Signed Programs of Verdi Operas



760. AIDA- Covent GARDEN- June 11, 1906- large decorative playbill 9 1/2 x 12 matted to a large size s. Enrico CARUSO, w. Nordica, Kirkby Lunn, Scotti, Journet,Mancinelli. VERY ATTRACTIVE
...........................................$675

761. AIDA- NYCO- 12/10 & 17/48- Camilla WILLIAMS, Mary KRESTE, Ramon VINAY, Lawrence WINTERS
...........................................$75

762. AIDA- Covent Garden- 7/16/55-s.Antonietta STELLA, w. Stignani, Penno. Gobbi
...........................................$25

763. AIDA- Chicago- 11/24-26-29/58- cast page s. Leonie RYSANEK, Giulietta SIMIONATO, Tito GOBBI, w. Bjorling
...........................................$100

764. AIDA- Chicago- 10/22-28/60- cast page s. Leontyne PRICE, Luigi OTTOLINI, Robert MERRILL
...........................................$60

765. AIDA -Met-1/18/63-s.Nello SANTI
...........................................$10

766. AIDA- Met-10/14/63- s.Carlo BERGONZI, w. Nilsson
...........................................$35

767. AIDA -Met 10/19/63- s.John MACURDY
...........................................$5

768. AIDA- Met- 11/4/63- d/s John MACURDY
...........................................$5

769. AIDA -Met-11/19/63-s.John MACURDY Nilsson, Gorr, Bergonzi
...........................................$5

770. AIDA- Met- 11/26/63- s.John MACURDY
...........................................$5

771. AIDA- Met-5/1/64-s.Justino DIAZ, w.Nilsson,Corelli,London
...........................................$15

772. AIDA- Met- 5/6/64- s. Justino DIAZ w.Nilsson, Thomas, MacNeil
...........................................$10

773. AIDA- Met- 5/28/65- s.Rosalind ELIAS w. Nilsson, Corelli, Steinberg
...........................................$15

774. AIDA- Chicago- 11/24-27-30, l2/3-6/65- cast page s. Leontyne PRICE, Fiorenza COSSOTTO, Giorgio CASELLATO
...........................................$60

775. AIDA- 1/27-29/66-Pasadena/Santa Barbara Opera s.on cover by Nancy TATUM, Blanche THEBOM, Jon VICKERS, Frank GUARRERA
...........................................$35

776. AIDA- La Scala-12/7/85- decorative playbill 7 x 10 for the opening night performance s. Maria CHIARA, Ghena DIMITROVA, Luciano PAVAROTTI, Nicolai GHIAUROV & Paata BURCHALADZE
...........................................$125

777. AIDA- La SCALA 12/14/85- decorative playbill 7 x 10 s. Luciano PAVAROTTI, Ghena DIMITROVA & Lorin MAAZel
...........................................$100

778. AIDA- Met- 10/31/95- s. Sherill MILNES
...........................................$10

779. Un BALLO in MASCHERA 27 de Julio 1946-Teatro Colon- signed Leonard Warren, Rigal, Cesar, Hoffman, de Pataky, Panizza
...........................................$85

780. Un BALLO in MASCHERA- Montevideo-8/23/51- signed on program photos by Fedora BARBIERI, Angelica TUCCARI, Gianni POGGI, Tito GOBBI, Omar BALLESTERO, Nino STINCO
...........................................$30

781. Un BALLO in MASCHERA- Covent Garden-10/25/52- s. Constantina ARRAUJO (who substituted for Helene WERTH),Adele LEIGH, Edgar EVANS, Frederick DALBERG
...........................................$20

782. Un BALLO in MASCHERA- Chicago- 11/15/57- cast page s. Anita CERQUETTI, Tito GOBBI
...........................................$75

783. Un BALLO in MASCHERA- Chicago- 11/4-7/59- s.Birgit NILSSON, Giuseppe di STEFANO, Tito GOBBI
...........................................$85

