Signed Opera Programs

Full programs from opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, between 1959 and 1969, with all pages and covers, signed by various artists. Some programs include a stub and/or a signed picture of one of the signing artists. Each program size is 8 x 10.8 inches, and their condition of conservation range from very good to excellent. Scroll down to see all the programs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Full programs from opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, between 1979 and 1989, with all pages and covers, signed by various artists. Some few programs include a stub and/or a signed picture of one of the signing artists. Each program size is 5.6 x 9 inches, which condition of conservation ranges from very good to excellent. Scroll down to see all the autographs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.   

Full programs from opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, between 1990 and 1999, with all pages and covers, signed by various artists (singers and conductors). Some programs include a stub and/or a signed picture of one of the signing artists. Each program size is 5.6 x 9 inches, which condition of conservation ranges from very good to excellent. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THE AUTOGRAPHS and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Full programs from opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, between 1990 and 1999, with all pages and covers, signed by various artists (singers and conductors). Some programs include a stub and/or a signed picture of one of the signing artists. Each program size is 5.6 x 9 inches, which condition of conservation ranges from very good to excellent. Scroll down to see all the autographs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Full programs from opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, between 2000 and 2009, with all pages and covers, signed by various artists. Some programs include a stub and/or a signed picture of one of the signing artists. Each program size is 5.6 x 9 inches, and which condition of conservation ranges from very good to excellent. Scroll down to see all the programs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Signed program clips from opera performances between 1909 and 1963 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, signed by different singers and artists. Different sizes and conditions. See each description.  SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THE AUTOGRAPHS and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Program for a special gala performance celebrating James Levine's 25th Anniversary with the Metropolitan Opera, on April 27th, 1996, signed by different artists including Renee Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Bryn Terfel, Frederica von Stade, Angela Gheorghiu, Juan Pons, James Morris, Roberto Alagna, Deborah Voigt, Haken Hagegard, and others (16 signatures in total).  Size is 5.5 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for the Centennial Gala of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, on October 22nd, 1983, signed by different artists including Zinka Milanov, Erna Berger, Helen Hayes, and others.  Size is 9 x 11 inches, full program with all pages and covers, with articles, photographs, and history, in excellent condition.

Booklet for a concert for the Metropolitan Opera Centennial Exhibition at the Library and Museum of Performing Arts, New York Public Library, at Lincoln Center, signed by the soprano Zinka Milanov.  Size is 7.5 x 11.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, spotted rust stains on the front cover, otherwise in very good condition.

Poster issued by the Met Opera Archives for a concert in 1987 at the Metropolitan Opera. Signed by some of the organizers, a total of 6 signatures by artists listed in the title. Size is 14 x 22.5 inches, in very good condition.  

Signed full page Ad from a magazine published in February, 1948, announcing performances of the star soprano.  Size is 9.8 x 13.2 inches, 1 page, in excellent condition.

Playbill announcement for programmed performances at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy, 1940, signed by the famous soprano in 1987.  Size is 5.1 x 13.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Giordano's Andrea Chènier at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, on June 2nd, 1940, signed by the Croat soprano on her photo page.  Size is 6.25 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, minor rust stains, folds, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Juan Jose Castro's opera "Bodas de Sangre" at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, on October 30, 1979, featuring Nati Mistral and signed by her on her bio page.  Size is 6.8 x 9.4 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Page from a program for a performance of Montemezzi's opera "L'Amore dei Tre Re" in San Francisco on October 14, 1948, conducted by the composer himself and also signed by him over the top and the three principals Ezio Pinza, Dorothy Kirsten, and Robert Weede. Size is 6 x 9 inches, 1 page, repaired crack near the top (not affecting signature), in very good condition.

Signed Program for a concert of the American soprano with accompanying orchestras, dancers, and chorus at the Roxy Theatre, New York on March 17th, 1943 which accompanied a movie showing.  Signature is on cover page, inscribed, showing Moore as herself. Size is 7.5 x 10.5  inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.  

