Autographed Memorabilia — Opera Programs Collection

Cast page for a performance of Wagner's "Die Meisersinger" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on December 8, 1952, containing 12 signatures of the leading artists involved, including Paul Schoeffler, Hilde Zadek, Hans Hopf, Erich Kunz, Josef Greindl, Mack Harrell, Thomas Hayward, Gabor Corelli, Lawrence Davidson, and others. Size of the two unfolded pages is9 x 13 inches, some creases, but in generally good condition.

German tenor (1935-2019) and conductor, celebrated in both opera and lieder.  Set of 1 4 x 5.7 inch signed photograph, shown as Tamino in Mozart's Die Zauberflote and 1 signed and inscribed 8 x 11 inch cast page of a 1969 Metropolitan Opera performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni, both in excellent condition. Not sold separately. 

Signature on program page, recital performing Brahms and Mozart Songs at Carnegie Hall, New York, April 30thm 1984. Size is 23 x 14.5 cm, 8 pages.

Program for a recital of the star German contralto at the Memorial Hall, in Columbus, Ohio, on April 7, 1919, signed by her with pencil on the front cover. Size is 6 x 8.9 inches, 22 pages plus covers, some rust, central fold, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Chicago Lyric Opera, on October 26th, 1960, signed by both sopranos over the cast page.  Size is 8.3 x 10.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Album page with two cast pages attached to it for performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at The Metropolitan Opera on February 1, 1912, signed by both singers.  Total size is 6.3 x 8.4 inches, in very good condition.

American tenor (b. 1949), American contralto (1897-1993) and American baritone (b. 1935), signed program of a performance of Rigoletto at the Academy Music of Philadelphia in 1978. Size is 5.5 x 9 inches.

LP booklet of the recording of Massenet's Thaïs signed by Sills on the first page. Booklet is 24 pages plus covers. Size is 11,5 x 11,5 inches, in excellent condition.

Program mounted on an album page for a performance of the Polish tenor at the Wigmore Hall, London, on November 29, 1945, signed and inscribed by him with a sentiment on the front cover. Size is 5.2 x 7.3 inches, in very good condition.

Page from a Metropolitan Opera program advertising the mezzo-soprano's London Records, signed by her under her half-tone image.  Size is 7.9 x 10.8 inches, minor damage on the borders, otherwise in excellent condition.

Italian mezzo-soprano (1910-2010), signed program for a performance of Donizetti's Anna Bolena presented by the American Opera Society at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1957. Signature is on the cast page. 4 page program, each page is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition. 

Russian-born American conductor and director (1889-1972), he was the conductor in the world premiere of Porgy and Bess. Signed program for a performance of this opera, at the Civic Opera House, dated in Chicago in 1944. Full program, with 32 pages, plus covers, signature is on the covers. Size is 7 x 10 inches.

Playbill announcing a concert with orchestra by the baritone in Vienna, 1930.  Size is 8.1 x 11.1 inches, 1 page, glued to a slightly larger album page, wrinkles, in very good condition.

Original program for a performance of Benjamin Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on February 17th, 1961, signed by conductor Georg Solti, and soloists Geraint Evans, Andre Turp, and other. Size is 4.8 x 7.25 inches, full program, light rust stains, in overall very good condition.

Promotional Playbill for a recital of the famous French baritone at the Eaton Auditorium, Toronto, on October 26, 1970, signed on the verso page.  Size is 7 x 10 inches, 1 double-sided page, in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the French baritone at Hunter College, New York, on January 23rd, 1965, signed on the program page.  Size is 5.9 x 9 inches, 4 pages, in very good condition.

Original program for a recital by the French baritone accompanied by pianist Dalton Baldwin at the Opera House, Waganui, New Zealand, July 4th, 1959, signed by both artists. Size is 5.4 x 8.3 inches, 4 printed pages in 1 folio, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert in New York in 1961, signed by the soprano Stader, tenor Haefliger and conductor Ross. Size is 6.75 x 9.75 inches, 4 pages, stapled with the flyer advertising the concert, in very good condition.

Original program for a Metropolitan Opera tour on April 12, 19, 26, and May 3, 1961, performing Tosca, Fedora, Faust, and Il Trovatore at the Civic Opera in St. Louis, Missouri, signed by different artists including Eleanor Steber, Kurt Baum, Brian Sullivan, Vern Shinall, Richard Torigi, Walter Kappesser, and few others. Size is 8.8 x 12.3 inches, full program, in very good condition.

Signed program clip from a Metropolitan Opera performance in 1958 of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavlier, performed on tour in Chicago. Contains signatures of each of the singers mentioned above. Size is 8.25 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert recital of the American soprano with pianist James Quillian at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in Pasadena (California), on January 25th, 1946, signed by both artists on the front cover.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at The Metropolitan Opera, New York, February 10, 1945, signed by Eleanor Steber, Kerstin Thorborg, Herbert Janssen, and Gerhard Pechner.  Size is 6.5 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Star American mezzo-soprano (1913-2013) and English dancer (1910-2004), full program for a performance of Gluck's Orfeo et Euridice presented by the Metropolitan Opera, New York in 1955, signed by Stevens in 1955, and in 1956 by Markova with both artists's signatures on the cover page. Full program, containing all pages and covers, size of each page is 6.5 x 9 inches, in excellent condition. 

