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Argentine conductor (1910-1996) and artistic manager for over 40 years of Teatro Colón. His baton used in public performance at Teatro Colon signed by him and inscribed to Cirilo Grassi, manager of Teatro Colon. Length is 16 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (1902-1976) and Ukrainian baritone (1908-1982), double signed photo, shown as themselves with colleagues. Inscribed. Size is 7 x 8.5 inches, bright attractive photo in excellent condition. 

Italian tenor (1902-1976), large signed photo, shown as himself. Inscribed and dated in 1942. Stamped on verso by photographer James Abresch, New York. Very bright and attractive photo, clear handwriting and signature. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the Italian tenor in Minnesota (USA), on December 10, 1934, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 6 x 8.9 inches, 4 pages, in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the famous Italian tenor at the Westchester County Center, New York, on October 29th, 1937, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 6.8 x 9.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, some stains on the front cover, some mounting damage on the back cover, otherwise in excellent condition.

Program for a concert in Washington, 1935, signed on front cover by both artists. Size is 5.9 x 9 inches, 14 pages plus covers, storage holes, in very good condition.

Signed photo postcard of the Croatian soprano (1922-2010), shown probably as Floria Tosca in Puccini's Tosca. Size 3.5 x 5.25 inches.

Croatian soprano (1922-2010) and German tenor (1915-1986), group of two signed programs from performances of Tosca presented by the Vienna State Opera in 1953. One program is signed by Martinis only (from a performance with a different tenor), the other by both performers (Martinis' first name is spelled as Karla on both programs). Each of these items consists of 4 6 x 8.25 inch pages, and includes a cover page, cast page and 2 page synopsis (in German, untranslated), signatures are on the cast page. In excellent condition, not sold separately. 

American singer (1927-2009) and actor, who achieved great success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, and became a known actor afterwards. Fine black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him. Size is 8.1 x 9.9 inches, some creases, in very good condition.

American composer (1931-2005) and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown young. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Spanish bass (1884-?), signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed and dated in 1928. Bold handwriting and signature. Printed signature on front of photographer Apeda, New York. Size is 8 x 10 inches, vintage photo in excellent condition. 

Argentine dancer (1914-1991), choreographer, and theatre performer in Buenos Aires. Black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated 1934; ink-stamped on verso by photographer F. De Renoir. Size is 5 x 6.8 inches, some creases, in overall very good condition.

Argentine dancer (1914-1991), choreographer, and theatre performer in Buenos Aires. Nice black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated 1936, shown in performance; and also signed and ink-stamped on verso by photographer Wilenski (Buenos Aires). Size is 4.4 x 6.75 inches, jagged edges, in excellent condition.

Signed portrait (conducting) in program, 5.75 x 8.25 inches

Full program conducting the Orch. National de la Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise - Paris, in Nurnberg 1972.  Signed by Martinon on the photo page. Size is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

French conductor and composer (1910-1976).  Autograph music quote with 4 bars from an unknown piece signed by the composer, dated in 1967.  Size is 6.25 x 2.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Concert program, Kasseler Meisterkonzert, 2.05.1969 : Festsaal der Kassler Stadthalle Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Paris. Cond.: Jean Martinon Carl Maria von Weber : Ouverture zur Oper "Oberon", Cesar Franck : Symphonie d-moll Jean Martinon : Ouverture pour une tragedie grecque, Maurice Ravel : Rhapsodie espagnole. Full program, 10 pages, 14,5 cm x 21cm + 2 newspaper clippings.

Signatures on biographical pages in program Orchestre National ORTF. Kassel 29 April 1969. Martinon Ouverture pour une tragèdie Grecque, Mozart Concerto for flute Nr 1, Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique á Near mint condition. Storage holes, not affecting signatures.

American actress and soprano (1861-1923) who performed on stage in dramas, musical comedy and opera. Late in her life Martinot would fall victim to mental illness and spend her last few years confined to psychiatric institutions. Fine cabinet photograph signed by her, dated in 1890. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, crease and age toning around edges, in very good condition.

Danish danseur and choreographer (b.1946) who was a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet and with The New York City Ballet, where he joined George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and John Taras as balletmaster in 1981, retired from dancing in 1983. Signed photo in performance. Inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer Steven Caras, N.Y. Size 8 x 10 inches.

Danish ballet dancer (b.1946) Black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown in performance; ink-stamped on verso by New York City Ballet. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Danish ballet dancer (b.1946). Fine black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown in a performance of Stravinsky's ballet Apollo; ink-stamped on verso by The New York City Ballet (New York). Size is 7 x 6 inches, in very good condition.

