All Newest Opera Autographs

French soprano (1904-2000), active in opera and operetta for over 30 years, and described as "One of the most popular French singers of her generation". Signed photograph, shown as herself, inscribed with sentiment. Bold handwriting and signature. Photo by Studio Piaz, Paris. Size is 5.25 x 7.25 inches, some bends, otherwise in very good condition. 

French soprano (1904-2000), active in opera and operetta for over 30 years, and described as "One of the most popular French singers of her generation". Signed photograph, shown in role in Franco Alfano's Cyrano de Bergerac, inscribed with sentiment. Bold handwriting and signature. Printed signature on front of photographer Harcourt. Size is 5 x 7 inches, some bends, otherwise in very good condition. 

Italian soprano (1935-2010), signed photograph, shown in the title role of Puccini's Manon Lescaut at the Teatro Communale, Florence. Photo by Locchi. Size is 4.25 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Rumanian-born Israeli soprano (b. 1955), signed photograph, shown as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflote at the Hamburg State Opera. Bold and clear signature. Stamped on verso by photographer Hans-Joachim Lieske, Hamburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches with some mounting traces on verso and slight paper loss on top left, otherwise in excellent condition.

Greek soprano (1920-?), signed photograph, shown in role, signed and inscribed on verso. Photo by Ermini photographers. Size is 4 x 6 inches, some bends, otherwise in very good condition.

Italian soprano, signed photograph, shown as herself, inscribed. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

German mezzo-soprano (b. 1939), signed photograph, shown as herself. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

German soprano and academic voice teacher (1910-2004), signed publicity photograph, shown as herself, dated in 1971. This is a folded 6 page publicity brochure, containing brief excerpts of reviews of her in various roles and repertoire. Each page is 4 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

American coloratura soprano and voice teacher. Signed photograph, shown as herself. Printed signature on front of photographer James Abresch, New York. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small creases on corners, otherwise in very good condition.

Italian soprano (1902-1993), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself, inscribed with a brief sentiment, dated in 1927. Bold handwriting and signature. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, small mounting traces on verso, otherwise in excellent condition. 

French soprano (1928-2021), signed photograph, shown as herself. Printed signature on front of photographer Harcourt, Paris. Size is 4.25 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.   

Argentinian soprano (1926-2015), signed photograph, shown as herself, inscribed with short sentiment. Stamped on verso by photographer Annemarie Heinrich, Buenos Aires. Size is 4.5 x 6.75 inches, small crease on top left and bends, otherwise in good condition.

French soprano (1928-2021), signed photograph, shown as Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme during a curtain call. Inscribed with a brief sentiment. Size is 4 x 5.25 inches, some creases and bends, otherwise in good condition. 

Italian tenor (1902-1952), signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed, dated in Brescia in 1929. Blind stamped on front by photographer A. Badoni, Milan. Size is 4 x 6 inches, some mounting traces on verso, otherwise in very good condition.

Star Italian tenor (1885-1952), who developed a huge international career across Europe and the Americas. Signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed at the Teatro Reale Opera in Rome with short sentiment, dated in 1921. Size is 6.25 x 9.5 inches, vintage historical item in excellent condition.

Bohemian-Austrian operetta soprano (1879-1961), creator of the title role in Lehar's The Merry Widow in 1905. Signed postcard photograph, shown in role. Photo by Stern and Sohn photo studio, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Celebrated Italian soprano (1893-1975). Signed card (4 folded pages), with an attached photo of her, shown as herself.  Photo is 4 x 5.5 inches, total item size of each page is 4.75 x 6.75 inches, in excellent condition.

American mezzo-soprano (1899-1985), signed photograph, shown in role (possibly Brangene in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, dated in New York in 1932. Blind stamped on front and stamped on verso by photographer Carlo Edwards, New York. Size is 7.5 x 9.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Belgian soprano, signed photograph, shown as herself, inscribed in Lyon, dated in the 1929-1930 opera season. Stamped on verso by photographers Blanc and Demilly, Lyon. Size is 5 x 6.75 inches, some bends, otherwise in excellent condition.

American soprano (1881-1954), signed photograph, shown in role, inscribed and dated in 1950.  Printed signature on front of photographer James Bushnell, Seattle. Size is 5.5 x 7.5 inches, in excellent condition.

English tenor (1910-1986), closely associated with composer Benjamin Britten for nearly 40 years. Pears created the role of the fisherman Peter Grimes in the opera of the same name by Britten in 1945. Published in 1985 by the Britten-Pears Library, it contains many photographs of Pears´ life and career and letters to him, including some written for his 75th Birthday. Signed on the title page, inscribed and dated by Pears in 1985, opposite to a photograph of him with Benjamin Britten. A total of 145 numbered pages plus extras and hardcovers, dust jacket, all in excellent condition. The book is 7 x 10 inches in size, in excellent condition.  

Italian soprano (1892-1975), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself, dated in Rosario, Argentina in 1914. Blind stamped by photographer M. Resk, Buenos Aires. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

American tenor (1917-2005), signed photograph, shown as the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small bends, otherwise in excellent condition.

American tenor (1928-2006), signed postcard photograph, shown as Don Basilio in Mozart's Nozze di Figaro at the Salzburg Festival (on the far left side of the photo next to most likely Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as the Count). Photo by Ellinger, Salzburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, mounting traces on verso, otherwise in very good condition.

