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Safka & Bareis Autographs
P.O. Box 886 Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone / Fax: 718 263 2276

Email: safkabareis@yahoo.com

 

July 2009 Catalogue

This page was last updated June 28, 2009

Abbreviations:

ALS-autographed letter, signed. AMusQS-autograph musical quotation, signed.
ANS-autographed note, signed. AQS-autographed quotation, signed.
AS-autograph sentiment. DS-document, signed.
I-inscribed. SIG-signature.
SP-signed photo. SPC-signed postcard photo.
TLS-typed letter, signed. UNS-unsigned.


Jump to Names Beginning with:

A - D E - H I - L M - R S - V W - Z

Ailey, Alvin SP 8x10 portrait of the African American dancer/choreographer and founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
$100
Alagna, Roberto SP 5x7 color photo, pictured with tenor Luis Lima.
$25

Albanese, Licia SP 8x10, as Cio-Cio San, Manon Lescaut, Mimi, Violetta

$25 EACH

Albanese, Licia, Risë Stevens SP 8x10 photo taken at their recording session for their complete 1953 recording of Carmen.
$50
Albanese, Licia SP 8x10 early sepia photo as Micaela. Uncommon image. Minor crease
$50
Albanese, Licia SP 8x10 lovely early full length sepia photo by Bruno of Hollywood, as Manon
$35
Albanese, Licia SP 8x10 gorgeous photo by Bruno of Hollywood, as Manon
$35
Alberghetti, Anna Maria SPI 5x7 lovely portrait of the singer/actress
$20
Alda, Robert SPI 5x7 early handsome sepia matte portrait
$40
Allen, Steve signed and inscribed First Day Cover for the 50 anniversary of the American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers. American Music stamp postmarked NY, Oct. 15, 1964. Great example of the TV personality, pianist, and composer of Autumn Leaves, and other works
$25
Alliluyeva, Svetlana Signature of the author and daughter of Joseph Stalin, Princeton, NJ October 1969.
$60
Alonso, Alicia SP 4x7 of the great Cuban ballerina who founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, in dance pose on pointe. Dated 1957
$150
Alva, Luigi SPI 4x6 as Werther
$30
Amara, Lucine SPI 8x10, as Mimi
$25
Amara, Lucine SPI 8x10, as Turandot
$25
Amara, Lucine SPI 8x10 as Mimi. Signed in silver ink. With cast page from La Bohème, Met Opera, 4/5/55.
$35
Amato, Pasquale SPI 7x9 magnificent sepia matte photo by Mishkin, as Tonio. He has penned a quote from Pagliacci. Writing on the light side, but visible. SCARCE
$350
Annabella SP 5x7 lovely, wonderful, early portrait of the actress & wife of Tyrone Power. Appeared in such films as Suez and 13 Rue Madeleine
$65
Ansseau, Fernand SPI 5x7, from Herodiade.
$95
Appels, Henrik SPC sepia matte photo as Loge. Vertical crease on extreme edge that can be matted out
$90
Applegate, Christine SP 8x10 color glamour portrait
$55
Araiza, Francisco SP 4x6 as Fenton.
$20
Argento, Dominic Signature on 3x5 card by the composer of many operas including Postcard from Morocco and Miss Havisham’s Fire
$35
Arquette, Rosanna SP 5x7 lovely portrait. Alternate
$20
Ashkenazy, Vladimir Signed program, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 1/18/78
$20
Astaire, Fred SP 8x10 photo, in dance pose, pictured with Ginger Rogers
$200

Aumont, Jean-Pierre SPCI early handsome portrait of the star of Lili with Leslie Caron, Mahogany with Diana Ross, and Truffaut’s Day For Night . Some minuscule flaws

