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Battistini, Mattia - Various Autographs

Italian baritone (1856-1928) referred to as the "king of baritones", who debuted in 1878 in Donizetti's "La Favorita" and became a celebrity in the mid-1880s and 1890s.

Original vintage photographs of the famous baritone signed by him, in different sizes and conditions (for more details please check individual descriptions).

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In Role

In Role

Item #: K6902-GZ054C

Nice black-and-white photo postcard signed by him in 1912, shown in role. Size is 3.5 x 5.4 inches, in excellent condition.

$100.00 USD
$100.00 USD
As Himself (I)

As Himself (I)

Item #: GA8836-GX265A

Large-sized photograph signed and inscribed by the Italian baritone, shown next to opera director and composer Max Ast, and Vienna opera singer Maria Gerhard, dated in Vienna, 1924.

Photo is mounted on a mat and it is also signed by photographer Willinger, Vienna. Total size is 9.8 x 12.8 inches, actual photo is 8.1 x 5.9 inches, small loss of paper over the left margin, a few creases on the corners, in excellent condition.

$200.00 USD
$200.00 USD
As Himself (II)

As Himself (II)

Item #: K3820-G9C

Fine black-and-white photo postcard signed by him with a short quote 'Music and love are the two things I love', dated in Warsaw, 1909. Size is 3.3 x 5.3 inches, some silvering around borders, in overall very good condition.

$175.00 USD
$175.00 USD
In Role (2)

In Role (2)

Item #: K7529-GZ050C

Fine black-and-white original cabinet photograph of the baritone in role by photographer Lorens (St. Petersburg) signed and inscribed by Battistini with a short sentiment dated 1894, shown in role. Size is 4.2 x 6.3 inches, some damage over the borders, otherwise in excellent condition.

$250.00 USD
$250.00 USD
Henry VIII

Henry VIII

Item #: GB5188-GX232A

Signed postcard caricature, shown as King Henry VIII in Donizetti's Anna Bolena, inscribed and dated in 1917. This is a 3.5 x 5.5 inch postcard mounted on an album page, total item size is 4.75 x 7.25 inches, in very good condition.

$75.00 USD
$75.00 USD
In Role (3)

In Role (3)

Item #: L0601-C14C

Fine black-and-white photo postcard depicted in role and signed by him with an autograph note on verso. Size is 3.5 x 5.4 inches, in very good condition.

$65.00 USD
$65.00 USD
As Himself (III)

As Himself (III)

Item #: L0598-C14C

Fine black-and-white photo postcard with his image and signed by him with an autograph note on verso. Size is 3.5 x 5.8 inches, in very good condition.

$55.00 USD
$55.00 USD
In Role (4)

In Role (4)

Item #: L0602-C14C

Fine black-and-white photo postcard depicted in role and signed by him with an autograph note on verso. Size is 3.5 x 5.4 inches, in very good condition.

$65.00 USD
$65.00 USD
In Role (5)

In Role (5)

Item #: L0599-C14C

Fine black-and-white photo postcard depicted in role and signed by him with an autograph note on verso. Size is 3.25 x 5.1 inches, in very good condition.

$65.00 USD
$65.00 USD
In "The Demon" (1926)

In "The Demon" (1926)

Item #: L2164-C12F

Fine black-and-white photo postcard signed by him in 1926 with a sentiment, shown in the opera The Demon. Size is 3.5 x 5.6 inches, evident wear in all four corners, in very good condition.

$75.00 USD
$75.00 USD
In Role (7)

In Role (7)

Item #: L2163-C12F

Nice black-and-white photo postcard signed by him, shown in role. Size is 3.5 x 5.3 inches, in excellent condition.

$100.00 USD
$100.00 USD
Rigoletto (1897)

Rigoletto (1897)

Item #: L2555-C13D

Fine cabinet photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated in Moscow, 1897, shown in the title role of Verdi's opera Rigoletto. Size is 3.8 x 6.3 inches (trimmed right border), otherwise in good condition.

$200.00 USD
$200.00 USD
In role 8

In role 8

Item #: GB1648-GX293I

Signed postcard photograph, shown in role (most likely as Germont in Verdi's La Traviata), signed on front with extensive inscription on verso. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, some silvering on front and mounting traces and stains on verso, otherwise in good condition.

$85.00 USD
$85.00 USD
Eugene Oneguin (1900)

Eugene Oneguin (1900)

Item #: L3439-J20-H2

Beautiful cabinet photograph signed by him dated in St. Petersburg, 1900, shown in the title role of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Oneguin; a photo by Lorens (St. Petersburg). Size is 4.2 x 6.4 inches, in very good condition.

$250.00 USD
$250.00 USD
As Himself (1917)

As Himself (1917)

Item #: GC2874-GX247B

Beautiful black-and-white photo postcard signed by him in Montecarlo, 1917, shown as himself. Size is 3.2 x 5.1 inches, in excellent condition.

$90.00 USD
$90.00 USD