Recently Added Authentic Autographs and Memorabilia

Austrian mezzo-soprano (b.1928), signed photo, shown as herself. Size is 4 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Signed program of a performance of Puccini's La Boheme with Reining as Mimi at the Vienna Staatsoper, June 30th 1946. One page, signed by her at the top, in very good condition.

Group of 5 programs Vienna Tonkunstler-Orchester, all with Austrian conductor-composer Rudolf Nilius at the podium. Various composers and soloists, all full programs with all pages and covers. Each one is 5.5 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

Full program for a performance of Richard Strauss´ opera Der Rosenkavalier, Dresden, 1927, with Fritz Busch conducting. Size is 6.25 x 8.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Full program for a performance of Elektra at Teatro Dell´Opera, Rome, 1951. Size is 6 x 8.5 inches, in excellent condition. Also in the same program is a performance of La Leggenda di Giuseppe, by Richard Strauss - conducted by Robert Heger. ALSO INCLUDED is a large poster/playbill announcing this concert, size is 27 x 13 inches, has folds, otherwise in very good condition. See scans.

One page program for a performance by German violinist Alfred Wittenberg in Berlin, 1913, with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Arthur Nikisch. An all-Strauss program, size is 6 x 9.25 inches, very good condition.

Program for a concert by the NY Philharmonic in Vienna, September 1955, with Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting. Full program, 4 pages, 5.75 x 8.5 inches, excellent condition. Also included is a small newspaper clip with a review about the concert, published the next day.

Full program for a concert by Solom in June 1947, first ever London Music Festival. Size is 5.25 x 8.5 inches, excellent condition. See scans of cover and program page, 8 pages in total.

Italian soprano (1946-2013), signed photo, shown as herself. Size is 4 x 6 inches, in excellent condition.

Famous French actor (1922-1959), who appeared in 34 films between 1944-1959. Signed photo, shown as himself. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in very good condition.

French baritone (b. 1955), signed photo, shown as himself, dated in 1985. Stamped on verso by photographer Olivier Bussard, Lyon. Size is 5 x 7 inches.

Italian tenor, signed photo, shown in Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria. Inscribed. Size is 4.75 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

American mezzo-soprano (b.1951) and Puerto Rican tenor. Double signed photo, shown in role. Size is 7 x 5 inches, in excellent condition.

Bulgarian contralto (b.1951), signed photo, shown as Amneris in Aida. Inscribed. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Signed photo, of the singer and actress, shown in role. Inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer Anne Kirchbach, Munich. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Group of 2 programs from late 1920s, with Artur Schnabel performing at Royal Albert Hall in London. Each one is 8 x 11 inches, 4 pages, in very good condition. See scans.

Group of 5 programs, each for a performance by pianist Shura Cherkassky, from 1952 through 1975. One program is signed by conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki. Different venues, each one sized approx. 6 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition. See scans.

Group of 7 pianist concert programs, different venues, artists include Jorge Bolet, Jose Iturbi, Van Cliburn, Shura Cherkassky, Adrian Aeschbacher, Paul Badura-Skoda. Each one is approx. 5.75 x 8.25 inches, some with storage holes, all in very good condition. See scans.

Group of 6 programs, all with famous pianist Claudio Arrau performing, years between 1950 and 1987. All full programs with all pages and covers, different sizes, all in very good condition. Not sold separately. See scans.

Luxury program/book with many photographs detailing the Met history, star singers and their 17-day tour in Japan, 1975. Mostly in Japanese language, front cover with part of the famous "Triumph of Music" mural by Marc Chagall, 132 pages plus a number of advertisement pages at the end. Size is 8.25 x 10.5 inches, in very good condition.

Recital in Rosario, Argentina by the famous Argentinian soprano (1897-1977), full program 4.5 x 5.5 inches, signed on page 2 where her bio is. Some damage in the back cover, otherwise very good.

Group of 10 recital programs, Vienna 1939-1944 for performances by :  Erna Sack (2 programs), Karl Schmitt-Walter, Alfred Poell, Heinrich Schlusnus, Elena Nikoloaidi (with 2 ticket stubs), Pretre Munteanu, Julius Polzer (signed), etc. Note the poor print quality of the Nikolaidi program, at the end of the war (December 1944) when paper and resources to print programs was very scarce. Various sizes, see scans

Austrian baritone (1895-1961), autograph album page signed by him, dated in Bayreuth 1939, with a short sentiment. Size is 7 x 5 inches, handwritten text and signature is in red pencil and is on the light side, otherwise in very good condition. Rare.

French soprano (1921-2000), signed photo, shown in the title role in Thais. Stamped on verso by photographer Max Erlanger de Rosen, Paris. Size is 5 x 7 inches.

Program for the first Viennese performance of a work by German composer Emil Bohnke (1888-1928): "Thema mit Variationen fur Grosses Orchester", conducted by the composer. Also in the program is listed a performance by pianist Moriz Rosenthal, with Clemens Krauss conducting. Full program, 5.6 x 8 inches.

Hungarian mezzo-soprano (b.1940), small signed photo shown as herself. Signature is on verso and dated in 1966. Size is 2.5 x 3.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Czech soprano (1877-1948), signed photo postcard, shown in role, dated in 1909, Prague. Size is 3.5 x 5.5, some silvering around borders, otherwise in very good condition.

Czech tenor (1865-1938), signed photo postcard, shown in role, dated in 1908. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, some silvering around borders, otherwise in very good condition.

Czech baritone (1879-1940), signed photo postcard, shown in role. Blind stamp on front by photographer Vlasak. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in very good condition.