Czech composer (1890-1959), whose output included 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores, and a large body of orchestral, chamber, and vocal works. Album page with some music notes signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment. Size is 7.3 x 8.8 inches, some mat burn marks, otherwise in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is an unsigned half-tone photograph of the composer (probably a clip from a program or magazine). Size is 4.1 x 6.1 inches, in excellent condition.

Czech composer (1890-1959), whose output included 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores, and a large corpus of orchestral, chamber, and vocal works. Short 2-bar autograph music quote on an album page signed by him in New York, 1950. Size is 5.5 x 3.8 inches, storage holes, central fold, otherwise in excellent condition.

Czech composer (1890-1959), whose output included 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores, and a large body of orchestral, chamber, and vocal works. Autograph note signed by him, written in French (sold untranslated), addressed to music critic Arno Huth.  Size is 4.6 x 6.3 inches, 1 page, in very good condition. Autographs of Bohuslav Martinu are extremely rare!

Czech composer (1890-1959). Autograph music quote with 3 bars identified as Allegro from an unidentified piece, on a short note signed by him and dated in August 1943. Martinu writes this short note to Mr. Kovier, saying he is out of town and will send a photo after he is back in NY. Size;1 page, size is 5.75 x 9 inches, minor folds, in excellent condition.

Czech composer (1890-1959), who was also a violinist at a young age, Martinu later became a composer in the romantic style to then changed in the 1930s to modern style music. Signature on card, nice to frame with a photo of him, 5 x 3.5 inches

Czech composer (1890-1959), whose output included 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores, and a large body of orchestral, chamber, and vocal works. Fine black-and-white photograph signed by him; ink-stamped on verso by Machacek Studio (New York). Size is 3.4 x 4.8 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (b. 1941), signed photo postcard, shown as Calaf in Turandot. Size is 4 x 5.25 inches. 

Italian tenor (b. 1941), signed photo, shown as Calaf in Turandot. Size is 4 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (b. 1941), signed photo, shown as Radames in Verdi's Aida. Photo by Winnie Klotz, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (b. 1941), signed photograph, shown as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth. Stamped on verso by photographer Piccagliani, La Scala, Milan. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.  

Italian tenor (b. 1941), signed photograph, shown as Radames in Verdi's Aida. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Hungarian soprano (b.1943), Spanish tenor (b.1946), Spanish tenor (b.1941) and Canadian tenor (b.1956). Set of four printed score pages signed in black felt tip pen. Each page signed by one of the artists. Sizes are 10 x 14 inches (Marton & Domingo) and 10 x 13 inches (Carreras & Heppner). All in excellent condition.SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Hungarian soprano (b.1943) and German mezzo-soprano (b.1939).  Double signed photograph of them in roles, taken during a performance of Richard Strauss' Elektra at the Vienna State Opera.  Stamped on verso by photographer Harri Irmler, Berlin. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, slight paper loss on left edges, otherwise in excellent condition.  

Hungarian soprano (b.1943) and Swedish soprano (b. 1934). Double-signed photograph, shown as Sieglinde and Brunnhilde, respectively, in Wagner's Die Walkure in Marseille.  Photo by Charles Sinclair photographers. Size is 4 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Hungarian soprano (b.1943) and German mezzo-soprano (b. 1943),  double signed photograph of them in roles in Richard Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten.  Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.  

Hungarian soprano (b.1943) and Austrian bass (b.1947).  Beautiful black and white photo postcard signed by both artists, shown in a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio at Salzburg, 1983.  Size is 5.75 x 4.1 inches, in excellent condition.

Hungarian soprano (b.1943), known for dramatic soprano repertoire in Italian, German and French operas, sang internationally from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed by her, show next to José Carreras for a production of Puccini's Turandot. Size is 10 x 8 inches, in very good condition.

Hungarian soprano (b.1943) and American soprano (b.1955).  Half-tone color photograph signed by both artists taken during a performance of Richard Strauss' Elektra.  Size is 11.8 x 8.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Hungarian soprano (b.1943) and Austrian baritone (b. 1942).  Double signed photograph of them in roles, (possibly in Richard Strauss's Salome) inscribed by both artists.  Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.  

Argentine soprano.  Signed photo shown as herself, inscribed and dated in 1952. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Argentine soprano.  Signed photo shown in role, inscribed and dated in 1954. Stamped on verso by Alfa Foto photographers, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires. Size is 3.75 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Finnish composer (1912-2008) of contemporary classical music, whose musical output included 10 symphonies and other orchestral works. Autograph music quote with few bars from his work "String-Trio Malinconia" signed by him, dated in 1993.  Size is 10.1 x 5.1 inches, in excellent condition.