Signed Opera Programs (0 - $50)

Program for a recital containing performances by both the star Italian soprano and other performers (many likely voice students of hers) at the Eymard Seminary in Hyde Park, New York, on December 18, 1976, with both a printed signature and hand-written signature of hers on the cover page underneath a painted image of her. This is a folded 4 page program/booklet, size of each page is 6.5 x 11.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian soprano (1913-2014), signed program of a 45th Anniversary Concert, she gave in October 5th, 1985. Size is 8 x 11 inches.

Program for a recital of the star Italian soprano at SPAM - Sociedad Pro Arte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on January 17th, 1949, signed by her on the program page. Size is 5.6 x 8.6 inches, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the Peruvian tenor at The Spanish Institute on November 18th, 1975, signed by him on the program page.  Size is 5.3 x 9.5 inches, 1 page (printed by both sides), in very good condition.

Full season program book for the 1946 season of the Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with signatures of two of the featured artists Hungarian Bass Lorenzo Alvary and French Soprano Solange Petit Renaux. This is a full season program with all pages and covers and featuring photographs of many other leading opera performers. (Note: while entire repertoire is listed there are no specific dates listed for each opera or which performers would be featured in them). The front and cover pages are slightly torn (and unattached to the other pages), but otherwise this is a well-preserved historic item in good condition. 

American soprano (1907-1971), 2 signed programs for the Ford Sunday Evening Hour radio broadcast on the Columbia Broadcasting System, one from October 1936, the other from June, 1937. Each program is a folded 4-page document with each page sized 4.25 x 7.25 inches, with the inscribed signature on the front program page. Programs contain descriptions of each of the pieces performed along with artist biographies. In excellent condition, not sold separately.

Program for a recital of the star British mezzo-soprano at the Leeds Town Hall, on  December 18th, 1982, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, signed by her and conductor Gunther Herbig on their bio pages. Size is 8.25 x 11.9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Handel's opera "Julius Caesar" by the English National Opera Company at London Coliseum, on December 5th, 1979, signed by Janet Baker, John Tomlinson, Sarah Walker, Della Jones, Valerie Masterson, plus one unidentified signature. Size is 5.25 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni at Sociedad ProArte Musical at Havana, 1950. Full program with all pages and covers, signed by all 5 singers. Size is 6.75 x 9.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the celebrated Italian mezzo-soprano at SPAM -Sociedad Pro Arte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on January 4th, 1952, signed by her.  Size is 5.6 x 8.6 inches, 1 sheet printed on both sides, in very good condition.

Italian mezzo-soprano (1920-2003), signed program of a performance of Adriana Lecouvreur, at Teatro Colon in 1948.

Star Italian mezzo-soprano (b.1966), celebrated in both opera and recital. Playbill signed and inscribed by her promoting a 2002 concert at Carnegie Hall, New York. Size is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition. 

Program for a recital of the celebrated American soprano at the JFK Center for Performing Arts, Washington D.C., on January 19, 1997, signed by her on the program page and also on the cover of the small insert with translations included. Size is 5.5 x 8.9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, insert included, in excellent condition.

Program for a set of performances of Puccini's "La Bohème", Verdi's "Aida", and Giordano's "Andrea Chènier" at SPAM -Sociedad Pro Arte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on May 26th, 30th, 1955, signed by Kurt Baum (tenor), Alberto Erede (conductor), Antonieta Stella (soprano), Dorothy Kirsten (soprano), Gianni Poggi (tenor), and Aldo Protti (baritone) on their corresponding photo pages.  Size is 6.8 x 9.7 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of Austro-Hungarian-born American tenor and the Italian-American soprano at SPAM -Sociedad Pro Arte Musical, Havana, Cuba, May 11th, 1949, signed by both artists on the front cover. Size is 5.6 x 8.6 inches, 4 pages, minor stains, in excellent condition.

Cover only from a Carnegie Hall program signed by the Austro-Hungarian-born tenor. Size is 7.7 x 10.1 inches, 1 page (cover only), in very good condition.

Spanish mezzo-soprano (1935-2022), celebrated in both operatic and recital repertoire. Full program for an American Opera Society concert performance of Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri at Philadelphia's Academy of Music, December 13th, 1962, signed on the cover page, each page is 6 x 9 inches, 6 pages, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the German soprano at SPAM -Sociedad ProArte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on November 17th, 1953, signed by her on the cover.  Size is 5.4 x 8.6 inches, 4 pages, in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the celebrated Swedish bass-baritone at SPAM -Sociedad ProArte Musical, Havana, Cuba on December 13th, 1948, signed by him.   Size is 5.4 x 8.6 inches, 1 sheet printed on both sides, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi (1924-2014) and Italian baritone Piero Cappuccilli (1929-2005), signed program page of a recital at Avery Fisher Hall, dated in 1986. Size is 5.5 x 9 inches.