$60

Bacall, Lauren SP 8x10 early lovely portrait
$65
Baker, Diane SP 8x10 portrait of the actress who starred in such 1950s and 60s films The Best of Everything (with Joan Crawford), The Diary of Anne Frank, & Marnie
$35
Bampton, Rose SPI 8x10 lovely early sepia matte portrait by DeBellis, NY
$40
Barbieri, Fedora SP 8x10 wonderful Met photo, by Sedge LeBlang, as Azucena
$50
Bard, Ben SP 5x7 early handsome sepia matte portrait of the actor who appeared in three Val Lewton films; The Seventh Victim, The Leopard Man, & The Ghost Ship.
$50
Bardot, Brigitte SP 11x14 sexy color glamour portrait
$90
Barova, Maria SPI 8x10 sepia portrait of the ballerina by Bloom, Chicago, “Dec. 1934”
$25
Barrie, Wendy SP 8x10 lovely early full length portrait
$65
Barriscale, Bessie SP 8x10 early lovely artistic sepia matte portrait of the silent screen star.
$90
Bartolini, Lando SP 4x6 color photo, as Don Carlo, Berlin.
$20
Baryshnikov, Mikhail SP 8x10 matte photo, from Giselle. Pictured with Natalia Makarova. Minor flaw. Priced accordingly
$100
Bastianini, Ettore SP 8x10 early handsome photo, as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia
$200
Baudo, Serge SP 4x6 portrait of the Italian conductor
$35
Battistini, Mattia SPC full length photo from Anton Rubinstein’s The Demon. The King of Italian baritones has inscribed "A Mademoiselle Olga M. Battistini"
$250
Bauer, Harold, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, & Emil Sauer Scarce signatures of the pianists on 3x5 cards. Three items
$35
Bendix, William SP 2½x4 portrait of the great Hollywood character actor who appeared on TV in The Life Of Riley and in Hitchcock’s Lifeboat.
$85
Bennett, Joan SP 8x10 early lovely photo, from Little Women, 1933
$60
Berger, Erna SPC striking sepia matte portrait, “Berlin Staatsoper, 1935”
$35
Berganza, Teresa SP 4x6 as Cherubino
$45
Berger, Erna SPC early sepia portrait by Atelier, Berlin, “Season 1935,” of the great German coloratura soprano, best remembered for her legendary recordings of The Magic Flute under Sir Thomas Beecham and two versions of Rigoletto, with Heinrich Schlusnus and Leonard Warren, respectively.
$35
Bergonzi, Carlo SP 8x10 portrait. Alternate
$50
Bergonzi, Carlo SP 8x10 early handsome photo by Melançon, as Pinkerton
$40
Bernstein, Leonard AS on 3x5 card of the composer of Candide
$100
Bernstein, Leonard Unsigned 17x23 early portrait
$65
Bible, Frances ALS on name imprinted stationery, August 21, 1957. “…MacNeil arrives on the Queen Mary Sept.19th…” With envelope
$15
Biden, Joseph TLS of the Vice President of the United States, on Senate letterhead, dated 1976
$75
Birney, David 4x6 early portrait.
$20
Blaine, Vivian SP 5x7 lovely glamour photo of the actress who starred in the film Guys and Dolls with Brando and Sinatra
$60
Blane, Sally SPI 8x10 lovely portrait for the movie Angel’s Holiday. Sister of Loretta Young. SCARCE
$85
Bloom, Claire SP 8x10 early lovely portrait
$60
Blumental, Felicja SPI 3x4 early photo, seated at the keyboard. RARE example of the pianist. Minor flaws
$65
Bohme, Kurt SP 4x6 portrait by Fayer.
$20
Bonci, Alessandro SPI 7x11 sepia matte portrait of the great Italian tenor, by Schlattman, Mexico, 1920, He has inscribed, "Al carissimo Maestro A. Smollens, ricordo di A. Bonci." SCARCE.
$500
Bondarchuk Sergei Unsigned color portrait on 15x18 poster
$15
Borgnine, Ernest SP 8x10 striking color portrait.
$60
Borkh, Inge SP 4x6 portrait.
$20
Borkh, Inge SP 4x6 matte photo, as Lady Macbeth
$35
Borkh, Inge SP 4x6, as Salome
$35
Bos, Conrad SPI 7x19 portrait of the Dutch accompanist of Julia Culp, Frieda Hempel etc. by Fiske, New York. Dated 1926
$95
Brady, Scott SPI 8x10 smiling portrait of the actor who appeared in such films as Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford and Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
$50
Brandt-Buys, Jan SP 4x6 by the composer of Der Schneider von Schönau
$50
Brian, David SP 8x10 early handsome matte portrait of the actor whose films included Pocketful of Miracles with Bette Davis and Flamingo Road, with Joan Crawford
$50
Bruneau, Alfred ALS one page in French by the composer of L’Attaque du Moulin, Messidor, and L’Ouragan, stating that he visited Victor Charpentier regarding the conducting of a work. The young man apparently declined and Bruneau stated that he didn’t press the issue, although he felt sorry for the “poor boy.”
$65
Bruson, Renato SP 8x10 early portrait
$25
Bujones, Fernando SPI 8x10 from La Sylphide of the late great dancer
$50
Bungert, August SP 8x12, inscribed to, “The most excellent singer of my songs, Madame H. Kanz Hillerstrasser, 1899”
$125
Burchuladze, Paata SP 8x10 portrait, in concert.
$20
Burroughs, Marie Sepia cabinet photo by Falk of the stage actress
$35
Caballé, Montserrat Signed 8x10 concert program, San Francisco Opera, 10/9/87. Signed beneath cover portrait.
$65
Caballé, Montserrat SPI 8x10 portrait
$35
Caballe, Montserrat SP 5x7 full length color portrait
$35
Caldwell, Sarah Signed and inscribed color portrait from the New York Times Magazine section, October 5, 1975. Mounted to 11x14. Minor wear
$35
Callas, Maria SP 8x10 wonderful early photo, as Leonora in Il trovatore. Signed, “Maria Meneghini Callas 1958”. Signature on the dark area but visible (poor contrast in the scan)
$1,200
Caldwell, Zoë SPI 8x10 portrait as Maria Callas in Masterclass
$25
Callas, Maria Meneghini Cesare Valletti, Mario Zanasi, Marie Collier; Nicola Rescigno UNSIGNED La traviata, Covent Garden, 6/26/58, SCARCE
$75
Calloway, Cab SPI 8x10 portrait of the jazz musician/big band leader. Minor crease. SCARCE
$100
Caniglia, Maria SP 7x9 early wonderful full length portrait, dated 1938.
$100
Carlisle, Mary SPI 5x7 early sepia matte portrait, dated 1933
$35
Carol, Sue SPI 8x10 early artistic sepia matte portrait of the silent screen star and wife of Alan Ladd
$60
Carreras, José SP 4x6 early color photo. Signed in silver ink
$50
Carreras, José & Plácido Domingo SP 5x7 color portrait, pictured with Luciano Pavarotti. With first day cover signed by Pavarotti. Two items.
$150
Caruso, Enrico signed 3x5 self caricature, NY 1915.
$1,200
Caruso, Enrico SPI 5x10 wonderful full length sepia matte portrait by Mishkin, “NY 1914.” PRISTINE
$1,200
Casals, Pablo Signed program, Carnegie Hall 6/21/62, A Festival of Casals. SCARCE
$125
Castagna, Bruna SP 4x6 as Carmen. Dated, B.A. 1942
$75
Cavalieri, Lina UNS lovely sepia matte cabinet profile portrait of the legendary beauty
$75
Cavalieri, Lina SP sepia cabinet photo by Dupont of the soprano who was famed for her legendary beauty, “New York 1908.” Minor flaw on edge of lower border. SCARCE
$350
Cerquetti, Anita SP 5x7 early lovely portrait by Villani, dated, 20/5/58.
$125

Chadwick, Helene SP 7x9 artistic matte portrait of the early screen actress who made films between 1919 and 1931 including Black Swan (1924) and Hell Bound (1931)

$75

Chan, Jackie SP 8x10 full length color photo, in kick box pose
$85
Chaplin, Geraldine SP 8x10 matte photo by Martha Swope, from The Little Foxes
$25
Cigna, Gina SP 8x10 wonderful photo by Camuzzi, early La Scala photo, as Isabeau
 
Cigna, Gina SP 8x10 lovely full length sepia portrait by Ray Lee Jackson
$50
Cigna, Gina SPC portrait.
$35 
Clauso, Gertrude SPI 8x10 early lovely sepia matte portrait by Kay, NY. Signed, 6/29/1926
$65
Cliburn, Van Unsigned 16x20 portrait
$35
Cliburn, Van Signed program, Bailey Hall, Cornell University, 4/20/1966
$45
Clooney, George SP 8x10 handsome color portrait
$75
Colbert, Claudette SP 8x10 early beautiful portrait
$85
Collins, Joan SP 8x10 early glamour pose, wearing bathing suit
$60
Colonna, Jerry SPI 8x10 early sepia matte portrait of the comic actor
$75
Connell, Elizabeth SP 5x7 portrait
$20
Connery, Sean SP 8x10 handsome portrait of the actor, most famous as James Bond
$150
Corelli, Franco & Renata Tebaldi signed flier for their concert performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, c. early 1970s. Signed on their portrait.
$150
Corelli, Franco SPI 8x10 fabulous photo by Piccagliani, from Ernani. Dated 1961
$200
Corelli, Franco SP 8x10 early handsome portrait
$200
Corelli, Franco SP 4x7 early handsome photo, as Maurizio
$200
Corelli, Franco & Birgit Nilsson SP 8x10 photo by Louis Perez from Tosca. Great example of the dynamic duo!
$200
Corigliano, John Signed first day cover of the composer of The Ghosts of Versaille with a 3x5 color portrait. Two items
$50
Cornell, Katherine SP 7x9 early sepia matte portrait as Elizabeth Barrett Browning from The Barretts of Wimpole Street
$75