Signed program for a concert in Texas, 1950s. Size is 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 4 pages. Also included is an unsigned photo of her, 8 x 10 inches.

Italian soprano (1876-1945), who starred in the world premiere of operas by Puccini (first Madama Butterfly), Leoncavallo (first Zaza in the title role and Mimi in La Boheme), Mascagni (first Lodoletta in the opera of that name) and Giordano (first Stephana in Siberia). Il Teatro magazine of October 1930 featuring a portrait photo of her on the cover, signed twice above and below the image, full magazine with all pages and covers containing photos of her in various roles (see scans) as well as textual information. In Italian, size of each page is 8.5 x 11.25 inches, some wear but in generally good conditon. Rare vintage item!  

Program for a recital, Berlin, April 14th, 1961, signed by the soprano. Full program, 8 pages, 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin program signed by both on cast page. Performance of Verdi´s Rigoletto on May 20th, 1950, 4 pages, very good condition.

German bass (1900-1987), signed concert program from concert at Victoria Hall, undated. Includes full text of selections in addition to signed photo, interior playbill and publicity page. Size is 6.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Bellini's opera "I Puritani" in San Francisco, USA, in September 1966, featuring the star Australian soprano as Elvira, signed by her and her husband conductor R. Bonynge on the cast page. Size is 8.3 x 11 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Opera News magazine (December 4, 1982), featuring an interview and photos of the great Australian dramatic coloratura soprano (1926-2010) and her husband conductor Richard Bonynge (b.1930) with 2 separate signatures of Sutherland on both the cover and insert pages (see scans). Full magazine with all pages and covers, size is 8.25 x 10.75 inches, in excellent condition. 

Superstar Australian soprano (1926-2010) and Italian baritone (1927-2008), double signed program for a concert performance of Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda presented by the American Opera Society at Carnegie Hall in March, 1961. Full program containing all pages, both signatures are on the cast page. Size is 7.25 x 9.75 inches, in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the celebrated tenor at Ann Arbor, Michigan, on November 14, 1947, signed by him and his pianist Leo Taubman in pencil over the bottom. Size is 6.75 x 10 inches, 1 page, central fold, in excellent condition.

Signatures on central pages. Lohengrin. John Pritchard conducting. London Covent Garden 15 December 1953.ÿ 19 x 12.5 cm, 16 pages.

Program for a recital of the Hungarian soprano at the Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium, Minneapolis, on December 1935, signed by her on the first page.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, 4 pages, central fold, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1916-2010), signed program of a performance in Gianni Schicchi at Teatro Colon, dated in 1963. Size is 6 x 9 inches.

Signature on program Vienna Staatsoper. Verdi Rigoletto. 23 September 1946. Among the cast: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Conductor: Karl Etti. 21 x 15 cm, 6 pages. Excellent condition. + ticket

Program for a performance of Verdi's Rigoletto at the Vienna Staatsoper on June 3rd, 1946, conducted by Wilhelm Loibner, signed by the three artists. Size is 21 x 15 cm, 6 pages. Excellent condition. + ticket.

Cast page from a performance of Puccini's Tosca at the Philadelphia Civic Grand Opera, 1955, signed by the three artists.

Signed program for a performance of Puccini's La Boheme presented in September 1949 at the Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil featuring signatures from each of the four artists. This is a 4-page folded program with all the signatures on the cover page, and the cast page and synopsis on the inside pages. Size of each page is 5.5 x 7.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Famous Italian tenor (1913-1995), one of the leading tenor voices in the 1940s and 50s. Large signed poster for L'Amico Fritz (opera by Mascagni) in concert version at Carnegie Hall. Size is 17.5 x 23 inches, has small crease on the lower right corner, barely noticeable, otherwise in excellent condition.

Original program for a recital of the famous Italian tenor at the Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, on December 6, 1947, signed by him on the cover.  Size is 6.75 x 10 inches, full program, in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the Italian tenor in New York on January 30, 1951, signed by him on the first page.  Size is 6 x 8.9 inches, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

Set of 2 programs for a performance of both artists at the Mosque Theater, Newark, USA, on March 10, 1949, signed by them on the front cover (Tagliavini signed one program and Tassinari the other program).  Size is 8.5 x 10.9 inches, 4 pages, minor stains, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the famous Italian bass at the Mosque Theater, Newark, USA, on January 29, 1950, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 8.5 x 10.9 inches, 4 pages, minor stains, in very good condition.

Original program for a recital of the celebrated Austrian tenor at the Lyric Theater, Baltimore, in 1939, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 6 x 9.1 inches, full program with all pages and covers, storage holes, in very good condition.

Signed program pages of a Metropolitan Opera performance of Richard Strauss's Arabella in 1994, with signatures of each of the artists listed above. This 4 - page item also contains a complete cast list and full synopsis of the opera, signatures are all on the front cast page. Size of each page is 8.25 x 11 inches, in excellent condition