Signed Opera Programs

Program for a recital of the Austrian soprano at SPAM -Sociedad ProArte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on November 12th, 1956, signed by her on the program page.  Size is 5.4 x 8.6 inches, 4 pages, some stains, otherwise in very good condition.

Austrian soprano (1917-1988) and Czech-born British conductor, teacher and pianist (1913-1980), double signed concert program from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, dated in 1962. 12 pages in total, signatures are on front program page. Each page is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition. 

Program for a performance of the celebrated American tenor in New York (no date but circa the 1940s) signed by him and by the soprano Agnes Davis. Size is 5.4 x 8.5 inches, 4 pages, in very good condition.

Program for the world premiere of this opera by John Harbison, December 20th, 1999, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Signed by the composer on the cast page. Full program with all pages and covers, size is 5.2 x 8.4 inches, in excellent condition.

Signed program clip for a recital at the Aeolian Hall in 1922. Size is 3.6 x 7.1 inches, in very good condition.

German soprano (1885-1955), signed concert program from undated recital in Washington D.C. Full program with all covers and pages including texts of the English language songs. Size is 6 x 9 inches, in very good condition.

German soprano (1885-1955), signed concert program from 1923 recital in Galveston, Texas. Full program, 4 pages with all covers and pages including texts of the English language songs. Size is 6 x 9.25 inches, very slight crease at top, otherwise in very good condition.

Signed program page for a concert performance dedicated to Jenny Lind, photo from program shows Hempel in costume as Jenny Lind. Size is 4.25 x 7.25 inches, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Hans Werner Henze's opera at the King's Theatre, Edinburg, on August 25, 27, and 29th, 1970, signed by the composer himself, Alexander Gibson (Artistic Director), and Fausto Moroni (Costumes Designer). Size is 3.9 x 10 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

German baritone (1863-1947), and German tenor (1874-1935), double signed concert program at the Musikalischer Verain in Gera, Germany, dated November 11, 1910. Clear and bold signatures above and below the program listing. Size is 8.5 x 11.75 inches, slight wear on edges but otherwise in very good condition. Also included: 2 unsigned photos, one of Hoffmann as Jochanaan in Strauss's Salome, size is 3.3 x 5.4 inches, and the other of Hensel as Erik in Wagner's Der Fliegende Hollander, sized at 3.5 x 5.5 inches, both in excellent condition. 

Signed program, Vienna State Opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, performance on May 26th, 1946. Size is 5.75 x 8 inches, very good condition.

Album page with a cast page clip attached on each side as follows: cast page for a performance of Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera on March 13, 1913, signed by both artists.  Another cast page clip on verso from Aida staged on March 6, 1913, signed only by Homer as Amneris. Total size is 7.3 x 9.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the celebrated American contralto in Long Beach (California) on November 1, 1927, signed by her in pencil and also by her husband Sydney and one of her daughters. Size is 6 x 8.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Complete program for a performance of Rosenkavalier (Richard Strauss), Vienna State Opera, 22 June 1952. Conductor : Clemens Krauss. Elisabeth Hoengen signs on cast page.

Concert recital at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, May 2nd 1946, with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Rudolf Moralt. Size is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, 4 pages, signed on the cover, includes 1 ticket stub - program has a fold, otherwise it is in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1894-1959) celebrated in many Italian opera houses. Signed Program for a performance of Montemezzi's L'amore Dei Tre Re with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London on July 4, 1930.  This is a four page folded document, containing a full English language synopsis of the opera, and two identical cast pages for the same performance, his hand-written signature is on the first of these multiple cast pages (other pages are not scanned).  These performances also featured such noteworthy singers as Rosa Ponselle, Ezio Pinza, and Francesco Merli. Size of each page is 7.5 x 10 inches, some creases and folds, otherwise in very good condition.  

Program/Magazine for a performance of the Spanish pianist and conductor conducting the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at the Westchester County Center, New York, on December 10th, 1937, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 6.9 x 9.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, mounting damage on the back cover, central fold, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the Hungarian soprano at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, dated February 18th during the early 1940s, signed by her on page 2.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a 1939 concert performance of operatic arias, duets, trios, and quartets presented at the State Teachers College of West Chester, Pennsylvania, signed on the cover page by each of the four artists listed above.  4 page folded program including 2 program pages (see second scan). Size of each page is 5.5 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1904-1997), fine promo playbill sheet signed by her announcing a performance given by her at the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.  Includes several photos of her in various operatic roles as well as herself (not scanned). Size is 6.75 x 10 inches, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Puccini's opera "Tosca" at The Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 1925, signed by the star Czech soprano, featuring Miguel Fleta as Cavaradossi. Size is 7.75 x 10.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Signed program for a performance of Richard Strauss's Gypsy Baron (under the Spanish title El Baron Gitano) at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 1940. Full program with all pages and covers, signed on cast photo pages by Austrian soprano Irene Jessner (1901-1994), and Hungarian tenor  Koloman Von Pataky (1896-1964). Size is 6.25 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the Canadian tenor and the Cuban soprano at the Constitution Hall, Washington D.C., on November 8th, 1930, signed by both artists in their corresponding photo pages.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.  Program includes a pinned ticket stub.

Program for a performance of Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" in Vienna, on May 31st, 1959, signed by the soloists Sena Jurinac, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Berry, and conductor Miltiades Caridis on the back cover page.  Size is 5.9 x 8.2 inches, in excellent condition.