One page program, concert by Jacques Thibaud playing one of Saint-Saens violin concertos, Ferdinand Loewe conducts. Size is 7.25 x 10.25 inches, very good condition.

Original large on stage Erio Piccagliani photo. Size is 8.75 x 12 inches. This is a modern copy, high quality, made in the early 1990s (not vintage from the 50s and 60s).

Original large on stage Erio Piccagliani photo. Size is 8.75 x 12 inches. This is a modern copy, high quality, made in the early 1990s (not vintage from the 50s and 60s).

American tenor (1903-1983), who had a long career, including 25 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Signed photo, shown as himself, inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1927-2007), signed photo, shown as herself. Size is 4.25 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Group of 8 programs for performances all conducted by Josef Krips, years 1927 through 1946, different venues and sizes. All full programs, in very good condition. See scans.

Group of 3 programs from Staatstheater, Berlin, 1930-1932, with Erich Kleiber conducting symphonic music. This is just before he fled Germany to Argentina. Full programs, with all pages and covers, 6.5 x 9 inches, excellent condition. See scans.

Set of 4 programs, Munich Aug-Sep 1926, for a performance of the full Wagner ring. Each one is 8.25 x 12.5 inches, from good to very good condition.

Group of 5 programs and 1 concert series announcement, with Ernest Ansermet as conductor. Years range from 1927 through 1952. Sizes are 5.75 x 8.5 inches for the 1927 and 1943 programs, and 7 x 7 for the ones from 1951 and 1952. See scans.

Set of 2 programs, Berlin 1917 and 1920, with Leo Blech as conductor. Jan 31st, 1917 is a program for a concert with music by Schubert, Reznicek, Fuchs, Smetana and Beethoven. Jan 9th, 1920 is a program with music by Beethoven, Brahms and Reznicek. Each program is complete with all pages and covers, 5.5 x 8.6 inches, in very good condition.

Set of 2 programs from 1928 performances, Fritz Busch conducting the Dresden State Opera orchestra. March 8th, 1928: music by Suk, Verdi and Draeseke. Feb 17th, 1928: music by Cherubini, Prokofiev (with Eduard Steuermann performing the 3rd piano concerto), Schmidt. Each one is 6 x 9 inches, in very good condition.

Program for a concert with the Wiener Symphoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, Mozart concerto for 3 pianos. Soloists: Paul Badura-Skoda, Jorg Demus, and Ernst Haefliger - the first 2 pianists signed on the cover of this 6 x 8.25-inch program. Concert also included music by Beethoven and Kodaly. Full, with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Lot of 10 full programs, Karajan conducting Wiener Symphoniker. 15-16 Jan 1949: Missa Solemnis (Beethoven) with Seefried, Hongen, Patzak, Schoffler as soloists, Walter Schneiderhan as violin solo. 21-22 March 1951: Mass in B-Minor (Bach). 15-16 Dec 1951: Wagner concert with highlights from Der Ring, soloists: Rysanek, Goltz, Treptow and L. Hofmann. 27-28 Oct 1951: music by Bartok, Smetana and Brahms, with Paul Baumgartner as a piano soloist. 18-19 Oct 1952: all-Beethoven program, with Walter Schneiderhan as violin soloist. 8-9 Nov 1952: all-Beethoven program. 6-7 Jun 1953: Fidelio (Beethoven) in concert performance. 28-29 Nov 1953: Oedipus Rex (Stravinsky). 3-4 Jun 1953: music by Bartok, Mozart and Rachmaninoff, with Friedrich Wuhrer as piano soloist. All full programs, 6 x 8.25 inches in size.

Two volumes (original title "Die Auffuhrungen der Opern von Richard Strauss im 20 Jahrhundert") of a colossal work listing all the performances of Strauss operas, including those few in the 19th century, and all of the 20th century, in all theaters. Conductors, directors, singers of the principal parts. These 2 volumes contains information about almost 4,400 productions revivals, revised productions, guest performances of visiting companies, performances during Strauss`days and concert productions of the 16 operas by Strauss in the world - totaling almost 50,000 performances, almost 7,000 casts with 13,000 artists.  Written in German, but easy to consult since this is mostly a huge database in tables - only 74 pages with text are written in German, 2 with important information are translated into English. Published by Hans Schneider. 2 Volumes - See a scan of an example of a table with information.

Mascagni conducts "Cavalleria Rusticana", full program Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 27th, 1922. Size is 7.5 x 7.5 inches, in very good condition. See scans and also detailed scan of the cast.

Full program, May 15th 1940 at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Size is 6 x 9 inches. Heifetz performs music by Franck, Szimanovsky, Milhaud, Tansman, Weil-Frenkel, Poldowski, Poulenc, and Prokofiev. Emanuel Bay at the piano.

Full program, with all pages and covers, 6 x 9 inches, June 17th 1944. Arrau performs music by Mozart, Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Debussy, Albeniz, Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Chopin.

Concert program, November 1963, performance of Kurz` Divertimento for String Orchestra and piano, op 15, at Gewandhaus, Leipzig. Full program, 4 pages, 5.5 x 8 inches, excellent condition.

Star Austrian composer of operettas, waltzes and light music (1814-1899), regarded in his time and even today as the "Waltz King". Signature cut (probably from an autograph album), matted with a nice vintage print of the composer. Total size is 9.8 x 11.25 inches, signature cut is 3.75 x 1.6 inches, all in excellent condition - ready to frame if desired. See full scan and detailed scan.