All Newest Opera Autographs

Italian tenor (1828-1874), sang Radames in the world premiere production of Verdi's Aida in Cairo in 1871, also performed a range of Rossini and Verdi roles at La Scala, Milan and other European houses. Signed vintage mini-cabinet photograph, shown as himself, signed and inscribed on verso, inscribed to the Spanish soprano Melchiorre Vidal, dated in Madrid in 1864. Photo by K.K.Hof photographers, Vienna. Size is 2.5 x 4 inches, in excellent condition. Attractive vintage item!

Lithuanian tenor (1956-2008), signed photograph, shown as Calaf in Puccini's Turandot, dated in 1998. Size is 4 x 6 inches, in excellent condition.

American tenor (1921-1967), took part in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's opera The saint of Bleecker Street at the New York Broadway Theater in 1954, performed througout the U.S. and internationally and made several recordings. Signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer Lilian S. Bauer, San Francisco. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small tear on bottom left and several stains on verso, otherwise in good condition. 

French bass-baritone (1890-1950), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, dated in 1922-23. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, very slight silvering, otherwise in excellent condition.

American tenor and inventor (1921-2006), active with the Michigan Grand Opera company, also appeared on radio and films. Signed photograph, shown in role, inscribed in 1950. Bold handwriting and signature. Stamped on verso by photographer John Karalis, Detroit. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small creases and folds, otherwise in very good condition.

French tenor (1912-2002), signed photograph, shown in role (likely Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen), inscribed at the Marseille opera. Photo by Studio Canali, Marseille. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, small creases on edges, otherwise in very good condition. 

German tenor (1891-?), performed the role of Stroh in the 1924 world premiere of Richard Strauss's Intermezzo. Signed postcard photograph, shown as Don Ottavio in Mozart's Don Giovanni, dated by him in Dresden, 1920. Photograph by Hugo Erfurth, Dresden. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German baritone (1877-1923), attractive signed vintage postcard photograph, shown in the title role of Verdi's Rigoletto, dated in 1913. Photo by Ludwig Gutmann, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Swedish tenor (b. 1935), signed photograph, shown as himself. Size is 4.25 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Finnish tenor (b. 1944), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself. Photo by Hannes Kilian, Stuttgart. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in very good condition.

Norwegian bass (b. 1952), signed photograph, shown as himself. Size is 4 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German baritone (1874-1935), signed postcard photograph, shown as Kurwenal in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Bold handwriting and signature. Photo by Schelzel, Dresden. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Argentinian bass-baritone, signed photograph, shown in role in Puccini's La Boheme. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

German bass-baritone (1887-1943), signed postcard photograph, shown in role, dated in 1928. Stamped on verso by photographer E. J. Stoffler. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, slight paper loss on edges, otherwise in good condition. 

German tenor (1886-1923), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, inscribed and dated in 1920. Blind stamped on front by photographer. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Swedish heldentenor (1911-1972), signed postcard photograph, shown in the title role of Wagner's Tannhauser. dated in 1950. Stamped on verso by photographer Sabine Toepffer, Munich. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Polish tenor (1901-1985), signed postcard photograph, shown as Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen, inscribed and dated in 1929. Blind stamped on front by photographer. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, small bend, otherwise in excellent condition.   

Czech baritone (1892-1965).  Signed postcard photograph, shown in role in Smetana's Dalibor, inscribed, and dated in 1927. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, small creases on edges, otherwise in excellent condition.

American tenor (b. 1949) and Danish baritone (b.1962), double signed photograph, shown in roles in Britten's Billy Budd at the Vienna State Opera. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Belgian soprano (1903-1995). Fine black-and-white photograph signed by her with a short sentiment dated 1935. Size is 6.4 x 8.9 inches, in excellent condition.

German baritone (1888-1952), very popular in the interwar period, and sang opera and lieder with equal distinction. Fine sepia photograph signed by him and dated in Berlin, October 15, 1928. Size is 6.8 x 9.1 inches, mounting traces on verso, in very good condition.

Star American tenor (1913-1975). Austrian opera impresario (1902-1997) and General Manager of the Met Opera between 1950 and 1972. Beautiful black-and-white press photograph signed by both personalities, ink-stamped on verso by Wide World Photos. Size is 7.1 x 9 inches, some damage on verso, minor creases, otherwise in excellent condition.

Star Italian tenor (1794-1854), one of the greatest of the Bel Canto era. Signature cut of the star tenor (probably the bottom of a letter or document) mounted over a slightly larger piece of paper. Size is 6 x 2.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Spanish tenor (1863-1933), whose career focused mostly on the dramatic and Wagnerian repertory. Fine sepia photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1898, here shown as Lohengrin in Wagner's opera.  Size is 4.25 x 5.6 inches (it was an original part of a trimmed cabinet photo), repaired crack, tape rust stains over the bottom, in very good condition.