Program for a concert of the American soprano with a pianist at the Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., on February 10th, 1931.  Size is 6 x 9  inches, full program with all pages and covers, rust stains on some pages, otherwise in excellent condition.  Program includes a ticket stub.

Program for the world premiere of this 3-act opera by Lodovico Rocca (1895-1986), Teatro La Scala, 1939, with an important cast.  Full program with all pages and covers, signatures by 4 singers (Licia Albanese, Stella Roman, Magda Olivero and Gina Cigna) on the last pages, where the artists of the 1939 season are listed. These 4 singers did not perform on the "Mount Ivnor", but did sing during the season, and signed next to their photos in the last pages of the program. Size is 6 x 8.5 inches, some damage on covers with ink writing, inside in excellent condition.  

Signed program, performance with the Berlin Staatsoper, Der Freischutz (Weber), Berlin, June 26th, 1935. Size is 24.5 x 17 cm. Cover with Nazi symbols, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

Set of 2 programs for performances of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" and Verdi's "Otello" featuring the Italian soprano at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1914, signed by her. Each one's size is 7.4 x 9.9 inches, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio at the Mozartsaal des Konzerthauses, Vienna, on December 8th, 1958, signed by the German bass.  Size is 6 x 8.25 inches, 1 page (trifold), central fold, in very good condition.

Signature on program page next to picture of Vaclav Neumann conducting the NDR Symphony Orchestra and Hermann Prey signed by his portrait. Size is 21 x 15 cm, in good condition.

Cast pages (not full program) from opera performances between 1969 and 1977 at The New York City Opera, signed by different singers and artists. Each cast page is 5.5 x 9 inches (except described otherwise), in excellent condition. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THE AUTOGRAPHS and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Full season program for all of the performances presented by The New York City Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles between November 14 to December 9, 1973, signed by different singers and artists. Seven operas presented including Anna Bolena, Carmen, Roberto Devereux, La Boheme, Der Rosenkavalier, I Puritani, and Tosca. Signatures on each of the various cast pages for these operas are from such prominent artists as Beverly Sills, Johanna Meier, Robert Hale, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Marisa Galvany, Michele Molese, Richard Fredericks, Gwendolyn Killebrew, Faye Robinson, Michael Langdon, and Sylvia Anderson, among others. This is a full season program containing all pages and covers (68 pages in total), size is 8.25 x 10.75 inches, small creases and folds, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Program pages (not full program) from concerts and recitals performed at The New York Philharmonic Hall, signed by different artists. Each cast page is 8 x 11 inches (except described otherwise), in excellent condition. Scroll down to see all the autographs and click on each to enlarge or see more photos if available. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 

Program for a performance of the Greek-American mezzo-soprano at Sociedad ProArte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on November 4th, 1952, signed by her on the program page.  Size is 5.6 x 8.6 inches, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the Greek-American mezzo-soprano at the Grand Ball Room of the Hotel Plaza, New York, on March 11, 1949, signed by her on the cover page.  Size is 5.5 x 8.7 inches, 4 pages, some rust and grime on the back page, otherwise in excellent condition.

San Antonio Festival, inaugural season, recital in 1983, signed by both artists, cast page only, 8 x 10.75 inches

Program for a performance of Puccini's opera "Turandot" at The New Jersey State Opera on November 10, 1974, signed by both artists and sopranos Licia Albanese and Maria Jeritza. Size is 6.75 x 10 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Signature on cast page, full Metropolitan Opera program, April 7th, 1966. Performance of Beethoven`s opera Fidelio. Size is 27.5 x 20 cm, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on May 31st, 1966, conducted by Sir Georg Solti,  and signed by the star Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson on her bio page and English soprano Eva Turner on the back of the front cover. Size is 8.1 x 7.25 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Recital with pianist John Wustman, 1970, cast page only, signed by both

Program for a recital with orchestra at the Carnegie Hall, New York, on December 4th, 1960, signed by the celebrated Swedish soprano over her photo shown as Isolde.  Size is 7.2 x 9.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for the world premier of Philip Glass' opera "The Voyage" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, on October 12th, 1992, for the 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America, signed by the American baritone who sang the title role of Christopher Columbus.  Size is 5.6 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.  Rare!