Program for a recital held in Chicago, 1989, by the Italian tenor with pianist Vincenzo Scalera, signed on the program page by the celebrated tenor.  Size is 5.5 x 8.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian-born American tenor (1910-1993) and Austrian-born American mezzo-soprano (1910-2006), double signed concert program from outdoor concert at Washington D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park in July 1944. Cover page includes signatures, as well as photos of both performers and of the accompanying harpsichordist Sylvia Meyer. 4 folded pages, each is 5.5 x 8.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Cast page for a concert performance of Gluck's Iphigenia en Aulis presented by the American Opera Society at Carnegie Hall in 1965 featuring signatures of each of the singers mentioned above. Size is 8.25 x 11 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Mozart's opera "Le Nozze di Figaro" on October 29 & 31, 1960, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, featuring Waechter, Berry, Schwarzkopf, Streich, Corena, Ludwig, and Krips (conductor), signed on the cast page by Walter Berry and Rita Streich. Size is 8.5 x 11 inches, full program with all pages and covers, overall rust tone, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Beethoven's 7th Symphony under the baton of Gary Bertini, signed by him and other 4 performers (Langridge, Schwarz, Lansemann, Schöne).  Size is 4.6 x 7.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the celebrated Spanish soprano at the Westchester County Center, New York, on April 26th, 1935, signed by her on the front cover. Size is 6.75 x 9.5 inches, full program with all pages and covers, mounting damage (back cover partially missing), otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Thomas' Mignon at the San Francisco Opera on December 7th, 1934, signed by the star Spanish soprano and the Polish actor.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, minor rust stains, in very good condition.

French soprano (1918-2017) and French-Canadian tenor (1906-1974), double signed program of a 1950 performance of Charpentier's Louise at the Paris Opera Comique. Full program with all pages and covers included, both artist's signatures are on photos of themselves on one of the earlier pages. Size of each page is 4.75 x 6 inches, in excellent condition. 

Program for a performance of Delibes' Lakmé at the Opera Comique, Paris, on January 17th, 1934, signed by the Belgian soprano below her half-tone photograph.  Size is 5.25 x 7.1 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Cast page from a performance of Rossini's Barbiere di Siviglia at the Chicago Lyric Opera form the 1960-61 season, signed by three of the leading singers in the performance. Size is 8.25 x 11 inches, in excellent condition. 

Program for a performance of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on January 14th, 1986, signed by the Italian baritone on the program page.  Size is 5.75 x 9.25 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

New Zealand-born soprano (1880-1948) and English tenor (1882-1949), double signed translated excerpt from the Act 1 love duet of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Size of item is 4.5 x 6.75 inches mounted onto album page of 6 x 8 inches, in very good condition. 

Concert program, performing music by Brahms (his songs), in Kassel February 9th, 1966. Size is 15 x 21 cm, 10 pages, storage holes not affecting signatures, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a recital with music by Schubert & Schumann, Kassel December 4th, 1968. Size is 15 x 21, with full page portraits of Grace Bumbry, signed on the program page. Storage holes not affecting signatures, otherwise in very good condition.

Page from a program for a concert performance of Bellini's Il Pirata at Carnegie Hall, New York, April 25th, 1966, starred and signed by the Spanish soprano on the cast page.  Size is 8 x 11 inches, some water stains over the lower-right corner, otherwise in excellent condition.

Page from a program for a concert performance of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at Carnegie Hall, New York, December 6th, 1967, starred and signed by the Spanish soprano on the cast page.  Size is 8 x 11 inches, 1 page, minor stains at the center, irregularly-cut left border, otherwise in excellent condition.

Page from a program for a concert performance of Donizetti's Roberto Deveraux at Carnegie Hall, New York, December 16th, 1965, starred and signed by the Spanish soprano on the cast page.  Size is 8 x 11 inches, 1 page, in excellent condition.

Page from a program for a recital by the star Spanish soprano with pianist Miguel Zanetti at the Carnegie Hall, New York, on April 16th, 1984, signed by her.  Size is 5.7 x 9.2 inches, program page only, in excellent condition.

Page from a program for a recital by the star Spanish soprano with pianist Miguel Zanetti at the Carnegie Hall, New York, on February 27th, 1987, signed by her.  Size is 5.7 x 9.2 inches, program page only, in excellent condition.

Bosnian bass (1921-1999), signed program of a performance at Teatro Colon. Are included three pages, one with a photo of himself.

Cast pages (not full program) from performances between 1976 and 1994 at the Carnegie Hall, New York, signed by different singers, in excellent condition. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.PLEASE CLICK ON THUMBNAILS BELOW TO SELECT.

Signed opera programs from 1988 until 2000. Complete programs with all pages and covers. Each one's size is 5.6 x 9 inches, from very good to excellent condition. Scroll down to see all the autographs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Cassette insert of The Three Tenors Concert at Terme di Caracalla, Roma, signed by the Spanish tenor.

Teatro La Scala Playbills  announcing opera performances between 1982 and 1996, signed by the Spanish tenor.  Each one's size is 11 x 15 inches approximately, different conditions. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY - click on the thumbnails to see larger scans on the left, and descriptions below.

Opera season program signed by all 7 singers at Teatro Auditorium, Havana, 1945. Full program with all pages and covers. Size is 6 x 8.75 inches, in very good condition.

Program for a concert by the famous Russian singing actor in New York, 1938. Eight pages in total, stapled with magazine clips about Chenkin. Size is 7 x 8.4 inches, in very good condition.

1-sheet flyer announcing a performance of the talented singer in Pennsylvania on August 4th, 1974, signed by her.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, 1 sheet, in very good condition.

Bulgarian bass (1914-1993), signed cast page from a performance of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov at the Chicago Lyric Opera from November 1958, signed on the top left of the page. Size is 6 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.