Signed Opera Programs

Croatian baritone (1922-1987), signed cast page of Massenet's Manon at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, dated in 1963. Size is 8 x 11 inches, small creases on far right of page, otherwise in excellent condition. Also included: 2.5 x 7 inch program insert noting Ruzdak's participation in the cast as a substitute for the originally scheduled baritone.

Legendary Austrian soprano (1926-1998), lot of 1 signed program and 1 signed libretto of Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame, from her farewell performance at the Metropolitan Opera on January 2, 1996 following thirty-seven years of performances at that theatre.  Unfolded program is 5.25 x 8.5 inches, signature is on the cast page (see scan) and also contains a 4 page list of all the roles she performed at the Met as well as 13 black and white photos of her all but one in role.  Libretto is 6.75 x 10.5 inches and is signed on the cover page. Both In excellent condition, not sold separately. 

Legendary Austrian soprano (1926-1998), signed playbill announcing her February 11, 1987 performance at the Metropolitan Opera, New York in the role of Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhauser with the signature on the cast list (this playbill also lists other operas being performed the same week with different casts, this is the only signature on the playbill). In excellent condition.   

Legendary Austrian soprano (1926-1998), signed program from her February 5, 1959 debut performance at the Metropolitan Opera, New York in the role of Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth (the signature with an accompanying brief sentiment apparently was composed 32 years later and it appears on the cast page). Full program with all pages and covers. Size of each page is 6.5 x 9 inches.

Austrian soprano (1926-1998), signed program of a performance of the opera Tannhauser, at the Metropolitan Opera in 1979. Size is 8.25 x 11 inches.

German coloratura soprano (1898-1972), signed concert program. Size is 8.5 x 11 inches, small creases and bends and small tear on the right, otherwise in good condition. 

Clipped page from a program for a concert in Washington, 1930, signed by the three artists. Size is 6 x 9 inches, storage holes, in good condition.

Full guide to the festival, with many articles, notes and photographs, in 3 languages (German, French and English), details about the performances and biographical notes on the performers. Signed by several of the artists performing in the festival, including: Evelyn Lear, Hilde Guden, Geraint Evans, Friedrich Holderlin, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerard Souzay, Gerald Moore, Wilhelm Backhaus, and one unidentified signature.  Size is 5.5 x 7.8 inches, 272 pages plus soft covers, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni in concert version, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch at Bayernischen Staatsoper in Munich, 1988, signed by him below his photo and 6 of the soloists in the cast page.  Size is 4.6 x 7.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Puccini's La Boheme at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 1940. Full program with all pages and covers, signed by Sayo and Kiepura next to program photos and by Eggerth on cover page. Size is 6.25 x 9.inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital by the Brazilian soprano and the American tenor on November 11th, 1944, at Montclair, New Jersey, USA, signed by both artists plus the pianist Milne Charnley on the front cover.  Size is 6.25 x 9.5 inches, 4 pages, ink writings, otherwise in excellent condition.

Celebrated Brazilian soprano (1902-1999), signed photograph, shown as Juliet in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette, inscribed, and dated in 1978. Size is 7.5 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.  Also included: a photocopy of a cast page for a Metropolitan Opera performance for the same opera from 1947, containing her signature (which is NOT a photocopy). Size is 6.5 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition. Not sold separately. 

Cast page signed by the star Italian tenor for his debut at the Metropolitan Opera for a performance of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, on November 23rd, 1932.  Open size is 13.5 x 10 inches, folds, some cracks on the borders, otherwise in good condition.

Lithuanian violinist and conductor (1908-1993) and Swiss tenor (1919-2007), double signed concert program/playbill from New York's New School concerts in February 1965. 1 page, size is 5.5 x 10 inches, in excellent condition. 

Cast page for a performance of Wagner's "Die Meisersinger" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on December 8, 1952, containing 12 signatures of the leading artists involved, including Paul Schoeffler, Hilde Zadek, Hans Hopf, Erich Kunz, Josef Greindl, Mack Harrell, Thomas Hayward, Gabor Corelli, Lawrence Davidson, and others. Size of the two unfolded pages is9 x 13 inches, some creases, but in generally good condition.

Signature on program page, recital performing Brahms and Mozart Songs at Carnegie Hall, New York, April 30thm 1984. Size is 23 x 14.5 cm, 8 pages.

German-born American soprano (1888-1952), known for her many recordings and close association with composer Richard Strauss. Signed program for a 1939 concert recital at the Philadelphia Forum. Full 4-page program, listing all of the pieces performed, signature is in pencil on the cover page. Each page is 6 x 9 inches, very slight tear on the side of each page, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Program for a recital of the star German contralto at the Memorial Hall, in Columbus, Ohio, on April 7, 1919, signed by her with pencil on the front cover. Size is 6 x 8.9 inches, 22 pages plus covers, some rust, central fold, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Chicago Lyric Opera, on October 26th, 1960, signed by both sopranos over the cast page.  Size is 8.3 x 10.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Album page with two cast pages attached to it for performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at The Metropolitan Opera on February 1, 1912, signed by both singers.  Total size is 6.3 x 8.4 inches, in very good condition.

