die BAJADERE and Lehar's Der GRAF von LUXEMBOURG, EVA among many others. She was Vienna's equivalent of Massary in Berlin
...........................................$75

298. KERN, Adele- SPc portrait of the lovely German soprano star 20s-40s who also split her time between opera & operetta.d/s 1934
...........................................$45

299. KIEPURA, Jan- SPc of the dashing young Polish tenor star who took the world by storm in the late 1920s and toured it later with his wife soprano star Marta Eggerth. d/s 1929
...........................................$85

300. KIEPURA, Jan & EGGERTH, Marta- both stars sign center program page for 1954 Town Hall, New York NIGHT of OPERA & OPERETTA recital.Their photos are on the cover. Loose leaf storage holes at side & even a newspaper review!!
...........................................$45

301. KIRSTEN, Dorothy- SP 8 x 10 photo of the glamorous American STAR. A Met Rosalinda in FLEDERMAUS she also recorded much operettea American as well as Viennese. MERRY WIDOW was a specialty
...........................................$60

302. KMENTT, Waldemar- SPc as Babinsky in SCHWANDA the BAGPIPAER. Another fine Vienna based tenor who split his time between opera and operetta both onstage and in the recording studios
...........................................$35

303. KOPACSY-KARCZAG, Julie- pens a verse and signs Wien 96.Laid down costume shot too of the noted 19th century Vienna operetta star
...........................................$45

304. KORJUS, Miliza- SP 5 x 7 costume photo of the star of the film THE GREAT WALTZ one of the century's great ECCENTRIC singers
...........................................$150

305. KOTH, Erika- SPc for Eurodisc listing her operetta & lied recordings verso
...........................................$30

306. KUNZ, Erich- SPc photo of the great comic baritone as Frank in Fledermaus or the Major Domo in Ariadne auf Naxos. Operetta and opera
...........................................$50

307. LANGER, Otto & NAGELMULLER- SPc Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$10

308. LEHMANN, Lotte- SPc portrait c.1930s. Lehmann recorded Adele's music and was a noted Rosalinda in Die FLEDERMAUS. She certainly had the personality for it!
...........................................$150

309. LEWIS, Brenda- SP 8x10 shot as Met Rosalinda a popular favourite in the 50's. Identifying name sticker at bottom margin not affecting. SCARCE
...........................................$50

310. LORD, Else- Das SPc Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$10

311. LEIGH, Adele- SPc of the charming English soprano as Oscar. Leigh enjoyed a long career as one of the Vienna Volksoper's' most beloved operetta divas of the 50s-60s
...........................................$60

*312. LIPP, Wilma-SPc color tinted role photo s. Wien 1946 at the very start of her brilliant career
...........................................$65

313. LIPP, Wilma, SPc photo from mid l940s very young
...........................................$65

314. LIPP, Wilma- SP 7 x 9 photo of the ravishing young singer as Adele in Die FLEDERMAUS at the Wiener Volksoper d/s from 1945.She starred in the legendary Clemens Krauss recording a few years later
...........................................$85

315. LIPP, Wilma- Sp 7 x 9 operetta role photo with a tenor. Charming mid 1940s Winer Volksoper
...........................................$85

316. LOSEFF, Mary- SPc of the popular operetta singer of the 20s-30s who often appeared with Tauber
...........................................$60

317. LUDWIG, Christa- SPc as Orlofsky. GREAT
...........................................$50

*318. MASSARY, Fritzi- SPc glamor shot or LUISTIGE WITWE of the great Viennese operetta Diva of Berlin during the first 3 decades of the century. She created countless works by Fall,Lehar,Oscar Strauss & others. Bruno Walter adored her and she sang Fledermaus & The Merry Widow under his direction including at Salzburg! She settled in California after the Nazis' rise
...........................................$125

319. MAYERHOFER, Elfie- SPc of the German star of opera,theatre,film & operetta-stage & records
...........................................$25

320. MAZZUCATO, Daniele- SP 5 x 7 photo of the Italian soprano as Gilda. She is Italy's reigning operetta soprano Œ60s onward. Fine idiomatic artiste
...........................................$35

321. MIGENES, Julia- SP 5 x 7 photo from German TV with Joel GREY. They had just sung Shall we Dance and Side by Side. Migenes one of today's great originals has always sung a lot of operetta in her programs
...........................................$30

322. MOFFO, Anna- SP 4 x 6 photo of the young BEAUTIFUL STAR soprano. She was a Met Adele & Perichole and often sang operetta chesnuts. Recorded Rosalinda in Die FLEDERMAUS
...........................................$35

323. MONTES, Aida- SPc of the Hamburg favorite in Leo Fall's DIE KAISERIN. Montes was a great Hamburg favorite during the 20s-30s singing a wide variety of opera from Tosca to Oktavian and operetta
...........................................$65

324. MOORFIELD, Olive- SPc photo of the American star of the Vienna Volksopera during the 60s. American musicals and operetta were her domain. Fine artist
...........................................$35

