Opera Singer CDVs & Cabinet Photos ($250 -$500)

Belgian soprano (1851-1886), famous for creating the role of Manon in 1884 at the Opera-Comique in Paris. Heilbron died at age 35 at the peak of her fame. Nice cabinet photo showing her as Manon, world premiere production at the Opera-Comique, 1884. A photo by Benque, Paris, size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Famous Belgian soprano (1851-1886) who died young, Heilbronn created the role of Manon in the 1884 world premiere, just 2 years before her passing away. Unsigned cabinet photo, shown as Manon!. A photo by Nadar, Paris, 4.25 x 6.5 inches, minor silvering around borders, markings in pencil on the back, otherwise in excellent condition.

Beautiful set of 5 vintage cabinet photos, showing singers for the world premiere of Le Roi d'Ys, opera by Eduard Lalo, at the Opera Comique in Paris, May 1888. Set includes: Jean-Henri Cobalet (1855-?) in the title role of the King of Ys, contralto Blanche Deschamps-Jehin (1857-1923) as Margared, famous tenor Jean-Alexandre Talazac (1853-1892) as Mylio, shown together with soprano Cecile Simonet (1859-?) as Rozenn, and 2 more cabinet photos of Simonet alone in the same role. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches each, all in excellent condition.

Set of 6 unsigned cabinet photos from the Paris Grand Opera, period 1892-1898, with singers in role for a performance of Samson et Dalila, opera by Camile Saint-Saens. Extra large cabinet photos by Benque, Paris, size is 5.25 x 8.5 inches, all in excellent condition. Shown are: soprano Marianne Heglon (1867-1942) as Dalila in 3 photos, bass René Fournets (1858-1926) as Abimelech, Auguste Dubulle (1858-?) as high priest and dancer Torri. Sold together as a lot of 6.  

Famous American soprano (1864-1903), admired by Massenet and Saint-Saens. Among other roles, she was the first Thais in the world premiere at the Palais Garnier in Paris in 1894. Sanderson died of influenza at age 38 in Paris. Original vintage cabinet photo by Benque, Paris, unsigned, showing her in the title role she created, dated in the back on March 16th, 1894, Thais world premiere. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, minor rust spots on front and some on verso (see scans), otherwise in excellent condition.

Set of 8 unsigned cabinet photos of the Spanish soprano who sang opera and operetta. Original photos by Spanish photographer Antoni Esplugas, Barcelona, each one is 4.1 x 6.5 inches. Some in role, minor stains, ink markings on verso, one has a big crease, all in very good condition.