Corney, Germaine ALS 2 pages in French, un-translated, discussing her art and records

$60

Cossotto, Fiorenza SP 8x10 full length photo, as Amneris, taking curtain call at the Met.
$20
Cossotto, Fiorenza SPC lovely sepia photo by Fayer, as Eboli
$35
Cossotto, Fiorenza SP 4x6 early beautiful photo, from La favorita
$35

Cossotto, Fiorenza SP 4x6, as Santuzza

$20

Cotogni, Antonio SPI sepia matte cabinet photo of the great Italian baritone, favorite of Verdi, who created the role of Rodrigo in the Italian premiere of Don Carlo. He was one of the earliest singers to have made a recording (born 1832). RARE
$1,500
Cotrubas, Ileana SPC portrait.
$25
Crawford, Joan SP 8x10 lovely matte portrait, c. 1960s
$200
Crespin, Regine SP 6x8 portrait of the French soprano
$25
Crespin, Régine SP x810 photo as Mme. Croissy in Dialogues of the Carmelites
$50
Cummings, Constance SP 8x10 early sepia photo from The Billion Dollar Scandal. Some flaws
$60
Cunningham, Merce SP 8x10 portrait of the choreographer
$100
d’Angelo, Gianna SP 8x10 portrait
$20
d’Angelo, Gianna SP 8x10 early portrait of the American coloratura soprano
$20
Dahl, Arlene SP 8x10 early lovely full length color glamour portrait
$50
Dal Monte, Toti SP 4x6 lovely matte portrait
$75
Dalis, Irene ANS on name imprinted stationery, October 14, 1992.
$10

Dandy, Reginald SP 8x10 sepia matte portrait of the stage actor, 1929

$20

Daniels, Barbara ALS, The Mayflower Hotel, NY. “…with Luis (Lima) together in Manon Lescaut next season…”
$15
Danilova, Alexandra SPI 5x7 wonderful full length photo, wearing Spanish costume.
$95
Davis, Bette SPI 5x7 wonderful early sepia matte portrait
$200
Day, Doris SPI 8x10 lovely color portrait, pictured with her dog. Minor crease
$60
de Almeida, Antonio SPI portrait of the conductor, 1976
$20
De Schauensee, Max Unsigned 11x14 portrait
$10
Dean William F. Signature on card of the Korean War hero and World War II Major General
$25
Della Casa, Lisa SPC lovely portrait.
$35

Della Casa, Lisa SPI 5x7, as Arabella

$40

$65
Del Monaco, Mario SP 4x6 full length by Piccagliani, from I Troiani
$225
Del Monaco, Mario Signed program, Cavalleria rusticana, San Francisco Opera, October, 1950
$85
Del Monaco, Mario SPC early handsome portrait, holding six small flags
$125
Dempsey, Patrick SPI 8x0 young handsome portrait
$50
Derek, John SP 8x10 early handsome portrait
$75
di Stefano, Giuseppe SP 8x10 early handsome photo, as Edgardo.
$95
Diaz, Justino SP 8x10 color photo as Antony from the world premiere of Antony and Cleopatra which opened the new Met in 1966
$60
Diaz, Roberto SPI 8x10 portrait, holding violin
$20
Dickinson, Angie SPI 8x10 early lovely glamour portrait
$60
Dietrich, Marlene SP 8x10 wonderful early photo from the film The Devil is a Woman, 1935. Pictured with Edward Everett Horton
$200
di Stefano, Giuseppe SP 8x10 early handsome portrait, c. 1940s. Signed 1995
$95
Diaz, Cameron SPI 8x10 early sexy color photo, wearing bikini in swimming pool
$65
Diaz, Roberto SPI 8x10 portrait, holding violin
$25
Dimitrova, Ghena SP 4x6 color photo by Fayer, as Tosca.
$20
Disney, Walt RARE signature on 4x5 sheet. Authentic signatures of Disney are rare, as most of them were done by his animation artists. With unsigned handsome portrait. Two items
$995
Dobbs, Mattiwilda SP 4x6 portrait of the African American soprano
$35
Domingo, Plácido SP 5x7 as Dick Johnson
$50
Domingo, Plácido & Renata Tebaldi SP 8x10 fabulous photo by Melançon from Adriana Lecouvreur, the night of Domingo’s Met debut. This season Domingo celebrated his 40th anniversary at the Met, singing Maurizio.
$250

Donalda, Pauline SP 4x6, as Marguerite in Faust

$25

Dowell, Anthony SP 5x7 from Swan Lake

$20

Duncan, Todd SPI 8x10 early sepia portrait of the singer/actor who created the role of Porgy in the world premiere of Porgy and Bess in 1935. SCARCE
$275
Dunn, Susan SP 8x10 as Aïda
$35
Dunne, Irene SPC wonderful sepia matte portrait.
$50
Dunne, Irene SPI 8x10 early lovely photo from Showboat, pictured with Allan Jones
$65

Dunne, Irene SP 6x8, from Anna and the King of Siam.

$75

Eames, Emma SP 4x6 portrait engraving
 $100
Eames, Emma SP sepia cabinet photo by Dupont, New York, as Juliette
$250
Eddy, Nelson SP 4x6 early handsome portrait
$60
Eglevsky, Andre SP 8x10 photo offset, in dramatic leap, NY 1990
$75
Elliot, Dexter SP 5x7 handsome sepia portrait of the silent screen actor who made such films as Grand Larceny and Capital Punishment between 1916-1925
$20

Ermler, Mark SP 6x8 portrait of the Russian conductor, holding baton in conducting pose

$20

Evans, Greek SPI 8x10 by Hartsook, as Amonasro
$75
Farina, Franco SP 5x7 color photo, from Un ballo in maschera, Met Opera
$35
Farrar, Geraldine SP 5x7 wonderful photo, as Charlotte in Werther. Minor flaw
$100
$25

Farrell, Charles SPCI early sepia profile portrait

$20

Faust, UNSIGNED program from Theatre National de L’Opera, Paris, 9/8/1909. Henriquez, D’elty, Goulancourt, Godart, Journet, Danges, Chappelon; Vidal
$40
Faye, Alice SPI 5x7 sepia matte portrait of the film legend, with platinum blonde hair, looking like Jean Harlow
$75
Faye, Alice 5x7 lovely early sepia matte portrait
$75
Fellini, Federico SPI 5x7 photo of the great Italian director, seated at his camera, “Roma 1992”
$95
Ferrer, Mel SP 8x10 serious head shot portrait
$65

Field, Virginia SPI 5x7 early gorgeous glamour portrait of the actress who appeared in Waterloo Bridge with Vivien Leigh and Roberts Taylor, Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo, and
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court with Bing Crosby.

