All Newest Opera Autographs

American tenor (1900-1972), large signed photo, shown as himself. Inscribed and dated in 1938. Stamped on verso by photography Studio Wexler Studio. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

French baritone (1900-?), signed large photo, shown as Mercutio in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette, signed and inscribed in Paris, dated in 1947. Blind stamped by photographer Harcourt, Paris. Clear and bold handwriting and signature. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Dutch tenor (1934-2010), signed photo, shown as himself. Stamped on verso by photographer. Size is 4 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian bass (1914-?), signed photo, shown as Don Basilio in Rossini's Barbiere di Siviglia at the Teatro dell Opera, Rome. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (1895-1982), signed publicity photo, showing a large playbill promoting a older concert. Signed in Milan, inscribed to Leo Riemens, dated in 1981. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, very clear handwriting and signature, with colorful evocative image, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (1895-1982), signed photo, shown as the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto, inscribed to Leo Riemens, dated in 1980. Size is 4. 25 x 6.5 inches, some blur in writing but signature is still clear and legible.

Italian baritone (1925-1988), signed photo, shown as himself. Photo by Foto Wells, Bergamo. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (1908-1988), signed photo postcard, shown in role, inscribed and signed in Parma, dated in 1952. Size is 4.25 x 6 inches, slight wear but otherwise in very good condition.

American tenor (1908-1981), and American mezzo (1914-?), double signed publicity photo, shown as themselves. Blind stamped by photographer Bruno of Hollywood, Hollywood and New York. Size is 7.5 x 10 inches, small blue ink mark near top left of photo, otherwise in excellent condition.

Australian soprano (1926-2010), one of the greatest opera singers of the 2nd part of the 20th century. Signed poster, shown in the title role in Norma, one of her most famous roles. Size is 22 x 28 inches, creases on top, otherwise in very good condition.

Famous Italian tenor (1871-1950). Signed cabinet photo showing him as Andrea Chenier, the role he created in the world premiere in 1896. Borgatti dates this photo in Bologna in July 1896, just months after the world premiere at La Scala. Fine cabinet photograph with a bold signature, trimmed to a size of 4.25 x 6.6 inches, mounting traces on verso, in very good condition. For low-priced photographs signed by opera singers, please click here.

Star Austrian tenor (1891-1948), signed album page, matted with an unsigned photo, shown as himself. Total mat size is 8 x 12 inches, signature is 4 x 1.75 inches (visible window size), photo window is 3.5 x 5.25 inches. Double mat, in excellent condition. 

Italian super-star soprano (1871-1940), signature from an autograph album, dated in 1910, matted with a beautiful photo with solid glass covering, shown as herself. Total mat size is 12 x 7.5 inches, signature is 4.75 x 2.75 inches (visible window size), oval sized photo window is 4 x 2 inches in the widest part. Double mat, in excellent condition.

Italian-born American baritone (1887-1952), large signed photo, shown in role, signed in Chicago, dated in 1929. Inscribed to H.L. Kaufman, President of the Congress Hotel. Size is 10.5 x 13.5 inches, small cracks on borers, otherwise in very good condition.

Latvian-born tenor (1877-1953), signed album page, matted with unsigned photo in role. Bold handwriting and signature. Total mat size is 8 x 12.5 inches, signature is 3.75 x 2 inches (visible window size), photo window is 3.5 x 5.5 inches in the widest part. Double matted throughout, in excellent condition.

Polish tenor (1850-1925), signed card, dated in 1901, matted with a photo in role. Total mat size is 10 x 14 inches, signature is 3.1 x 1.5 inches (visible window size), photo window is 6.5 x 9.25 inches in the widest part. Double mat, in excellent condition.

American contralto (1897-1993), signature cut, matted with photo of her as Ulrica in Verdi's Ballo in Maschera at her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1954. Total mat size is 7 x 11 inches, 5-cornered card with signature is 2.75 x 2.75 inches on its largest edges, photo in window (visible window size) is 3.7 x 5.25 inches. Signed card is on a single mat, photo is double matted, in excellent condition. 