784. Un BALLO in MASCHERA- Met- 1/15/63- s.Nello SANTI,w. Nilsson, Tucker
...........................................$10

785. Un BALLO in MASCHERA-Met 2/15/63-s.John MACURDY w. Nilsson, Labo. Resnik
...........................................$10

786. Un BALLO in MASCHERA- Chicago- 1968- cast page s. Luisa MARIGLIANO, Renato CIONI, Peter GLOSSOP
...........................................$30

787. DON CARLO- Chicago-11/25-30/57- cast page s. Jussi BJORLING, Tito GOBBI, Boris CHRISTOFF, Anita CERQUETTI
...........................................$600

788. DON CARLO- Chicago- 10/14-21-24/60- cast page s. Richard TUCKER, Tito GOBBI, Boris CHRISTOFF
...........................................$100

789.DON CARLO- Chicago- 10/28-30, 11/2-7/64-cast page s. Leyla GENCER, Grace BUMBRY, Nicolai GHIAUROV
...........................................$50

790. DON CARLO- Met 3/30/84- cast page s. Montserrat CABALLE, Guiliano CIANELLA, Jorma HYNNINEN (debut) Jerome Hines, w. Troyanos
...........................................$40

791. DON CARLO- Met- 4/5/84-cast page s. Montserrat CABALLE
...........................................$30

792. DON CARLO- Met-4/18/84- cast page s. Montserrat CABALLE, Shirley VERRETT, Jerome HINES,Renato BRUSON
...........................................$50

793. FALSTAFF- Chicago- 10/10-17/58- cast page s. Tito GOBBI, Alvino MISCIANO, Renata TEBALDI, Giulietta SIMIONATO, Anna MOFFO, Tulio SERAFIN
...........................................$200

794. FALSTAFF- Chicago- 1968- cast page s. Tito GOBBI
...........................................$50

795. FALSTAFF- Met.10/20/92- s. Paul PLISHKA w. Freni
...........................................$10

796. La FORZA del DESTINO- Met-4/13/60- s. Aurelio OPPICELLI (debut),w. Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Siepi
...........................................$20

797. La FORZA del DESTINO- Chicago- 10/30, 11/4-10/61- cast page s. Eileen FARRELL, Carlo BERGONZI, Boris CHRISTOFF, Carlo Felice CILLARIO
...........................................$50

798. Il LOMBARDI alla PRIMA CROCIATA- La Scala- 4/26/84- decorative playbill 7 x 10" s. Jose CARRERAS, w. Dimitrova, Carroli, Gavazzeni
...........................................$100

799. Il LOMBARDI - alla PRIMA CROCIATA Teatro alla Scala at the World Festival Vancouver 1986 - 14 x 22" attractive decorative poster showing a scene from the opera and SIGNED by conductor Gianandrea GAVAZZENI
...........................................$50

800. Il LOMBARDI alla PRIMA CROCIATA- Met- 12/1/93-oversize program page for Met premiere signed by Luciano PAVAROTTI, Sam RAMEY, Aprile MILLO, Bruno BECCARIA
...........................................$125

801. MACBETH-Met-3/19/64-s.Jerome HINES, w. Nilsson, MacNeil
...........................................$10

802. MACBETH-Met-4/28/64-s.Carlo BERGONZI, w. Nilsson, MacNeil
...........................................$35

503. NABUCCO-Met 12//3/60-s.Leonie RYSANEK, w..MacNeil, Siepi, Fernandi, Schippers
...........................................$150

804. NABUCCO- Chicago-10/4-7-11-19/63- cast page s. Tito GOBBI, Boris CHRISTOFF, Daniza MASTILOVIC, Angelo lo FORESE
...........................................$75

805. NABUCCO- Met- 3/8/01- s Maria GULEGHINA, Juan PONS, Sam RAMEY, Wendy WHITE, Alexandra DESHORTIES
...........................................$30