German tenor (1855-1946) and husband of the legendary German soprano Lilli Lehmann. Attractive vintage signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, inscribed, and dated in 1903. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches,  some rust on verso, otherwise in very good condition. 

French baritone (1918-2004), regarded as one of the very finest interpreters of French art song. Signed photograph, shown as himself. Stamped on verso by Jacques Mer photo studio, Antibes. Size is 7 x 9.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

American contralto (1892-1935) who debuted in The Metropolitan Opera in 1913 when she was 21. Nice sepia photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated 1929, shown in one of her roles. Size is 10 x 13.6 inches, minor cracks, in overall very good condition.

American mezzo-soprano (1904-1969). Large black-and-white studio photograph mounted on hard cardboard signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment, shown as Carmen in Bizet's opera. Size is 10 x 12.8 inches, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1859-1940), was considered one of the finest coloratura sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fine sepia cabinet-style photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated in Berlin, 1893, here shown probably in one of her roles. Size is 7.3 x 11.2 inches, in very good condition.

Romanian-born American soprano (1884-1938), one of the most famous performers in the 1910s at the Metropolitan Opera. Nice sepia photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated 1912. Size is 9.1 x 11.75 inches, some creases, mounting traces on verso, in overall very good condition.

talian Bass-baritone (1922-1985), signed photograph, shown in role. Inscribed. Printed signature on front of photographer Villiani, Bologna. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

French baritone (1913-2002), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, inscribed, dated in 1953. Photo by Editions P.I, Paris. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Argentine baritone (1932-2007). Beautiful collection of four black-and-white photographs signed by him. In four of them, he is shown in role, and in one photograph he is shown as himself. Each one's size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition. SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Argentine tenor. Black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1948, here shown as Radamés in Verdi's opera "Aida" at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; ink-stamped on verso by photographer Carmen (Buenos Aires). Size is 3.5 x 5.1 inches, in very good condition.

Argentine tenor (1885-1956). Black-and-white photo postcard signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1953, shown as himself. Size is 3.25 x 5.3 inches, in very good condition.

French baritone (1918-2004). Fine black-and-white photo postcard signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment; ink-stamped on verso by photographer Fayer (Vienna). Size is 3.4 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Argentine tenor. Black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated in Buenos Aires, 1945, -an original photo by Camuzzi (Teatro La Scala). Size is 4.1 x 5.8 inches, in excellent condition.

talian comprimario tenor (1889-1978), signed photograph, shown in role, inscribed and dated in 1929. Blind stamped on front by photographer. Size is 6.75 x 9 inches, some silvering and small crease on top left, otherwise in excellent condition.

Danish baritone (1918-1948) whose birthname was Frantz Rabinowitz. Signed photograph, shown as the Count di Luna in Verdi's Il Trovatore, inscribed. Printed signature of photographer on front. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small creases on edges, otherwise in very good condition.

French tenor (1876-?), signed postcard photograph, shown as Pelleas in Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande. Photo by Dover Street Studios, London. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, small creases on edges, but otherwise in excellent condition. 

Italian tenor (b.1948), signed photograph, shown as Gennaro in Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia. Photo by Zoriaco photo studio, Rome. Size is 7 x 9.5 inches, small creases on edges, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Croatian baritone (1877-1960), signed postcard photograph, shown in role. Stamped on verso by Mosinger photography studio, Zagreb. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

American baritone (1866-1929), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, dated in Berlin in 1917. Photo by Hermann Leiser, Berlin. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, some silvering, otherwise in excellent condition.

Belgian tenor (1895-1973), signed and inscribed postcard photograph, shown in role.  Stamped on verso by photographer Joseph Rentmeesters, Brussels. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone, signed photograph, shown as Figaro in Rossini's Barbiere di Siviglia, inscribed and dated in 1957. Printed signature on front and stamped on verso by Alfa Foto photographers, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires. Size is 7 x 9.5 inches, small bullet holes on top left and right, otherwise in excellent condition.

German tenor, signed postcard photograph, shown in the title role of Wagner's Lohengrin. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Canadian soprano (b.1938), a major star of the Met Opera and other international houses from the 1960s to the 1990s, sang a very broad range of repertoire. Autograph letter in English signed by her, dated Dec 16/91, to professor Patricia Lee: “...sorry for the delay. This was the first weekend in seven weeks that we were not rehearsing...”.  Size is 6.2 x 8.9 inches, in excellent condition.