325. MUK de JARI & RAINER, Anny- SPc Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$15

326. MUNSEL, Patrice- SP 8 x 10 shot of the high sprited Met Adele in FLEDERMAUS or La PERICHOLE
...........................................$45

327. NASTLINGEAR, Robert- SPc role
...........................................$10

328. NEIDLINGER, Gustav- SP 4 x 6 stage shot from Die FLEDERMAUS shown with Wolfgang WINDGASSEN who did not sign. Unusual
...........................................$45

329. NORBERT, Victor- SPc Furstenliebe
...........................................$15

330. NOVOTNA, Jarmila- SPc photo of the great Czech Diva as Madame POMPADOUR d/s Wien 1957. or others
...........................................$50

331. NOVOTNA, Jarmila- "zur Erinnerung an GIUDITTA Jarmila Novotna Wien 1934" on post card. Nice souvenir from the creator!
...........................................$45

332. NOVOTNA, Jarmila- SPc photo of the Czech beauty s. Wien 1934 or as Lehar's GIUDITTA her creation at the Staatsoper, Wien opposite Tauber
...........................................$75

333. PALENBERG, Max- SPc Der Graf von Luxemberg
...........................................$15

334. PATZAK, Julus- SPc portrait of the elegant tenor with cigarette in hand His wide ranging repertory spanned Lohengrin-Palestrina-Hofmann as well as operetta. He was Eisenstein on the legendary Krauss FLEDERMAUS for Decca
...........................................$50

335. PLAYBILL- Gern hab'ich die Frau Œn gekusst! (Paganini) with Ivan Petrovich, Maria Beling, Adele Sandrock, Eliza Illiard, Theo Lingen. 6x9 from a performance in Braunschweig
...........................................$15

336. PIAZZA, Marguerite- SP 8 x 10 de Bellis glamor shot of the lovely Met soprano - Part of the original Fledermaus troupe when the Met did it's famed production in 1951. She also toured extensively in operetta d/s 1944. SCARCE
...........................................$50

337. POPP, Lucia- SPc photo of the beloved soprano as Hanna Glawari
...........................................$60

338. PREY, Hermann- SP c portrait for Decca . He sang much operetta lastly in the new Met FLEDERMAUS shortly before his death
...........................................$35

339. RAINER, Anny & NAGELMULLER - SPc Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$10

340. REINING, Maria-SP 5x6 photo of the siver voiced soprano in NIGHT IN VENICE. She made some of the most ravishing operetta recordings
...........................................$75

341. RETHY, Eszter- SPc of the beloved Hungarian Viennese operette star in Das LAND des LACHENS
...........................................$50

342. ROSWANGE, Helge- SPc size soft stock photo as Sou-Chong in Land of Smiles a late careeer favorite of the great tenor star or portrait or Don Jose medium stock
...........................................$45

343. ROTHENBERGER, Anneliese- SP 4x6 Munich operetta role shot or color portrait listing her operetta records verso
...........................................$30

344. RYSANEK, Leonie- SP 8 x 10 portrait of the beloved Viennese DIVA perhaps the greatest operetta singer who never really did it!! She often sang from GIUDITTA and others at Galas and was once slated for a recorded FLEDERMAUS Rosalinda!!that did not materialize. Too bad!!!
...........................................$75

345. SACHS, Oscar- SPc Walzerliebe
...........................................$10

346. SCHEYRER, Gerda- SPc photo of the late soprano in OPERNBALL
...........................................$35

347. SCHMEDES, Erik- SPc of the famed Viennese heldentenor in MUSIKANT one of his operetta excursions
...........................................$75

348. SCHMIDT, Josef- dated signature along laid down head shot on pc size card
...........................................$475

349. SCHMIDT, Josef- SPc Ross Verlag portrait of the lamented tenor star one of the most sought after operatic autographs. His operetta recordings are legendary
...........................................$675

350. SCHOCK, Rudolph- SP Herzog Film Wesel photo as Max in Die FREISCHUTZ
...........................................$50

351. SCHOCK, Rudolph- SP 4 x 6 color shot of Germany's post WW11 Mr. Operetta. s. 1985 His Eurodisc records are listed verso
...........................................$35

352. SCHRODTER, Fritz- SPc (as Schubert) Das Dreimaderlhaus
...........................................$40

353. SCHWARZ, Vera- Pc half body glamor photo of the popular opera/operetta star of the 20s-30s in Vienna. Often Tauber's partner on stage and recording studio
...........................................$65

354. SCHWARZ, Vera- large signature on card Budapest 1925. Noted Croatian opera and operetta star often Tauber's partner
...........................................$25

*355. SCHWARZKOPF, Elisabeth - SP 4 x 6 photo as a very young FLEDERMAUS Adele. or 8 x 10 portrait later on d/s or 5 x 7 glamor portrait for Angel
...........................................$100

*356. SCHWARZKOPF, Elisabeth - SP 4 x 6 color shot as a red headed MERRY WIDOW -Spectacular
...........................................$125