$35

First Piano Quartet, Signed program, Houston, TX, 2/28/48. Signed by all four, Vladimir Padwa, Adern Garner, Frank Mittler, & Edward Edson
$35
Fischer, Margarita SP 6x9 lovely sepia matte portrait of the silent screen star, c. 1917. Fischer appeared in 176 silent films between 1910 and 1927. Her final film appearance was as Eliza in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She had earlier appeared as Topsy in the 1913 version. Pin hole on top border. RARE.
$60

Fiske, Minnie Maddern (Mrs.) SPI 8x10 lovely portrait of the stage actress who was also the screen’s first Becky Sharp

$65

Flagstad, Kirsten SPI 8x10 wonderful sepia matte portrait of the great Wagnerian soprano. A few minor flaws
$300
Florez, Juan Diego SP 4x6 color portrait
$40
Focile, Lucia SP 4x6 color costume portrait.
$35
Fontaine, Joan SP 7x9 lovely early full length glamour portrait. Book photo.
$50
Fonteyn, Margot Signed large souvenir book for the Royal Ballet. Signed on her photo. Also signed by Svetlana Beriosova, Michael Somes, Alexander Grant, David Blair, Annette Page, Donald Macleary, Antoinette Sibley, Derk Rancher, Keith Rosson, Graham Usher. Ballets performed: Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Le Lac des Cygnes, Antigone
$150
Ford, Glenn SPI 8x10 matte portrait
$65
Ford II, Henry Signature on his name imprinted business card
$25
Foster, Preston SP 6x8 early handsome sepia matte portrait
$75
Fracci, Carla SP 8x10 color in dressing room, holding bouquet
$45

Franci, Benvenuto SPCI imposing sepia matte portrait

$75

Francis, Ann SP 8x10 early stunning color portrait of the actress
$65

Frederick, Pauline SPC sepia matte portrait, lighter signature

$20

Freni, Mirella SP 8x10 as Micaela
$35
Freni, Mirella SP 8x10 as Adriana
$35
Freni, Mirella SP 8x10 as Manon Lescaut
$35
Freni, Mirella SP 8x10 early lovely Met debut photo, as Mimi
$50
Freni, Mirella & Nicolai Ghiaurov SP 8x10 from Don Carlo. Signed by both
$65
Freni, Mirella 5x7 from Don Carlo, some flaws
$20

Frind, Anni TLS 1 page, New Orleans, November 17, 1969. “…I have to rectify your statement as to ‘being the first Melisande in 1925 under Hans Knappertsbusch.’ The first performance of Pelleas & Melisande took place in Germany in Frankfurt on 19. August 1907 and in Munich on 9. October 1908 under Hugo Röhr with Victoria Blank as Melisande. I performed this role on 20. March 1926 under Karl Böhm. I must thank you for giving me the honor of being the first Melisande in Munich…” With folds and a couple of minor flaws

$25

Frind, Anni TLS, July 23, 1969. “…I can assure you that I am the Anni Frind who sang in Berlin and Dresden in the 1930s
$15
Furlanetto, Ferruccio 5x7 color portrait
$20
Gabor, ZsaZsa SPI 8x10 early sexy glamour portrait, wearing lace hosiery
$65
Gadski, Johanna SPC sepia matte photo, as Isolde, January 1930. On the verso J.C. Hall has written, “Madame Gadski was delighted to get your letter, and sends this little picture as a token of appreciation to an old admirer!"
$150
Gadski, Johanna SPC matte photo, as Elsa, 1919.
$150
Gallardo Domas, Christine SP 4x6 La Scala color photo, as Manon
$25
Galli-Curci, Amelita London concert tour UNSIGNED program, 1930s
$25
Galway, James Signed program of the flautist. Signature on cover photo
$25
Garson, Greer SPI 8x10 lovely matte portrait
$50
Gedda, Nicolai SP 8x10 Met photo by Melançon, from Pique Dame
$35
Gedda, Nicolai SP 8x10 as Nemorino.
$35

Gedda, Nicolai ANS 1979. "…I will be at the Met in April doing Onegin…"

$25

Gere, Richard SP 8x10 early handsome color portrait.
$75
Ghiaurov, Nicolai SP 5x7 La Scala photo by Piccagliani, as Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia
$50
Ghiaurov, Nicolai SP 23x34 as Mephistopheles
$75
Giannini, Dusolina ALS 2 pages, Atlanta Sheraton Hotel, Zürich, February 1, 1983. “…here finally are your photos…”
$15
Giannini, Dusolina SP 5x7 as Santuzza.
$50
Giannini, Dusolina SP 5x7 as Tosca.
$50
Giannini, Dusolina SP 8x10 as Donna Anna.
$50
Giannini, Dusolina SP 8x10 as Santuzza
$50
Giannini, Vittorio AMusQS three bars of music and lyrics by the composer of The Taming of the Shrew
$50
Gigli, Beniamino SP 8x10 wonderful sepia matte photo by Sudak (Buenos Aires) as Cavaradossi. Minor flaw. Signed by Sudak.
$300
Gigli, Beniamino SPCI striking sepia matte portrait, dated 1929
$200
Gigli, Beniamino SP 4x6 matte photo by Camuzzi, as Romeo. Signature partly on costume
$90
Gigli, Beniamino SP 6x8 matte photo from Un ballo in maschera, signed 1956. Also signed by the photographer, Sudak.
$300

Gish, Lillian SP 30x37 lovely portrait

$100

Gish, Lillian SP 8x10 portrait pictured with her dog. Signed, “Hambone & Hillie also Lillian Gish”
$45
Glossop, Peter SP 5x7 early portrait
$20
Gluck, Christoff Willibald early engraving by C. Jager, matted to 11x14
$50
Gobbi, Tito SP 7x9, as Scarpia, his most famous role
$150
Gobbi, Tito AS, signed, “Tito & Hilde.” With Met cast page from Otello, photo as Scarpia, & commemorative stamp, as Simon Boccanegra. Four items matted in light blue to 12x20
$35