Program for a concert in Washington, 1941, signed by both artists on front page. Size is 4.9 x 6.9 inches, 4 pages, storage holes, in very good condition.

Program for a concert by the singers Jarmila Novotna, Gene Marvey, and Victoria Sherry, under the baton of Sigmund Romberg, signed by them all.  Size is 6.25 x 9 inches, 1 sheet printed by both sides, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of O'Hara's operetta "Harmony Hall" on November 23, 1934, New York, signed on the cover by the composer himself. Size is 5.5 x 8.4 inches, 4 pages, some loss of paper on pages 3 and 4, overall rust tone, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the star Russian mezzo-soprano at the Sunset Theater, in Carmel, CA, USA, in 1976, signed by her on the program page. Size is 5.6 x 8.5 inches, 4 pages, central fold, in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the Russian mezzo-soprano with pianist John Wustman at the Carnegie Hall, New York, on November 23rd, 1987, signed by the Russian artist.  Size is 5.5 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Legendary Italian soprano (1910-2014), regarded as one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, sang for close  to five decades and especially celebrated in the verismo repertoire. 

Program/Magazine for a performance of the Franco-German contralto at the Westchester County Center, New York, on January 14th, 1938, signed by her on the cover. Size is 6.9 x 9.8 inches, mounting damage on the back cover, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lot of 24 cast pages (not full program) for performances of different operas by the Opera Orchestra of New York  at Carnegie Hall, New York, from 1975 up to the early 1990s, most of them signed by the Music Director Eve Queler and important singers such as June Anderson, Eva Marton, Aprile Millo, Shirley Verrett, Alfredo Kraus, Reneé Fleming, Samuel Ramey, Paul Plishka, among others.  Each cast page's size is 7 x 10 inches, in very good condition. SOLD AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Lot of 8 programs for performances at Havana, Cuba, during the 1940s and 1950s, signed by different singers such as Arnaldo Tapia, Carolina Segrera, Charles Lailla, Daniel Duno, Rudolf Schaar, Jerome Hines, Madeleine Ozeray, Pia Tassinari, Ferruccio Tagliavini, and Rose Bampton. Each one's size is 5.6 x 8.6 inches approximately, 4 are 1-sheet programs and the other 4 are 4-pages programs, in different conditions. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Set of 10 program covers signed by different opera singers between 1943 and 1946, including Lawrence Tibbett (Nov. 3, 1944), Jan Peerce (Mar. 1, 1944), Martial Singher and Maria Kurenko (Oct. 23, 1944), James Melton (Mar. 2, 1945), Richard Crooks (Jan. 12, 1945), Bidu Sayao (Feb. 12, 1945), Nino Martini (Nov. 25, 1946), Jennie Tourel (Feb. 25, 1946), Thomas L. Thomas (Dec. 9, 1943), and Anne Brown (Jan. 9, 1944). Each cover's size is 6.9 x 10.25 inches, only cover (not full program), various conditions -in overall very goo condition. SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Program for a recital of the famed Cuban soprano at the Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., on February 11th, 1930.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, minor rust stains, otherwise in very good condition.  Program includes a pinned ticket stub.

Signed program clip for a performance of La Traviata, at the Chicago Opera in 1922. Size is 5.4 x 7.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert at the Town Hall, New York, 1939, signed on front cover by the soprano. Size is 5.9 x 8.9 inches, 14 pages, storage holes, stapled with newspaper clips.

Set of 16 prints entitled "Le Voci dell'Aida" issued by the Italian newspaper "Il Corriere della Sera" in 1976 (limited edition of 2500 sets), signed by the three artists plus another two unidentified signatures seen on print #1.  All prints are stored in a cardboard folder.  Size is 9.25 x 17 inches, minor stains on soft cardboard envelope, all the rest in excellent condition.