806. OTELLO- Covent Garden- 6/8/34- deocrative playbill 7 1/2 x 10.s. Lauritz MELCHIOR as the Moor!!, w. Ursuleac, Brownlee, Beecham. VERY RARE
...........................................$150

807. OTELLO- Chicago- 10/11-14-18/57- cast page s. Renata TEBALDI, Mario del MONACO, Tito GOBBI
...........................................$150

808. OTELLO- Chicago- 11/2-4-8-13/63- cast page s.Sena JURINAC, Jon VICKERS, Tito GOBBI
...........................................$85

809. OTELLO- Met- 4/9/64- s.Renata TEBALDI, w. McCracken, Colazani, Santi
...........................................$50

810. OTELLO- Pasadena/Santa Barbara Opera-3/28/31/66- s. Marcella POBBE, Giuseppe di STEFANO, Tito GOBBI
...........................................$50

811. OTELLO- Chicago- 1968- cast page s. Raina KABAIWANSKA, Tito GOBBI Charles CRAIG
...........................................$50

812. OTELLO- San Diego Opera- 10/9-17/76-s.Lynne STROW-PICCOLO, Adrienne LEONETTI, Jon ANDREW, Thomas TIPTON
...........................................$15

813. OTELLO- La Scala- 2/8/87- large decorative poster 11 x 15 s. Placido DOMINGO, w. Freni,Bruson, Kleiber
...........................................$150

814. OTELLO -Met- 2/10/96-s.James MORRIS (25th anniversary of his Met debut) , w. Domingo,Millo,Levine
...........................................$20

815. RIGOLETTO- Covent Garden- 5/8/57- s. Richard VERREAU, w. Sutherland & KRAUS
...........................................$20

816. RIGOLETTO- Chicago- 11/15-19/58- cast page s. Jussi BJORLING, Tito GOBBI, Anna MOFFO
...........................................$525

817. RIGOLETTO- Chicago- 11/17-21-23-26/62 cast page. s. Ettore BASTIANINI, Richard TUCKER, Gianna d'ANGELO
...........................................$125

818. RIGOLETTO- Met- 4/6/00-s.Nello SANTI
...........................................$10

819. RIGOLETTO-Met-4/6/00- s.Frank LOPARDO
...........................................$10

820. RIGOLETTO- San Francisco- 11/1/ 52- cast page only s.Lily PONS, Eugene CONLEY, Robert WEEDE
...........................................$65

821. SIMON BOCCANEGRA- Chicago- cast page 11/30 & 12/3/60-s. Renata TEBALDI & Tito GOBBI
...........................................$85

822. SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Met- 3/29/65- s. Zinka MILANOV, w.MacNeil,Tucker,Hines,Cleva
...........................................$85

823. SIMON BOCCANEGRA- Chicago- 10/11-15-20-23/65- cast page s. Tito GOBBI, Rafaele ARIE', Renato CIONI, Ilva LIGABUE
...........................................$60

824. SIMON BOCCANEGRA- Liceo- s. Josep CARRERAS,.w. Freni,Pons,Ghiaurov
...........................................$35

825. SIMON BOCCANEGRA- Met- 2/21/95- s.Aprile Millo
...........................................$10

826. SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Met- 1/25/99- s. Alexandru Agache (debut),w.Domingo, Mattila
...........................................$10

827. STIFFELIO- Teatro alla Scala 29 Marzo 1995- decorative playbill 11 x 17 - s. Gianandrea Gavazzeni w. Jose Carreras, Vladimir Chernov, Kalen Esperian
...........................................$50

828. STIFFELIO- Met- 3/5/94- s. Vladimir CHERNOV, w. Domingo, Levine
...........................................$10

829. La TRAVIATA- San Francisco- 10/16/51- s. Eugene CONLEY, Yvonne CHAUVEAU w. Lily PONS
...........................................$20