American tenor (b. 1949), American contralto (1897-1993) and American baritone (b. 1935), signed program of a performance of Rigoletto at the Academy Music of Philadelphia in 1978. Size is 5.5 x 9 inches.

Program for a recital of the celebrated Italian bass at SPAM -Sociedad ProArte Musical, Havana, Cuba, on March 4th, 1955, signed by him on the cover.  Size is 5.4 x 8.6 inches, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

LP booklet of the recording of Massenet's Thaïs signed by Sills on the first page. Booklet is 24 pages plus covers. Size is 11,5 x 11,5 inches, in excellent condition.

Program mounted on an album page for a performance of the Polish tenor at the Wigmore Hall, London, on November 29, 1945, signed and inscribed by him with a sentiment on the front cover. Size is 5.2 x 7.3 inches, in very good condition.

Page from a Metropolitan Opera program advertising the mezzo-soprano's London Records, signed by her under her half-tone image.  Size is 7.9 x 10.8 inches, minor damage on the borders, otherwise in excellent condition.

Italian mezzo-soprano (1910-2010), signed program for a performance of Donizetti's Anna Bolena presented by the American Opera Society at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1957. Signature is on the cast page. 4 page program, each page is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition. 

Russian-born American conductor and director (1889-1972), he was the conductor in the world premiere of Porgy and Bess. Signed program for a performance of this opera, at the Civic Opera House, dated in Chicago in 1944. Full program, with 32 pages, plus covers, signature is on the covers. Size is 7 x 10 inches.

Playbill announcing a concert with orchestra by the baritone in Vienna, 1930.  Size is 8.1 x 11.1 inches, 1 page, glued to a slightly larger album page, wrinkles, in very good condition.

African-American mezzo-soprano singer of both musical theater and opera (1923-1985) and African-American actor, double signed program of 1944 Broadway performance of Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones, signed on cover page with brief musical quote next to Reed's signature. Full program with all pages and covers, size is 6.5 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

Promotional Playbill for a recital of the famous French baritone at the Eaton Auditorium, Toronto, on October 26, 1970, signed on the verso page.  Size is 7 x 10 inches, 1 double-sided page, in very good condition.

Program for a recital of the French baritone at Hunter College, New York, on January 23rd, 1965, signed on the program page.  Size is 5.9 x 9 inches, 4 pages, in very good condition.

Program for a concert in New York in 1961, signed by the soprano Stader, tenor Haefliger and conductor Ross. Size is 6.75 x 9.75 inches, 4 pages, stapled with the flyer advertising the concert, in very good condition.

Signatures on program Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Vienna Musikverein 13 June 1953. Weber, Mozart - Korngold - Verdi Arias, Beethoven Symphony Nr 5. 21 x 15 cm, 4 pages, folder. Very good condition. + entrance ticket

Signed program clip from a Metropolitan Opera performance in 1958 of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavlier, performed on tour in Chicago. Contains signatures of each of the singers mentioned above. Size is 8.25 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert recital of the American soprano with pianist James Quillian at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in Pasadena (California), on January 25th, 1946, signed by both artists on the front cover.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Star American mezzo-soprano (1913-2013) and English dancer (1910-2004), full program for a performance of Gluck's Orfeo et Euridice presented by the Metropolitan Opera, New York in 1955, signed by Stevens in 1955, and in 1956 by Markova with both artists's signatures on the cover page. Full program, containing all pages and covers, size of each page is 6.5 x 9 inches, in excellent condition. 

Signed program for a concert in Texas, 1950s. Size is 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 4 pages. Also included is an unsigned photo of her, 8 x 10 inches.

Italian soprano (1876-1945), who starred in the world premiere of operas by Puccini (first Madama Butterfly), Leoncavallo (first Zaza in the title role and Mimi in La Boheme), Mascagni (first Lodoletta in the opera of that name) and Giordano (first Stephana in Siberia). Il Teatro magazine of October 1930 featuring a portrait photo of her on the cover, signed twice above and below the image, full magazine with all pages and covers containing photos of her in various roles (see scans) as well as textual information. In Italian, size of each page is 8.5 x 11.25 inches, some wear but in generally good conditon. Rare vintage item!  

Program for a recital, Berlin, April 14th, 1961, signed by the soprano. Full program, 8 pages, 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin program signed by both on cast page. Performance of Verdi´s Rigoletto on May 20th, 1950, 4 pages, very good condition.

German bass (1900-1987), signed concert program from concert at Victoria Hall, undated. Includes full text of selections in addition to signed photo, interior playbill and publicity page. Size is 6.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Cast page from a performance of Bellini's Norma at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, signed by the four leading singers. Size is 8.25 x 11 inches, in excellent condition. 

Program for a gala dinner performance at the Hotel Paris, Montecarlo, during the 1910s signed on the cover by the star Spanish mezzo-soprano, her pianist Ivor Newton, and other unidentified signers. Size is 9.8 x 12.5 inches, 4 pages plus soft covers, some cracks on the spine, in overall very good condition.

Program for a performance of Bellini's opera "I Puritani" in San Francisco, USA, in September 1966, featuring the star Australian soprano as Elvira, signed by her and her husband conductor R. Bonynge on the cast page. Size is 8.3 x 11 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.