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The 2022 New York international Antiquarian Book Fair!

After a 2-year absence due to the pandemic, the largest fair in the antiquarian book world is now open With nearly 200 dealers from the US and Europe, the fair at the Park Avenue Armory attracts over 25,000 visitors in every edition. There is, as always, lots of...

Strange Things that Celebrities Sign - With Photos

Part of being a celebrity is having to interact with your fans. With the exception of few stars that are known to be notorious grumps, most celebrities graciously accept this kind of attention and will take a few minutes to chat with their fans and sign things. In fact, signatures play a...

Best Modern Opera Houses of the World

TOP 22 AMAZING MODERN OPERA THEATERS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) Our selection of some of the best modern opera houses from around the world. BEIJING OPERA HOUSE (CHINA) Beijing Opera House - External View Beijing Opera House - Internal View BIALYSTOK OPERA HOUSE (POLAND) Bialystok Opera House...

Giuseppe Verdi: A Life...in Color!

When it comes to Italian opera, few names have had such an impact as Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Considered one of the greatest composers of his generation, and probably of all times, Verdi is the author of opera classics like La Traviata, Aida, and Rigoletto, just to name a few. ...

Opera Tenors: Top Historical Spanish Singers

MANUEL DEL POPULO VICENTE GARCIA (Sevilla 1775 - Paris 1832) A tenor of historic importance, the creator of Almaviva in the world premiere of Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 1816. He also excelled as composer and teacher of singing, and wrote one of the most important and referential treatises on...

Anna Pavlova: Her Life and Career...in Color!

Anna Pavlova is one of the most famous ballerinas in the history of the artform. Born in Russia, she dazzled audiences around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with her artistry, grace, and athleticism. She was also a woman ahead of her time in other ways....

The Liebig Trade Cards: The Opera Series

The collectible cards of the Liebig Meat Extract Company were not only extremely popular when they were first released in 1872, but remain so to this day even over a hundred years later, In a time before commercial travel and mass information, they provided an eye-opening window to the wider...

Belgian Opera Singers

A Selection of the Most Renowned Performers An independent country since 1830, Belgium is nested at the heart of Europe with Brussels playing host to European Union institutions, NATO and other international organizations. Due to their nation’s political and linguistic peculiarities, many Belgian artists were heralded as French or Dutch and still today, confusions...

Operatic Glories from the Opera-Comique

What is “Opéra Comique”? It is a French “musical genre” alternating sung passages with spoken sections, as opposed to opera, which is entirely sung (e.g. “Carmen” vs. “Tosca”). It is also a theater in Paris. From its humble inception through a royal decree by King Louis XIV (1714), to its...

Enrico Caruso, His Career in Roles

Enrico Caruso´s operatic career shown in photographs, an exhibit created by Tamino Autographs.

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The 2022 New York international Antiquarian Book Fair!

Strange Things that Celebrities Sign - With Photos

Best Modern Opera Houses of the World

Giuseppe Verdi: A Life...in Color!

Opera Tenors: Top Historical Spanish Singers

Anna Pavlova: Her Life and Career...in Color!

The Liebig Trade Cards: The Opera Series

Belgian Opera Singers

Operatic Glories from the Opera-Comique

Enrico Caruso, His Career in Roles

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