Gobbi, Tito SP 21x28 early handsome portrait

$75

Goeke, Christine SP 4x6 color portrait.
$35
Gonzalez, Carmen 4x6 color, inscribed, as Carmen
$20
Gorr, Rita SP 5x7 by Lipnitzki, Paris, as Medée, 1962
$50
Gorr, Rita SP 8x10, in costume
$50
Goulet, Robert SPCI early handsome portrait.
$25
Gregory, Cynthia Signed program 11/2/86, Philadelphia Gala performance. Signed on cover dance photo. Also signed by Russell Murphy
$20
Gregory, Cynthia Signed program, American Ballet Theater, 6/4/85, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of Gregory’s debut with the company. Signed on lovely cover photo
$25

Gregory, Cynthia SP 5x7 from Firebird

$25

Grey,Beryl SPC striking photo on pointe, as the Lilac Fairy from Sleeping Beauty

$60

Grisi and Mario UNSIGNED libretto for The Favorita (sic) and a biography of Grisi, 1854. RARE
$65
Grist, Reri SP 4x6 full length matte photo, as Zerbinetta. She has written on the verso, “as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Salzburg, ’64 and’65”
$65
Grünfeld, Alfred AMusQS 3 bars of music, 1921. Fine example of one of gramophone’s earliest concert pianists
$75
Güden, Hilde SPC by Fayer, from Arabella
$60
Halévy, Jacques ALS, one page in French, of the composer of La Juive, in which he discusses a recent performance of an opera.
$250
Handel Festival, Crystal Palace TheLet me know what deals you come up with.atre, June 1894. Includes portrait and biographical information of solo artists, Nellie Melba, Emma Juch, Emma Albani, Clara Butt, Charles Santley, etc. RARE
$100
Hampson, Thomas SPI 4x6 color photo, as Germont, Munich.
$20
Hampson, Thomas SPI 4x6 color portrait.
$20
Harmon, Mark SPI 7x9 handsome portrait of the actor who starred in may films and television shows including St. Elsewhere
$50
Hart House Quartet SPI 7x19 sepia matte photo of Canada's most famous chamber ensemble of the first half of the 20th century, and the first to be subsidized fully. Signed by original members Milton Blackstone, Boris Hambourg, Harry Adaskin, and James Levey who replaced Géza de Kresz in 1935. The members are looking at Levey’s violin in the photo. SCARCE
$250
Hawkins, Ossie ANS on verso of postcard of the exterior of the Met. “This is my 30th season and I cherish the wonderful memories I have experienced there.”
$10
Haver, June SPI 8x10 early lovely glamour portrait of the popular 1940s star who starred in The Dolly Sisters with Betty Grable
$50
Hempel, Frieda SPC gorgeous sepia matte portrait of the svelte looking German coloratura soprano.
$75

Hepburn, Katherine SPI 8x10 portrait from The Iron Petticoat. RARE

$850

Hepburn, Katharine ANS on cover of the 5th Avenue Theatre Magazine & Seattle program for The West Side Waltz, 5/5/81. She has written near her photo on cover, “Dear Jack Good, this is in exchange for your TV section of the Miami Herald – gratefully Katherine Hepburn”
$300
Heppner, Ben SP 8x10 Met photo, in costume
$35
Herbert, Hugh SP 5x7 sepia matte portrait of the comic actor who appeared in such films as The Gold Diggers of 1935 and A Midsummer's Night Dream
$95
Heston, Charlton SP 8x10 handsome early photo, as Ben Hur
$795
Hines, Jerome SPC full length color photo, from Attila, with signed cast page from Attila
$20
Hoffman, Ludwig TLS on name imprinted stationery, Vienna, M1y, 25, 1937. “…I appreciate very much you understand about my art and myself as an artist…”
$20
Holden, William SP 6x8 early handsome book photo of the actor who won an Oscar for Stalag 17. SCARCE.
$150
Holm, Celeste AQS, “We are each of us alone until we find ourselves to be part of the universe.”
$20
Hong, Hei-Kyung SP 8x10 as Susanna
$20
Hong, Hei-Kyung SP 5x7 color photo, as Micaela.
$20
Hope, Bob SPI 5x7 portrait
$65
Horne, Marilyn SPI 4x6, from L’Italiana in Algeri, Staatsoper, Hamburg.
$25
Huhn, Bruno SPI 6x8 striking sepia matte photo of the English composer, best remembered for his rousing bass song, Invictus
$100
Hunt, Linda SP 8x10 lovely color portrait
$75
Hunter, Rita SPI 10x11 head shot print of a watercolor by Garady. Signed, “Rita”
$25
Hussein SP 4x6 of the King of Jordan (1952-1999)
$175
Huston, Angelica SP 8x10 color portrait
$50
Hvorostovsky, Dmitri SP 8x10 handsome photo, from Faust. Scarce full signature
$60
Ivögun, Maria SP 5x7 early lovely photo, in costume
$65
Jackson, Glenda & George Segal SP 8x10 early photo, from A Touch of Class
$75
Jagel, Frederick SPI 8x10 as Dick Johnson, dated San Francisco 1979. Signed in white ink. Minor flaw.
$50
Jean, Gloria SPI 5x7 sepia matte glamour portrait. Appeared in the films Copacabana, Destiny, and It Comes Up Love
$20
Jenkins, Allen SP 8x10 sepia matte portrait of the character actor. Appeared in I Was a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, Destry Rides Again, and Pillow Talk. SCARCE
$75
Jeritza, Maria SPC lovely full length sepia matte photo, wearing elaborate gown & headdress, and holding a bouquet of flowers
$75
Jeritza, Maria SP 27x34 beautiful photo, as Sieglinde

$100

Johns, Glynnis SP 8x10 early gorgeous portrait. Minor crease
$75
Jones, Griffith SPC early handsome portrait of the English actor whose films include A Yank at Oxford & Henry V (Olivier)
$40
Jones, Gwyneth SP 4x6 lovely color portrait
$25
Jones, Gwyneth SP 38x50 lovely early portrait
$40