357. SCIUTTI, Graziella- SPc photo as a Rome Adele
...........................................$35

*358. SEMBRICH, Marcella- SP Falk cabinet photo which has had the side & top borders trimmed d/s New York 1900. Tiny pinhole on lower left border. The great Polish Diva was the Met's first Rosalinda in DIE FLEDERMAUS
...........................................$275

359. SILLS, Beverly- SP 4 x 6 photo of Bubbles as The MERRY WIDOW
...........................................$50

360. SKOVHUS, Bo- SP 4 x 6 photo as Vienna Danilo
...........................................$30

361. STEFFEK, Henny-SPc Fayer portrait the Munich based soprano sang operetta as well as her famed INTERMEZZO Christine
...........................................$30

362. STEVENS, Rise- SP 8 x 10 portrait d/s or Orlofsky. She was the Met Orlofsky 1951 and recorded much operetta
...........................................$60

363. STOLZE, Gerhard- SPc of the great character tenor as Orlofsky
...........................................$45

364. STREITMANN, Carl- greeting and card 1896 with small laid down photo of the creator of Barinkay in ZIGEUNERBARON
...........................................$45

*365. TAUBER, Richard- SPc image of Mr. Operetta as himself at the piano or in Lehar's FRIEDERICKE or GIUDITTA
...........................................$175

366. TAUBER, Richard- 6 x 8 1/2 hand bill for Carnegie Hall recital Dec 2, 1946. His smiling photo one side and he signs program on verso
...........................................$75

*367. TAUBER, Richard & LEHAR, Franz- SPc of the composer and his muse signed by both. A UNIQUE souvenir
...........................................$1,450

368. TAUBER, Richard- SPc as Sou Chong in Lehar's Das LAND des LACHELNS s. 1933 Wien. This was THE Lehar/Tauber triumph of triumphs and a particularly scarce autographed image
...........................................$225

369. TEBALDI, Renata- SP 8 x 10 stunning portrait.It is a stretch but she did sing the MERRY WIDOW Vilja (in Italiano)on the FLEDERMAUS GALA for Decca!!
...........................................$75

370. TERKAL, Karl - SPc 4 x 6 of the Viennese tenor a great operatta favorite live and on records show "in frac"
...........................................$45

371. TREUMANN, Louis - SPc Die Lustige Witwe Creator in frac - one of the greats
...........................................$75

*372. TREUMANN, Louis- SP 7 x 9 portrait of the Viennese tenor star and creator of Danilo in Lehar's The MERRY WIDOW. He was a victim of the NAZIS at Theresienstadt
...........................................$150

373. TURNER, Claramae-SP 8 x 10 shot as Orlofsky with 2 dawgs d/s .."My only trouser role Prince Orloksky Sincerely...." wonderful American mezzo
...........................................$75

374. van REE, Jean- SPc as Camille von Rosillion from the Theater an der Wien
...........................................$25

*375. VANUTELLI, Gino- SP portrait on larger photographer's mount of the first Italian DANILO in LA VEDOVA ALLEGRA opposite Emma VECLA at Milano's Teatro del Verme 1907. Besides the lucrative operetta career, Vannutelli sang the full lyric opera repertory up and down Italy and abroad. VERY SCARCE
...........................................$500

376. VECLA, Emma- SPc role photo from the Italian operetta star of the first 3 decade of the 20th century. She sang The Merry Widow 985 times in Italy as well as a full opera repertory
...........................................$85

377. WAECHTER, Eberhard- SPc photo of the young Viennese baritone star as Danilo or Orlow
...........................................$35

378. WELITSCH, Ljuba- SP 7 x 9 Angus Mc Bean vintage potrait. She was the outlandish Met Rosalnda in the their legendary 1951 production and later on sang much operetta at the Vienna Volksoper. Signed To Eddie Ljuba
...........................................$85

379. WERGINZ, Rosy - SPc Johann Nestroy
...........................................$15

380. WERNER, Fritz- SPc Walzerliebe or Das lachende ehemann
...........................................$100

381. WITTRISCH, Marcel- SPc for Electrola of the elegant Belgian tenor star shown full body in white tie. Wittrisch too was an opera star who excelled in operetta. The ink skipped a little but all is clear.$75 382. WITT, Josef- SPc photo of the tenor as Boccacio or Eisenstein
...........................................$25

*383. WUNDERLICH, Fritz- SP 4 x 6 portrait of the smiling tenor star who died tragically young. Beautifully signed. GREAT OPERETTA RECORDINGS
...........................................$400

*384. ZWERENZ, Mizzi- SPc shown in Lehar's ZIGEUNERLIEBE (her creation).."und leben ist lieben und lieben is Gluck.."-she created many works in Vienna eg.Kalman's ZIRKUSPRINZESSIN and works by Fall & Eysler. A very popular star of Vienna's Carl-Theater
...........................................$60

385. ZWERENZ, Mizzi - SPc Furstenliebe
...........................................$60

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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