KING, James (Various Autographs)

Famous American heldentenor (1925-2005), especially celebrated for Wagnerian and Strauss heroic tenor roles but also known for French and Italian dramatic repertoire. 

Original signed photographs of the artist in different sizes and conditions (for details please check individual descriptions).

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Florestan

Item #: M0808-Z5-3

Signed photo, shown as Florestan in Fidelio, opera by Beethoven. Size is 4 x 6 inches.
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Publicity Photo

Item #: N8949-D2-6

Signed promo photo shown as himself, inscribed in San Francisco 1981. Size is 8 x 10 inches.
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As himself

Item #: N1240-KC-U3

Signed photo, shown as himself. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches.
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Rodolfo in Boheme

Item #: N3627-T2-K

Signed photo, shown as Rodolfo in Puccini´s opera 'La Boheme'. Size is 4 x 6 inches. Also included is a typed and signed letter by King.
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Parsifal

Item #: GH0520-GX114A

Signed photo, shown in title role of Wagner's Parsifal, inscribed. Photo by Wilhelm Rauh, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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As himself 2

Item #: GH4025-GX115A

Signed photo postcard, shown as himself, 'taken in jest' practicing smoking a cigarette. Signed on front with extensive inscription on verso, dated in 1970. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches,in excellent condition.
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Bacchus in Ariadne

Item #: GH4031-GX115A

Signed photo, shown as Bacchus in Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. Stamped on verso by photographer Sabine Toepffer, Munich. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Erik in Der Fliegende Hollander

Item #: GH4028-GX115A

Signed photo postcard, shown as Erik in Wagner's Der Fliegende Hollander. Photo by Atelier Dietrich photo studio, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.
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Bacchus 2

Item #: GH3237-GX127D

Signed photo, shown as Bacchus in Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. Stamped on verso by Dietrich photo studio, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.
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Florestan 2

Item #: GH3236-GX127D

Signed photo, shown as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Otello

Item #: GH3234-GX127D

Signed photo, shown in title role of Verdi's Otello. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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As himself 3

Item #: GH2898-GX130B

Signed photo shown as himself. Stamped on verso by photographer Hans-Joachim Lieske, Hamburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Max in Freishutz

Item #: GH2897-GX130B

Signed photo postcard, shown as Max in Weber's Der Freischutz. Photo by Fayer, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.
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In role

Item #: GH2897-GX130B

Signed photo postcard, shown in role (likely Samson in Saint-Saen's Samson et Dalila), inscribed at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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With Hilde Gueden in Daphne

Item #: GH1274-GX135A

Signed photo, shown in role in Richard Strauss's Daphne with Hilde Gueden in the title role. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.
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As himself 4

Item #: GG6251-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown as himself. Stamped on verso by photographer Hans-Joachim Lieske, Hamburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Bacchus 3

Item #: GG6259-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown as Bacchus/The Tenor in Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, dated in 1969. Stamped on verso by Dietrich photo studio, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.
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Florestan 3

Item #: GG6248-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.
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Florestan 4

Item #: GG6258-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio, dated in Munich in 1978. Stamped on verso by photographer Anne Kirchbach. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.
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With Gwyneth Jones in Fidelio

Item #: GG6261-GX158B

Signed postcard photograph, shown as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio with Gwyneth Jones in the title role. Photo by Fayer studio, Vienna. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.
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Frau ohne Schatten 2

Item #: GG6254-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown as the Emperor in Richard Strauss's Die Frau Ohne Schatten, one of his most celebrated roles, dated in Munich in 1978. Stamped on verso by Sabine Toepffer photo studio, Munich. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Walther in Meistersinger

Item #: GG6246-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown as the Walther von Stolzing in Wagner's Die Meistersinger. Stamped on verso by photographer Lieske. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Palestrina

Item #: GG6255-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown in role in Pfitzner's Palestrina. Stamped on verso by photographer Hans-Joachim Lieske, Hamburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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In role 2

Item #: GG6256-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown in role (likely Florestan in Beetoven's Fidelio), dated in Munich in 1978. Stamped on verso by Sabine Toepffer photo studio, Munich. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.
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Cavaradossi in Tosca

Item #: GG6250-GX158B

Signed photograph, shown as Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Frau ohne Schatten 3

Item #: GG4241-GX173D

Signed postcard photograph, shown as the Emperor in Richard Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten, one of his most celebrated roles. Photo by Ellinger, Salzburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in very good condition.
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Otello 2

Item #: GG4240-GX173D

Signed photograph, shown in title role of Verdi's Otello, inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer Ilse Buhs, Berlin. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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As himself 5

Item #: GG4242-GX173E

Signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed and dated in 1974. Size is 7 x 9.5 inches, very small paper loss on bottom left, otherwise in excellent condition.
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As himself 6

Item #: GG3107-GX179A

Signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed in Salzburg, dated in 1981. Photo by Schaffler, Salzburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
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Max in Der Freischutz

Item #: GG3109-GX179A

Signed photograph, shown as Max in Weber's Der Freischutz. Stamped on verso by photographer Ilse Buhs, Berlin. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, very slight paper loss on edges, otherwise in excellent condition.
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With Christa Ludwig in Fidelio

Item #: GG3106-GX179A

Signed postcard photograph, shown as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio, with Christa Ludwig in the title role, dated in Salzburg in 1968. Photograph by Ellinger, Salzburg. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, very small creases on edges, otherwise in excellent condition.
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In role 3

Item #: GG3108-GX179A

Signed photograph, shown in role (possibly the title role in Wagner's Parsifal). Stamped on verso by photographer Oda Sternberg, Munich. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, very slight paper loss on edges, otherwise in excellent condition.
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Frau 4

Item #: GG2938-GX181B

Signed photograph, shown as the Emperor in Richard Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in very good condition.
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Rodolfo in Boheme 2

Item #: GG1777-GX186B

Signed photograph, shown as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Boheme, dated in Berlin in 1966. Stamped on verso by photographer Ilse Buhs, Berlin. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, small crease on bottom right, otherwise in excellent condition
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In role 4

Item #: GG0817-GX190A

Signed photograph, shown in role. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.
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Siegfried

Item #: H7710-GZ242F

Black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown as Siegfried. Size is 8 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

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Florestan 7

Item #: GB8466-GX211I

Signed photograph, shown as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, some bends, otherwise in very good condition. 

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Parsifal 2

Item #: GB8467-GX211I

Signed postcard photograph, shown in the title role of Wagner's Parsifal at the 1967 Bayreuth festival. Photo by Siegfried Lauterwasser, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, very slight paper loss on some corners, otherwise in very good condition. 

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Manrico in Trovatore

Item #: K1451-V1C

Signed photograph, shown as Manrico in Verdi's Il Trovatore. Stamped on verso by Sabine Toeppfer photo studio, Munich. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, mounting tape traces on verso, otherwise in very good condition. 

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ALL ITEMS SHOWING PRICE ARE IN STOCK. Items no longer available will show as "Sold out".

100% GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHS. Certificate of Authenticity (CoA) on invoice.

ALL ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS - Hand signed. We do not sell copies or reproductions.

THE "TAMINO AUTOGRAPHS" semi-transparent legend over the pictures shown here does not exist in the actual item.

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