Journet, Marcel Autographed sentiment

$35

Jurinac, Sena SPC, as Zerlina
$35
Jurinac, Sena SPC by Fayer, as Tosca
$35
Jurinac, Sena SPC wonderful matte photo as Donna Elvira
$35
Jurinac, Sena SPC wonderful matte photo by Fayer, in costume
$35
Jurinac, Sena SP 5x7 as Suor Angelica, a role that is documented on German television
$40
Jurinac, Sena SPC as the Marschallin
$40
Karajan, Herbert von SP 4x6 matte photo of the great conductor, in conducting pose.
$350
Kabaivanska, Raina SPI 4x6 early photo, from Pagliacci.
$50
Kabaivanska, Raina SPI 4x6 early photo, as Desdemona, Teatro Colon
$50
Kaufmann, Jonas SP 4x6 color photo as Belmonte, pictured with and also signed by Diana Damrau Alternate
$35
Kerr, Deborah SPI 8x10 early lovely portrait of the English actress
$65
Kirkby-Lunn, Emma SPC full length sepia matte photo by Dover Street Studios, as Dalila
$75
Knote, Heinrich SP sepia cabinet portrait of C.H. Schmita, München, of the German Wagnerian tenor.
$125

Korczak, Ziolkoski Signed photo 20x24, posed with a marble model of his sculpture Crazy Horse

$100

Korvin, Charles SPC sepia matte portrait

$65

Kraus, Alfredo Unsigned early handsome portrait, taken when he was in his early twenties
$25
Kraus, Alfredo SP 7x9 early handsome photo, as Edgardo
$40

Kraus, Alfredo SP 4x6 portrait

$75

Krueger, Kurt SPC striking early sepia matte portrait

$25

Kruger, Otto SP 8x10 striking sepia matte portrait
$75
Lapaglia, Anthony SP 8x10 color portrait
$55
Lear, Evelyn SP 8x10 by Melançon, as Marie in Wozzeck, 1969
$35
Leech, Richard SP 8x10 portrait.
$20
Le Gallienne, Eva SPC silhouette photo from stage production of Uncle Harry
$35
Leguizamo, John SP 8x10 early handsome portrait
$50

 

Lemnitz, Tiana SPC gorgeous photo as Tatiana
$40

Lemnitz, Tiana SP 5x7, as Tatiana, seated at her dressing table

$40

Lemnitz, Tiana SP 4x6 lovely portrait
$40
Lima, Luis SP 5x7 color Met photo, as Hoffman
$25
Lima, Luis SP 8x10 as Alfredo.
$20
Lima, Luis SP 8x10 early portrait.
$20
Ljungberg, Göta ALS 2 pages, The Beacon Hotel, NY 18 Jan. ’33. “I herewith endorse the program of Miss Tremja Tango…”
$15
Lo Bianco, Tony SPI 8x10 handsome portrait
$40
Lopez, Jennifer SP 8x10 sexy color portrait
$50
Lopez, Vincent SP 8x10 portrait of the band leader and pianist, seated by his piano. Notable musicians who appeared in his band were Artie Shaw, Xavier Cugat, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Jimmy Dorsey
$50
Loren, Sophia SP 8x10 early color glamour portrait.
$75

Lowe, Edmund SP 5x7 sepia matte portrait

$60

Loy, Myrna SPI 8x10 early glamour portrait

$85

Luce, Claire (Booth) SPI 8x10 early sepia matte portrait

$50

Luchetti, Veriano SP 5x7 color photo, pictured with Caballé and others on concert stage
$25
Luchetti, Veriano SP 8x10, pictured with his family
$25
Ludwig, Christa SP 4x6 early portrait
$40
Ludwig, Christa SP 8x10 color Met photo, as Waltraute
$50

Ludwig, Christa SP 8x10 full length photo, as The Dyer's Wife

$50

Lukas, Paul SP 5x7 early handsome sepia matte portrait of the actor who appeared in such classic films as Lord Jim, 55 Days at Peking, and Tender is the Night

$75

Lunt, Alfred & Lynne Fontanne SPC lovely portrait of the legendary theatrical couple
$85
Lynley, Carol SPI 8x10 color portrait
$50

Lynn, Jeffrey SPCI early portrait

$25

Maazel, Lorin SPC in conducting pose.
$35
Maazel, Lorin SPC in conducting pose.
$45
MacKaye, Dorothy 8x10 sepia matte photo by Wesco & Co., wearing Spanish costume from The Dove, playing guitar
$25
MacLaine, Shirley SPI 8x10 lovely portrait
$55

MacLaine, Shirley Unsigned 11x14 wonderful photo from Sweet Charity, with hat and cane

$25

MacRae, Gordon SPI 8x10 early handsome portrait, in costume from About Face. One crease
$50
MacLeish, Archibald ANS on name imprinted card. He has penned, “…but I’m not a ‘great figure of the world.”
$65
Mahoney, John SPI 8x10 portrait, from Frasier
$60
Mancini, Caterina TNS on personal stationery, Rome January 3, 1985. “Buon Anno on Salute e tanta bella musica!”
$15

Mancini, Caterina SP 5x7 as Lucrezia Borgia

$50

Mancini, Henry SPI 8x10 portrait of the great American composer of such songs as "Moon River" and the Pink Panther theme

$50

Mancini, Henry SPC color portrait of the composer of "Moon River" and the Pink Panther theme
$50
Mantelli, Eugenia SP sepia matte cabinet photo of the great coloratura mezzo of the 19th century. Minor flaw. RARE.
$600
Mantelli, Eugenia SP sepia cabinet photo by Dupont, as Orfeo. Rare example of the famed mezzo-soprano. Some water damage on lower border and one flaw in background of photo
$500
Marenga, Isa SPI 11x14 early sepia matte portrait by Bloome, Chicago. She writes, “the original Kathie in The Student Prince, 1929”
$95
Mario Unsigned 9x11 lithograph portrait of the great Italian tenor and husband of Giulia Grisi, from The Illustrated London News, August 26, 1871
$35
Markova, Alicia SPC in dance pose, on pointe, pictured with Anton Dolin
$50
Marsh, Howard SPI 8x10 fabulous sepia matte photo by Hartsook as The Student Prince, a role he created in the world premiere of Romberg’s operetta in 1924. Marsh also created role of Baron Franz Schober in Romberg’s Blossom Time in 1921 and Gaylord Ravenal in the original 1927 Broadway production of Show Boat. SCARCE
$250
Martin, Mary SP 8x10 early great photo as Peter Pan, one of her famous roles on Broadway and twice on television
$90

