All Newest Opera Autographs

Spanish soprano (1897? -1981), signed postcard photograph, shown as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto, inscribed and dated in the Hague in 1939. Blind stamped on front by photographer. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, small crease on the right, otherwise in excellent condition.

American baritone (1935-2019), signed photograph, shown as himself. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1891-1976), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, inscribed in the Hague, dated in 1931. Blind stamped on front by photographer F. Barsotti, Florence. Size is 3 x 5 inches, some silvering, otherwise in excellent condition.

German tenor (1913-1984), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, inscribed, dated in 1958. Bold and clear handwriting and signature. Stamped on verso by photographer Ruhmkorf, Hamburg. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.  

German baritone, signed postcard photograph, shown as Don Pizzaro in Beethoven's Fidelio, inscribed. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German bass (1882-1935), signed postcard photograph, shown as Pogner in Wagner's Die Meistersinger, dated in Berlin in 1919. Photo by Hermann Leiser, Berlin. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.  

German baritone (b. 1927), signed photograph, shown in the title role of Mozart's Don Giovanni, signed on front with additional signature and inscription on verso. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

German bass (1928-2006), signed postcard photograph, shown as King Phillip in Verdi's Don Carlo, signed and inscribed on verso. Photo by Rudolf Betz, Munich. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition. 

German soprano (1910-1985), signed photograph, shown most likely in role at the Deutsche Opera, Berlin. Signed and inscribed on verso, dated in 1968. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in very good condition.

Hungarian tenor (1927-2009), signed photograph, shown in role, inscribed. Size is 3.5 x 5 inches, in excellent condition.

German bass (1906-1994), one of the leading interpreters of the Wagnerian and other dramatic bass repertoire from the 1940s to the 1970's. Signed postcard photograph, shown as King Philip in Verdi's Don Carlo. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

German bass-baritone (1909-2003) and German bass (b. 1937), double signed photograph, shown in roles backstage. Size is 3.5 x 5 inches, in excellent condition. 

German baritone (1885-1966), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, dated in 1927. Photo by Suse Bryk, Berlin. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, attractive vintage photo with bold signature in excellent condition.

German bass-baritone (1915-1973), signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed in Berlin, dated in 1965. Stamped on verso by photographer W. Saeger, Berlin. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Austrian soprano (1901-1967), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself, dated in 1927. Photo by Iris Verlag, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

American soprano (b.1937), signed photograph, shown in the title role of Alban Berg's Lulu at the Deutsche Opera, Berlin. Stamped on verso by photographer Ilse Buhs, Berlin. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian contralto (1901-1982), sister of Bruna Castagna, whose real name was Maria Castagna but who also took on the stage name "Maru Falliani" (which is the name used here). Signed postcard photograph, shown in role in Bizet's Carmen, signed as "Maru Falliani", dated in 1937. Printed signature on front of photographer J Abresch, New York. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German soprano (1900-1987), signed photograph, shown as herself. Stamped on verso by photographer Harlip. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German soprano (1893-1981), signed photograph, shown as Leonore in Verdi's Il Trovatore. Size is 2.75 x 3.75 inches, in excellent condition. 

German soprano (1893-1981), signed photograph, shown as the Countess in Mozart's Nozze di Figaro. Stamped on verso by photographer Joseph Schmitz. Size is 3.25 x 4.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

German soprano and film actress (1903-1994), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Polish contralto (1894-1979), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself. Blind stamped on front by photographer Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone and later bass (1887-1969), signed photograph, shown as himself, signed in Milan, dated  in1940. Photo by M. Camuzzi, Milan. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, slight creases on top and bottom left, but otherwise in excellent condition.

Hungarian soprano (1905-1949), signed postcard photograph, shown in role, dated in Vienna in 1934. Blind stamped by Dietrich photo studio, Vienna. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1928-2015), signed photograph, shown as Ashton in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, inscribed and dated in 1960. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small creases on edges, otherwise in good condition.   

Italian soprano (1946-2013), signed photograph, shown as Adina in Donizetti's L'Elisir d' Amore, inscribed. Size is 5 x 7.75 inches, in excellent condition.  

British musicologist (b. 1939), known for his opera parodies. Signed photograph, shown in role, inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer. Size is 7 x 9.25 inches, some creases on edges of the of photo, otherwise in very good condition.

Italian bass-baritone (?-1958), signed photograph, shown as Dr. Dulcamara in Donizetti's Elisir D'Amore, inscribed. Printed signature on front of photographer Daguerre, Chicago. Size is 6.75 x 9 inches, slight silvering on front and mounting traces on verso, otherwise in very good condition.

Superstar Australian soprano (1926-2010) and Australian conductor (b.1930) to whom she was married, double signed photograph, shown as themselves, inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches, very small crease on bottom left corner, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Superstar Australian soprano (1926-2010) and Australian conductor (b.1930) to whom she was married, double signed photograph, shown as themselves, signed as "Joan and Rickey". Inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches, some scotch tape at the very top not affecting image and signature, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Italian tenor (1922-2016), signed photograph, shown as Nemorino in Donizetti's L'Elisir D'Amore, inscribed and dated in 1960. Blind stamped on front and stamped on verso by photographer Mark Hagmann, Philadelphia. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

French-American coloratura soprano (1898-1976), a Metropolitan Opera star for nearly 30 years. Typed signed contract with that company, dated in 1956, eight pages, with both Pons and Metropolitan Opera General Manager Rudolf Bing's handwritten signatures at the bottom of the front page (see scan). Size is 8.5 x 13.5 inches, small stain at top of the front page and small crease on the back page, otherwise in very good condition.

Italian superstar tenor (1935-2007) and Star New Zealander soprano (b.1944).  Double signed photograph, shown in concert with Italian baritone Leo Nucci, dated in 1993. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition. 

One sheet with two separate signed photographs of two leading mid to late twentieth century Italian opera singers, both appearing in Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur.  On the front side we see star Italian tenor Franco Corelli (1921-2003) as Maurizio with Italian soprano Magda Olivero (1910-2014) in the title role appearing at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in 1959, the signature on this page is only that of Corelli and the photograph is by the Troncone photo studio. While there is additional handwriting at the top of the page referring to Clara Petrella, it does in fact appear that the soprano shown here is actually Olivero. The verso side of this sheet contains a separate signed photograph of Olivero alone, shown again as Adriana Lecouvreur, this time from a performance given in Florence in 1966, the photo is by the photographer Marchiori. Signatures on each of these photos are at the bottom of the page and do not affect the image. Size of this item is 8.5 x 11 inches, very small crease on bottom of the page, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Spanish tenor, signed photograph, shown as Paolo in Zandonai's Francesca Da Rimini at Teatro Regio, Turin, inscribed in Turin, dated in 1974. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1907-1971), signed photograph, shown as herself, inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer George Maillard Kesslere. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition. 

Japanese tenor, signed card, written in Japanese and sold untranslated. There is a beautiful wintertime image taped to the front of the card, with his handwriting inside the folded card. Size of each page is 5.5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Austrian baritone (1900-1954), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, signed in Vienna, dated in 1948. Size 3.5 x 5.5 inches, slight paper loss on top left and small crease on bottom right corner, otherwise in very good condition.  

Italian soprano (b. 1946), signed photograph, shown as Amelia in Verdi's Ballo in Maschera. Size is 4.25 x 7 inches, very slight paper loss on top and bottom left corners, otherwise in very good condition.

German tenor (1915-2007), signed photograph, shown as himself. Stamped on verso by Fayer photo studio, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (b. 1941), signed photograph, shown as Marcello in Puccini's La Boheme. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.