Steber, Eleanor - Signed Photograph in Cosi Fan Tutte + Typed Letter Signed

American soprano (1914-1990), who created the title role in Vanessa, opera by Samuel Barber, at the world premiere in 1958 at the Metropolitan Opera.

Gorgeous black and white photograph signed and inscribed by her, shown as Fiordiligi in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

ALSO INCLUDED is a 1-page typed letter signed, written on the letterhead of the Eleanor Steber Music Foundation in New York, dated in 1979 which contains an additional handwritten signature below the typed text, size is 8.5 x 11 inches, slight creases on edges, but in otherwise good condition. Not sold separately.