Martin, Mary UNSIGNED 20x24 early portrait

$25

Martinot, Sadie SP sepia cabinet photo by Sarony of the actress/ singer. Was the first American Hebe in H.M.S. Pinafore in 1878. Her biggest success was the title role in the operetta Nanon Martinot wore the first strapless gown seen on Broadway in Patience opposite Lillian Russell. Dated 1890. SCARCE
$175
Marton, Eva 16x24 Unsigned early portrait
$20
Massey, Anna SP 7x9 from The Mayer of Casterbridge, pictured with Alan Bates.
$20
Massey, Raymond Signed program from John Brown’s Body, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 12/18/52. With unsigned 8x10 photo of Massey, Agnes Moorehead, and Martin Gabel from John Brown’s Body
$25
Mascagni, Pietro SP sepia matte portrait by Bettini, of the composer of Cavalleria rusticana and Iris, seated at the piano
$250
Mascherini, Enzo SP 5x7 sepia matte photo by Locchi, Firenze, in costume, 1947
$35
Massenet, Jules ALS, 1 page, Paris, June 6, 1897, accepting with honor an invitation from French President Felix Faure and his wife, confirming the date of the event
$300
Massey, Anna SP 6x8 pictured with Alan Bates from The Mayor of Casterbridge
$25
Mason, James & Clarissa Kaye Signed program, Faith Healer, Long Acres Theatre, opening night, 3/15/79
$75
Mastromei, Gian Piero SP 5x7 by Villani of the Italian baritone. Also signed by Villani
$35
Matzenauer, Margarete SP 4x7 of the contralto/soprano as "Selika" in L’Africaine.
$50
Mayo, Virginia SP 8x10 lovely portrait of the 1940s actress
$60
McCracken, James SPC by Ras, Barcelona, as Samson
$60
McCracken, James SP 7x9 as Radames
$75
Meier, Johanna ANS on name imprinted stationery, October 21, 1973. “…I have a performance of Magic Flute on Nov. 7…I’ll be coming to L.A. for…Bohème & Rosenkavalier.”
$15
Melchior, Lauritz SPC half-tone portrait of the great heldon tenor
$75
Melchior, Lauritz SPC sepia matte Bayreuth photo, as Parsifal
$100
Melchior, Lauritz SPC early photo, as Siegmund
$100
Melchior, Lauritz SPCI portrait
$75
Melis, Carmen Signed program, New Haven Sympony Orchestra, 3/19/1912. Voice teacher of Renata Tebaldi. SCARCE
$50
Menotti, Gian Carlo SP 8x10 early handsome portrait of the composer of Amahl and the Night Visitors and The Medium
$250
Menuhin, Yehudi SPC color portrait
$50
Merli, Francesco SPCI sepia matte portrait by Badoni. Dated, Milano 1936
$200
Merman, Ethel SP 8x10 wonderful early portrait of the Broadway legend, famous for using her huge belting voice in such Broadway creations as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, & Gypsy
$150
Merrill, Robert SPI 8x10 photo, as Germont. One minor flaw
$40
Merrill, Robert SP 8x10 as Escamillo.
$40
Merrill, Robert SP 7x10 portrait from a Met rehearsal for Don Carlo, pictured with Arroyo, Bumbry, & Siepi. Alternate
$20
Merrill, Robert SPI 8x10 portrait.
$20
Milanov, Zinka SP 45x57 portrait
$100

Milanov, Zinka SP 8x10, as Leonora in Il trovatore (debut photo). Minor flaw

$85

Millo, Aprile SP 5x7 color Met photo, as Aïda
$25
Millo, Aprile 4x6 portrait
$20
Mills, Hayley SP 8x10 lovely early portrait
$65
Milnes, Sherrill SP 8x10 early handsome photo, as Don Giovanni
$25
Milnes, Sherrill SP 8x10 color photo, as Scarpia
$35
Mitchell, Leona ANS on monogrammed note card, January 29, 1987. “I was unable to get photos of the Butterfly & Mimi…I do hope the others are fine…”
$10
Moffo, Anna SP 8x10 early gorgeous photo by Melançon, as Violetta, her most famous role
$50
Moffo, Anna SP 8x10 early lovely color photo, as Zerlina
$50
Moffo, Anna SPI 8x10 glamour portrait
$50
Mojica, José SP 7x9 magnificent sepia matte photo by De Gueldre, Chicago, as Pelleas
$175
Moore, Demi SPI 5x7 photo from The Scarlet Letter.
$50
Moore, Colleen SPI 5x7 early portrait of the popular silent screen actress who also made sound films until 1934 and was famous for her bobbed hair
$75
Moore, Grace SP 8x10 early sepia photo as Marguerite in Faust, 1932
$175
Moore, Victor SP 5x7 sepia matte portrait by Apeda of the comic actor whose films include Ziegfeld Follies and The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn Monroe
$75

Moore, Victor Signature on album page, “Yours for fun”

$20

Morris, Chester SPCI early handsome sepia matte portrait

$60

Mower, Jack SPI 8x10 sepia matte portrait by Carpenter of the actor who appeared in films from 1927-1940

$20

Munsel, Patrice SP 8x10 lovely early portrait
$20
Munsel, Patrice TLS on name imprinted stationery, May 16, 1985, in which she discusses her recordings, “…I would love to have the Lucia, Fledermaus, Rigoletto, & the Carnegie Hall…”
$10
Munsel, Patrice SPI 8x10 lovely early full length portrait
$20

Munsel, Patrice & Theodore Uppman SP 8x10 color photo from La Perichole

$45

Murray, Ken SPI 8x10 early handsome artistic sepia matte portrait with dramatic lighting
$20
Muti, Riccardo SP 5x7 color portrait, pictured with Veriano Luchetti
$40
Muti, Riccardo & Rudolf Serkin Signed program, Philadelphia Orchestra, 2/17/83
$35
Mutter, Anne Sophie SP 4x6, playing the violin
$50
Muzio, Claudia SPC sepia photo of the immortal Italian soprano as Maddalena in Act I in Andrea Chénier. Muzio created the role of Giorgetta in Puccini’s Il tabarro in 1918 and Cecilia in the title role of Refice’s haunting opera by the same name, Rome 1934. SCARCE
$300
Muzio, Claudia SPC as Leonora in La forza del destino
$300

Nemeth, Maria ANS on Christmas postcard

$30

Nicolai, Elena ALS, Milano, 1988. “…Best wises for you…for the New Year 1988…”
$15
Nicolai, Elena Unsigned 19x23 early portrait
$20