American soprano (1892-1973), signature from an album page, matted with unsigned photo, shown as herself. Matted to solid cardboard. Total mat size is 8.5 x 11 inches, signature is 3.75 x 1.75 inches (visible window size), photo window is 3.5 x 4.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

Swedish soprano (1884-1982), known as one of the most outstanding performers of Wagnerian roles in the 20th century. Signed album page with short sentiment, signed in Budapest, dated in 1931, double-matted with attractive photo, shown as Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Total mat size is 9 x 14.25 inches, signature is 5 x 3.5 inches (visible window size), photo window is 4.5 x 6 inches in the widest part. Double mat, in excellent condition. 

Italian tenor (1870-1940), signed album page, dated in 1907, matted with an attractive photo of him, shown in role. Total mat size is 15.25 x 9.5 inches, signature is 6.8 x 3.75 inches (visible window size), photo window is 4.25 x 6 inches. Double mat, in excellent condition.

American soprano and film actress ‬(1882-1967), signature from an autograph album, dated in 1950, matted with photo of her in title role of Puccini's Suor Angelica. Total mat size is 9 x 16 inches, signature is 3.6 x 2 inches (visible window size), photo window is 5.25 x 9.1 inches. Double mat, in excellent condition.

French bass (1851-1914), one of the most acclaimed basses of the Golden Age of Opera. Signature cut, matted with a large striking unsigned photo in role (most likely Mephistopheles in Faust), blind stamped by photographer. Total mat size is 10 x 14.5 inches, signature is 2.75 x 1.5 inches (visible window size), photo window is 6 x 8.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Swedish-born soprano/mezzo-soprano (1871-1951), one of the most famous Wagnerian signers in the earliest years of the 20th century.  Signature from an autograph album, matted with a nice photo of her, shown in role. Total mat size is 9.5 x 13 inches, signature is 3.6 x 2 inches (visible window size), photo window is 6 x 8 inches. Double mat, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1869-1947), matted signature cut with double-matted unsigned photo, shown as herself. Signature cut is 3.5 x 2 inches, mat window for photo is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, entire item is 9 x 11.75 inches. Beautifully preserved in excellent condition.

French bass (1834-1897). Autograph letter signed, dated in 1894. 3 pages of a 4 page folded document, written in French, sold untranslated. Size (when unfolded) is 9.5 x 7.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Irish tenor (1864-1927), signature cut, dated in 1901. Signature is on a 3.25 x 1.75 card matted to a slightly larger card, total item is 3.75 x 2.25 inches, some wear on outer card, but card with signature is in excellent condition.

German tenor (1849-1912), especially celebrated in the Wagnerian repertoire and who starred in the world premiere performances of Wagner's Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival in 1882. Signature cut, signed in Kansas City in 1889. Very clear handwriting and signature. Size is 4.25 x 2.25 inches, rare historical item in excellent condition.

French tenor (1871-1939). Signature cut, signed in Chicago. Bold handwriting and signature. Size is 5 x 2.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Czech soprano (1869-1932), signed album page. 1 page, signed in Bayreuth, dated in 1921. Written in German, sold untranslated. Size is 5.25 x 6 inches, in excellent condition.

Star Spanish tenor (1844-1890), considered one of the best singers of the late part of the 19th century. Gayarre created the role of Enzo in the world premiere of La Gioconda and Marcello in the premiere of Il Duca d`Alba.  Large print, showing him as Nadir in Les Pecheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), opera by Bizet, one of his most celebrated roles - and the last one he performed on stage in the infamous night he lost his voice at Teatro Real in Madrid, just 25 days before his death. Boldly signed by Gayarre at the top, inscribed to a nobleman, size is 8.6 x 9.75 inches, in excellent condition. Very rare!!