830. La TRAVIATA Metropolitan Opera-Dec 11,1953- s. Licia ALBANESE w. Conley, Bastianini
...........................................$40

831. La TRAVIATA- Met- 3/21/57- s.Renata TEBALDI, w. Campora, Warren, Cleva
...........................................$75

832. La TRAVIATA-New Jersey Opera, Newark, benefit for Seton Hall University. 3/20/60 s.Licia ALBANESE, Ettore BASTIANINI, Eugene CONLEY on the program photos of each.
...........................................$125

833. La TRAVIATA- Met- 11/12/66-s. Virginia ZEANI (debut) w, Prevedi, Merrill, Pretre
...........................................$35

834. La TRAVIATA- Wiener Staatsoper 1/22/85- s.Jose CARRERAS w. Gruberova, Pons
...........................................$40

835. La TRAVIATA- Chicago- 1966- cast page s. Adriana MALIPONTE, Alfredo KRAUS, Sesto BRUSCANTINI
...........................................$50

836. IL TROVATORE- Metropolitan Opera November 5,1956- s. Fedora BARBIERI w. Milanov, Baum, Warren
...........................................$40

837. Il TROVATORE-Met- 2/4/64- s.Leontyne PRICE, Mignon DUNN, w. Corelli,Schippers
...........................................$50

838. IL TROVATORE -Metropolitan Opera - May 8,1964- s.Regina RESNIK w. Tucci, CORELLI, Merrill, Schippers. Large program book for METROPOLITAN OPERA Lincoln Center NEW YORK WORLD's FAIR GALA SEASON 1964-65. Performance of Falstaff, Macbeth, Otello, Aida & Il Trovatore were given in addition to Manon, La Sonnombula and Cav/Pag. Lots of stage photos, artists photos with bios etc. Unusual for a Met program
...........................................$60

839. Il TROVATORE- Chicago- 10/9-14-17-19/64-cast page s. Ilva LIGABUE, Grace BUMBRY, Franco CORELLI, Mario ZANASI
...........................................$75

840. Il TROVATORE- Met-2/8/67- s.Montserrat CABALLE, w. Tucker, Merril, Cvejic
...........................................$35

841. Il TROVATORE- Wiener Staatsoper. 5/15/77- s. Leontyne PRICE & Luciano PAVAROTTI, w .Ludwig, Cappucculli, Herbert von KARAJAN
...........................................$100

842. OPENING NIGHT GALA. Met 9/27/93 celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the debuts of Placido Domingo & Luciano PAVAROTTI and signed on cover photo by both smiling tenor stars together. They sang from Otello & Il Trovatore and this is a special program book documenting their Met careers to date
...........................................$250

843. Chicago Gala Concert with Jussi BJORLING & Renata TEBALDI containing part of the program. BJORLING has signed on the page listing Act 1V scene 11 AIDA with Renata Tebaldi & Jussi BJORLING
...........................................$450


19th Century Programmi Libretti of Verdi Operas

844. NABUCCO (NABUCHODONOSOR)- for Teatro do Sao Carlo,Lisboa- Squarcia, Marini,Junca, Bey-Balla, Martelli. There is no text just the synopsis in Portuguese and the cast page. Interesting
...........................................$50

845. I LOMBARDI all Prima Crociata -Reggio Teatro Torino Carnevale 1843-4. Varese, Monti, Guasco, Avogadro, E.TADOLINI. This was performed together with L'ASSEDIO di LEYDA by Taglioni
...........................................$150

846. GIOVANNA di GUZMAN (I Vespri Siciliani) - Teatro Carlo Felice Genova Primavera 1856 Goldberg-Strozzi,Cresci, Giugllini, Cornago
...........................................$100

847. AROLDO- Teatro Carlo Felice Genova Quaresima Primavera 1859- Parepa,Agresti,Pizzigati,Poggiali (CREATOR)
...........................................$150