Austrian tenor and film actor (1891-1948), revered as one of the world's finest Mozartian tenors. Signed postcard photograph, shown as himself. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Celebrated American tenor (1904-1984), a favorite of Arturo Toscanini, also a frequent performer on Broadway and film. Signed photograph, shown as himself, with an inscribed autographed musical quote at the top right of the photo. Stamped on verso by photographer Maxwell Coplan-Dirone, New York. Size is 8 x 10 inches, some creases on the far edges of the photo, otherwise in very good condition.

French soprano (1880-1947) star of the Opera Comique, Paris. Signed cabinet photograph, shown in role. Photo by P. Nadar, Paris. Size is  4.25 X 6.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

French baritone (1873-1957). Signed cabinet photograph, shown in role, inscribed in Brussels, date unknown. Blind stamped by Dupont photographers, Brussels. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, slight paper loss at top of photo, otherwise in very good condition. 

Famous Dutch bass-baritone (1870-1932), well-known for his interpretations in Wagner roles and his very powerful voice. Signed postcard photograph, shown as Hans Sachs in Wagner's Die Meistersinger, dated in Brussels in 1911. Bold handwriting and signature. Photo by Aime Dupont, New York. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Famous Dutch bass-baritone (1870-1932), well-known for his interpretations in Wagner roles and his very powerful voice. Signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, dated in Brussels in 1911. Photo by Grainer. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, slight silvering, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Star New Zealander soprano (b.1944), known for Mozart and French and Italian lyric soprano roles. Signature cut with attached photo probably taken from a magazine or program, shown in role (possibly the Countess in Mozart's Nozze di Figaro). Total item size is 4.25 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Italian tenor (1860-1925) and singing teacher who enjoyed an international career. Spectacular, large cabinet photograph, signed by him and inscribed to star soprano Tina Poli Randaccio (1879-1956), in Naples, De Lucia´s hometown, in 1912. De Lucia adds "admiration" on the side, and also "ideal Minnie" and "Great Artist" in Italian, referring to Poli Randaccio. An original cabinet photo by photographer Francesco Felicetti, Roma, size is 6.8 x 9.5 inches.  Repaired storage holes over the left, barely visible, trimming at the bottom, but in overall great condition. Autographs of De Lucia are very rare and sought-after, and this is one of the very best autograph items we have ever seen in many years.

Margery Myers Booth (1906-1952) was a British mezzo-soprano who emigrated to Germany during WWII and became a spy. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1944 and tortured, she was later released by the liberating army. Not being recognized for what she did after her return to London, Myers Booth emigrated to New York where she died of breast cancer in 1952, at age 46. Rare signed photo postcard, inscribed, all on verso, shown young and dated in 1927. Size is 3.4 x 5.3 inches, in excellent condition.

Star Italian soprano, actress and monologist (1874-1944) who had a celebrated career in both the U.S and Europe.  Signed postcard, dated in Buenos Aires in 1919. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Italian soprano (1889-1936), one of the most famous singers in the early 20th century. Signed album page, dated in Buenos Aires in 1934. Size is 5.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Polish-born soprano (1861-1940). Signed album page with photograph attached at the top of page, shown possibly in role, dated in 1910. Photo size is 3.5 x 5 inches, entire album page is 4.5 x 7.5 inches, small crease  at the bottom right of the page, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Norwegian bass (1896-1940), who had an active international career and was especially known for Mozart and Wagnerian roles. Typed letter signed, on the stationary of the Ansonia Hotel in New York in 1930 with the handwritten signature at the bottom of the letter, size is 7.25 x 10.5 inches, small stain outside area of the text, otherwise in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED: Unsigned postcard photograph, shown in role, a photo by Ursula Richter, Dresden, Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition. Not sold separately. 

Star Italian soprano, actress and monologist (1874-1944) who had a celebrated career in both the U.S and Europe.  2 signature cuts, one is 2.5 x 4.5 inches, dated in London in 1908, the other is 2.75 x 4.75 inches, mounted onto a larger piece of paper with a total size of 5 x 7.25 inches, dated in New York in 1908. Both in excellent condition, not sold separately. 

Czech contralto (1846-1901), wife of Czech composer Zdeněk Fibich, whose birth name was Betty Hanušová. Considered by many to be the greatest Czech Contralto of her day, one who enjoyed close artistic partnerships with the great Czech composers Antonin Dvorak and Bedrich Smetana  who also collaborated frequently with her husband.  Signed card, signed by her with the name "Betty Fibich-Hanusova", dated in Prague in 1891. Size is 2.75 x 4.75 inches, in excellent condition. 

Signed album page containing multiple signatures - those of the French bass Leon Rothier (1874-1951), Canadian tenor and Metropolitan Opera General Manager Edward Johnson (1878-1959), Belgian-born American mezzo Maria Savage (1865-1957), and the English actress Eleanor Robson Belmont (1879-1979), a prominent philanthropist in the United States, particularly well-known for being the first woman on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Opera Association and for her founding of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Size is 7.75 x 8.5 inches, small crease on bottom right, otherwise in very good condition. 

American mezzo-soprano and prominent voice teacher (b. 1928), signed publicity photograph, shown as Marina in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Slovenian mezzo-soprano (b. 1946) and American bass-baritone (1958-2001), double signed photograph, shown in roles in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. Size is 5 x 6.75 inches, bright attractive photo in excellent condition. 

Bulgarian mezzo (b. 1976), signed photograph, shown as Marina in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov at the Vienna State Opera in 2007. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.