Collection of five autographed signature cuts by five leading stars and personalities associated with the earliest days of the Metropolitan Opera during the early to mid 1880's. Includes performers Autuste Vianesi, Louise Lablache, Marcella Sembrich, and Sofia Scalchi, as well as General Manager Maurice Grau. Sizes range from 4 x 1.8 inches to 4.5 x 2.6 inches. All have very clear handwriting and signatures and are in extremely good, well-preserved condition, making for a very rare and valuable historical collection. See scans - not sold individually.

French soprano (1828-1905), married to the celebrated French baritone and composer Jean Baptiste Faure (1830-1914). Autograph letter signed, written in Paris, dated in 1889. Written in French, sold untranslated. 1 page of a 4 page folded document, size is 4.25 x 7 inches, some creases on edges and wear, but otherwise in good condition.

Italian baritone (1860-1931), starred as Silvio in the world premiere of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Signed photo postcard, shown in role (possibly Wolfram in Wagner's Tannhauser), signed at Covent Garden, London, dated in 1910. Inscription and signature on verso (text is in Italian). Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, noticeable wear on corners of photo, not affecting the image, verso some browning but not affecting the handwriting and signature.

Greek tenor (1888-1971), autograph note signed, dated in 1919. Written in English on the stationary of the Ritz Hotel, London. 1 page, size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Romanian soprano (1860–1939), famous for creating the role of Tosca at the world premiere at Teatro Costanzi in Rome on January 14th, 1900 - a national event in Italy. Autograph letter signed, written on the stationary of the Splendid Hotel, Buenos Aires, dated in 1901. Written in Italian, sold untranslated. Size is 8 x 10.25 inches, clear handwriting and bold signature. Very slight crease on upper left, otherwise in excellent condition.

German soprano (1897-?), signed album page, written in German with brief sentiment. Also included: signature on verso of Franz Egenieff, German baritone and actor (1874-1949), inscribed and dated in 1927. Size is 6 x 7 inches, slight fading at top of page but otherwise in excellent condition.

British soprano (1910-1999), autograph note signed, dated in 1957. 1 page, size is 6.25 x 8 inches, small crease on top left, otherwise in excellent condition. 

German tenor (1878-1966) and German soprano (1888-?), double signed album page, with brief musical quote, dated in 1924. Size is 5.25 x 6.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German mezzo-soprano and famous teacher (1821-1913), signature cut, dated in 1896. Signature itself is contained on 4.75 x .75 slip of paper solidly matted to larger album page, total item size is 6 x 3.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Czech soprano (1907-1994), signed postcard, signed in Vienna, dated in 1934. Written in German, sold untranslated. Size is 5.75 inches x 3.75 inches, some wear on edges but otherwise in very good condition. 

Italian soprano (1889-1936), one of the most famous singers in the early 20th century. Signed album page, dated in 1934. Inscribed in Spanish. Also included: signature of Wilhelm Kempff, great German pianist (1895-1991) on verso. Size is 4.25 x 3.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

French tenor (1802-1839), created the principal tenor roles in all of Gioachino Rossini's French operas as well in many other operas by Auber, Halevy, and Meyerbeer including La Juive and Les Huguenots as well as in Donizetti's Poliuto. Autograph note signed, on one page of a two page folded document, written in Paris, dated in 1837. Written in French, sold untranslated. Bold signature and very attractive penmanship. Total size is 8 x 12.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Austro-Hungarian mezzo (1803-1877), appeared in the world premieres of Bellini's La Straniera, Donizetti's Parisina, Maria de Rudenz and Belisario, Saverio Mercadante's Le Due Illustre Rivali as well as in the first performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Missa Solemnis. Autograph note signed, written in Italian, sold untranslated. Size is 4 x 5 inches, with some fading on the paper but writing and signature still extremely clear and visible.

Greek mezzo-soprano (1885-1949), signed card, written in French, sold untranslated. Card by itself is 4.25 x 3.25 inches, solidly matted to large cardboard backing, total item is 8 x 10 inches.  Also included is a matted unsigned photo, shown as herself, 5.25 x 3.75 inches, blind stamped by photographer Castera. Both items are in excellent condition.