848. La FORZA del DESTINO- libretto published in Italian with the cast of the world premiere in St Petersburg winter 1862 Barbot, Nantier-Didier, Tamberlinck, Graziani, Angelini, de Bassini
...........................................$125

849. AIDA- R.Teatro alla SCALA Carnevale Quaresima 1871-2-ITALIAN PREMIERE- Stolz, Waldman (creator), Fancelli,Pandolfini, Maini,Verdi/Faccio
...........................................$750

850. OTELLO-Teatro alla Scala Quaresima 1886-7 First edition Tamagno, Maurel, Navarini, Panteleone, Faccio
...........................................$150

851. FALSTAFF-First edition printed in Italian and German 1893.Mauerl,Pini-Corsi,Garbin, Zilli, Stehle, Pasqua, Guerrini. Weak spine
...........................................$85

852. Un BALLO in MASCHERA- Reggio Tearto alla Scala Carnevale 1863-4-Loti, Veralli, Brunetti, Carion, Bartolini
...........................................$90

853. La FORZA del DESTINO ((Don ALVARO)-Nobil Teatro di Apollo Roma Carnevale 1862-3-Marchisio-Cosselli, Carlotta, Marchisio, Barbara, Graziani, Squarcia, della Costa
...........................................$185

854. La FORZA del DESTINO- Teatro Rossini di Venezia primavera 1876- Borghi-Mamo,Erminia, Parsi, Patierno, Pantaleoni, Nannetti, Kaschmann
...........................................$125

855. GIOVANNI di GUZMAN (I VESPRI SICILIANI)- Regio Teatro alla Scala Carnevale e Quaresema 1855-6-Barbieri Nini, Graziani, Giraldoni, Nani
...........................................$175

856. GIOVANNA di GUZMAN (I VESPRI SICILIANI)- Teatro Regio Torino Carnevale Quaresima 1855-6- Gazzaniga Malaspina, Crivelli,Fraschini,Echeverria
...........................................$175

857. GIOVANNA di GUZMAN (I VESPRI SICILIANI)- Regio Teatro alla Scala carnevale 1857-8-Albertini-Baucarde, Guicciardi, Negrini, Biacchi
...........................................$175

858. LUISA MILLER- Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova Carnevale 1850-1- Cruvelli, Zuanni, Malvezzi (creator), Panzini, Gnone
...........................................$125

859. LUISA MILLER- Teatro di Padova Fiera del Santo 1851- Malaspina, Miran, Negrini,Pons,,Superchi
...........................................$85

860. NABUCODONOSOR (NABUCCO) - Teatro alla Scala- La Quaresima 1842-First edition- de-Giuli-Borsi (Strepponi penciled in), Zecchini (Pozzi penciled in ), Ferri,Gagliani,Derivis
...........................................$250

861. SIMON BOCCANEEGRA- Teatro alla Scala 1880-1-d'Angeri (Agostinelli penciled in), Maurel (Battistini penciled in), E de Reszke
...........................................$185

862. NABUCODONOSOR (NABUCCO)-Teatro Communale di Bologna autunno 1843-STREPPOINI, Ramaccini, Badiali, Ranieri, Caliari
...........................................$250

863. NABUCODONOSOR (NABUCCO)- Teatro Gallo A S.Benedetto in Venezia Primavera 1844-Teresa BRAMBILLA, Saini ( Lauretta BRAMBILLA sang), Colletti, Badate, Selva
...........................................$150

864. I MASNADIERI- nel Gran Teatro della Fenice Quaresima 1849-50- Cortesi, Cornago, Zuliani
...........................................$100

865. VISCARDELLO (RIGOLETTO) - Teatro Argentina in Roma autunno 1851-Evers, Boucarde, Coletti. The name of the opera and setting were changed for the censors
...........................................$250

866. La TRAVIATA- Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venezia autunno 1856- Beltramelli, Malvezzi, Ferri
...........................................$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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