American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher (1909-1998), signed concert program from 1947 recital in Concord, New Hampshire. Complete 4 page program including cover page. Size is 6.25 x 9.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

American soprano (1916-1995) and Swiss tenor (1913-1997), double signed concert program from the Opera Comique, Paris in June 1948. Signatures linked to photo of Kaye as herself, and De Luca in role. 4 folded pages, each is 4.75 x 6 inches, in excellent condition. 

Program for a performance of Mozart's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" at the Cuvillies Theater, Munich (Bavarian State Opera), on November 11th, 1970, signed on the first page by conductor Matthias Kuntzsh; and on the cast page by Zoltan Kélémen, Lily Sauter, Hildegard Uhrmacher, and Werner Hollweg. Size is 8.25 x 9.25 inches, full program with all pages and covers, central fold, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1965, signed by the famed German conductor on the first page.  Size is 7 x 6.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert  on April 15th, 1939, signed by Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggert. Size is 6 x 8.75 inches.

Brochure with many pictures and illustrations for a performance of Lehar's operetta Die Lustige Witwe, on November 27th, 1944, signed by Jan Kiepura and Wilma Spence.  Size is 8.9 x 11.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition. Brochure includes a program insert with a size of 6 x 9 inches, plus a newspaper clip with a review of the performance.

Ukrainian-born bass (1891-1978) and German-born pianist, conductor, and opera coach (1904–47), signed program for a 1939 concert recital at the Philadelphia Forum. Full 4-page program, listing all of the pieces performed, signatures are both on the cover page. There is some additional handwriting on the program page listing additional selections performed. Each page is 6 x 9 inches, slight crease at bottom right, otherwise in excellent condition. 

English contralto (1873-1930). Set of 1 autograph note signed, 1 page written in English, dated in London in 1909, size is 7 x 10 inches, several creases, otherwise in good condition, along with signed 8 x 10 inch program page from a concert in London's Wigmore Hall, both items signed only as "Kirkby Lunn". Small tear on the left side of the program page, otherwise in good condition. Not sold separately. 

Signed program book containing full program materials for several performances of Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Rossini's Barbiere Di Siviglia presented by the Greek Theatre Association in Los Angeles, California, in 1975, with signatures of each of the artists listed above, signatures are on each cast page. Several of the artists (i.e. Guarrera and Love) were involved in both performances and therefore this item contains two signatures from each of them. Full program book of 48 pages, containing all pages and covers, size of each page is 6 x 9 inches, small stain on front cover page (not scanned), otherwise in very good condition

Program for a recital of the celebrated soprano with pianist Ralph Linsley in New York during the season 1967/68 signed by her and her pianist.  Size is 8.25 x 10.2 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1910-1992) especially celebrated for her portrayals of Puccini heroines.  SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. SELECT BY CLICKING ON THE THUMBNAILS BELOW.

Program for a recital of the Hungarian tenor with pianist Otto Seyfert in New York, on April 16th, 1967, signed by the tenor on the program page.  Size is 6.8 x 9.75 inches, minor stains, in very good condition.

American mezzo-soprano (1940-2021), signed publicity sheet, showing her in a variety of roles, as well as herself on verso, inscribed. One double-sided page, size is 8.5 x 11.5 inches, small creases on corners, otherwise in very good condition.

Signed opera programs, mostly from the Metropolitan Opera. FULL programs with all pages and covers. Each one's size is 5.6 x 9 inches, from very good to excellent condition.SOLD INDIVIDUALLY - Click on thumbnails to select.

Star Spanish tenor (1927-1999), widely known for his interpretations of Bel Canto roles and French opera.  Signed publicity sheet for a record store public autograph signing at the Barnes and Noble record and bookstore in New York, dated in 1980. Size is 6 x 9 inches, noticeable crease in middle, otherwise in very good condition. 

Program for a recital at Theatre de Champs Elysees, Paris June 18th, 1986. Size is 15 x 23 cm, 12 pages + insert, excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the celebrated American tenor in Chicago in 1949 signed by him on the front cover and his pianist Stuart Ross over the right border. Size is 6.1 x 9.4 inches, 4 pages, in very good condition.

Program for a concert performance of the American tenor with pianist Theodore Paxson in Pasadena (California), on October 10th, 1945, signed by both artists on the front cover.  Size is 6 x 8.9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Signed program clip for a performance of Otello at the Manhattan Opera House, New York, 1909. Boldly signed by Labia, size is 3.6 x 6.75 inches, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Verdi's Il Trovatore at Teatro La Scala, Milan, on December 15th, 1970, signed by tenor Flaviano Labó, soprano Rita Orlandi-Malaspina, mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto, bass Ivo Vinco, and conductor Giuseppe Patané, plus one unidentified artist. Size is 6.7 x 9.3 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.  

Program for a recital of the Australian soprano at SPAM -Sociedad Pro Arte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on November 11th, 1947, signed by her.  Size is 5.4 x 8.6 inches, 1 sheet printed on both sides, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Strauss' Daphne & Salome at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 12th, 1940, signed by the soprano on the photos page.  Size is 6.25 x 9 inches, minor rust stains, in very good condition.

American soprano (1926-2012) and American bass-baritone (1928-2006), signed concert program signed by both singers, from a concert recital at Queens College, City University of New York during the 1970-71 season. 4 page program, containing photos of both performers, shown as themselves, as well as the complete list and titles of each of the pieces performed. Signatures and photos are on the cover page. Size of each page is 8 x 10.75 inches, in excellent condition.  

Program for a series of 12 Master Classes at the National School of Opera in London, ca. 1958, signed by her on the cover with her stylish portrait.    Size is 5.6 x 8.75 inches, 8 pages plus covers, in excellent condition.