Nicolai, Elena SP 4x6 early wonderful photo, as Amneris

$25

Nicolai, Elena 5x7 reproduction of a drawing, as Azucena
$35
Nikolaidi, Elena SPI 7x9 full length portrait by Bruno of Hollywood. Photo has been trimmed.
$35
Niculescu, Marianna SP 5x7 as Violetta
$20
Nielsen, Alice Signature on record label, “Convien Partir”
$20
Nilsson, Birgit SP 5x7 early color Met photo, as Isolde
$50
Nilsson, Birgit Unsigned 26x41, as Isolde
$40
Nilsson, Birgit SP 16x24 early portrait on poster, c. 1960s
$75
Nilsson, Birgit SPC as Turandot
$40
Nilsson, Birgit SP 8x10 wonderful photo, as Salome.
$35
Nilsson, Birgit SPCI by Fayer, as Isolde
$35
Nilsson, Birgit SPI 8x10 as Siegliende
$35
Nilsson, Birgit SP 8x10, as Aida
$35
Nilsson, Birgit SP 5x7 as Isolde
$35

Nilsson, Christine ALS in French on name imprinted mourning card, not translated

$125

Nixon, Cynthia SP 8x10 color portrait of the Sex in the City star.
$50
Nordica, Lillian UNSIGNED program, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 11/29/1911
$25
Norman, Jessye SP 44x54 portrait
$65
Novotná, Jarmila SP 8x10 lovely early photo by Adele as Donna Elvira.
$50

Novotná, Jarmila SPC as Lehar’s Giuditta, a role she created in 1933

$100

Nucci, Leo SP 4x6 color portrait.
$20
Nucci, Leo SPC color photo, as Figaro
$20
Nureyev, Rudolf Signed program, Pennsylvania Ballet, 6/6/84, Bach Suite
$100
Nureyev, Rudolf & Margot Fonteyn Unsigned 8x10 matte portrait by Dominic of the legendary dance team, c. 1962
$50
Nureyev, Rudolf UNS 8x10 matte photo by Edward Griffiths, from La Bayadere
$35 
Nureyev, Rudolf UNS 8x10 by Frederika Davis, as Hamlet
$35 
Nureyev, Rudolf UNS matte portrait by Fred Bornet. Signed by the photographer
$50 
O’Brien, Margaret SP 8x10 childhood portrait
$60
O’Driscoll, Martha SP 5x7 early beautiful sepia matte portrait
$75
O’Sullivan, Maureen SPI 8x10 lovely portrait of the actress best remembered as Jane in the Tarzan films
$50
Olivero, Magda SP 8x10 gorgeous photo, as Violetta
$60
Olivero, Magda SP 7x9 wonderful early full length photo, as Adriana
$60
Olivero, Magda SPC color portrait
$60
Olivero, Magda SPI 5x7 portrait, dated NY 1975
$45

Olszewska, Maria SPC lovely sepia matte portrait

$65

Page, Janis SPI 5x7 lovely portrait
$25

Pagliughi, Lina SP 22x60 full length photo, as Lucia. She has signed, “Lina Pagliughi, Teatro alla Scala, Milano Lucia di Lammermoor

$125

Panni, Marcello ALS, Vienna, April n/y “…I’ll be back for Rigoletto in Central Park next June…”
$15
Panni, Marcello SPI 4x6 photo, holding baton
$25
Pavarotti, Luciano Signed First Day cover with photo. Two items.
$20
Pavarotti, Luciano SP 4x6 striking portrait.
$40
Pavarotti, Luciano SP 4x6 early La Scala photo, as the Duke in Rigoletto. Early full neat signature
$100
Pavarotti, Luciano SP 4x6 color photo, as Nemorino in L’elisir d’Amore, San Francisco, “1980”
$90
Pears, Peter SPI 8x10 great photo, as Vasek in “The Bartered Bride,” Covent Garden. Creased corners. SCARCE
$65
Pears, Peter SP 4x6 half-tone portrait of the partner of Benjamin Britten, who created the title roles in the world premieres of Billy Budd and Peter Grimes at Covent Garden
$50
Peck, Gregory SP 8x10 handsome portrait
$75
Pederzini, Gianna SPI 4x6 from The Medium, by Menotti, 1954
$75
Peerce, Jan SP 8x10 early handsome matte portrait, c.1940s
$65
Penno, Gino SP 8x10 early handsome photo by Sedge LeBlang of the Italian tenor, as Manrico.
$75
Perkins, Anthony SPI 4x6 handsome portrait of the star of Hitchcock’s Psycho.
$100
Peters, Roberta SP 8x10 early 1950s portrait.
$20
Peters, Roberta SP 8x10 wonderful photo, as Lucia
$40
Peters, Roberta SPI 8x10 lovely early portrait
$20
Peters, Roberta SP 8x10, as Zerlina
$35
Peters, Roberta SPC early portrait.
$20
Petrella, Clara SPI 7x9 lovely full length photo by Piccagliani, as Adriana
$95
Petrella, Clara SPI 7x9 lovely photo, as Iris.
$95
Petrella, Clara SPI 7x9 lovely photo, as Manon Lescaut.
$95
Phillips, Lou Diamond SPI 5x7 early handsome portrait
$20
Piazza, Marguerite ALS 2 pages, “Please forgive me for being so long in sending the checks for the checks for Boehm (Bohème) plates
$15
Piccaver, Alfred SPC sepia matte photo as Cavaradossi
$95
Pilou, Jeannette SP 4x6 photo by Piccagliani, as Marguerite
$20
Pinza, Ezio SP 5x7 matte photo, as Boris Godunov
$200
Pirates of Penzance, Princess Theatre, 10/17/21. UNSIGNED program, Season of Gilbert and Sullivan opera featuring Henry Lytton. With unsigned postcard photo of Lytton
$35
Pola, Bruno 4x6 color, as Rigoletto, Figaro
$20 EACH
Ponselle, Carmela SPI 8x10 full length, as Dalila
$95
Ponselle, Carmela SPI 8x10 as Carmen
$95
Ponselle, Rosa SPI 8x10 wonderful early matte full length portrait, c. 1920s. Signed “Rosa”.
$200
Ponselle, Rosa SPI 8x10 wonderful early matteportrait, c. 1930s.
$200
Ponselle, Rosa SP 8x10 fabulous vintage sepia matte photo by Carlo Edwards, as Luisa Miller, a role she created at the Metropolitan
$400
Ponselle, Rosa SP 8x10 fabulous early sepia matte photo by Lumiere, N.Y. She has identified the role as, “Giulia in La Vestale
$450
Ponselle, Rosa SP 8x10 lovely full length photo, wearing blonde wig, as Violetta
$295
Ponselle, Rosa SP 6x9 wonderful matte photo, as Gioconda,
$250
Ponselle, Rosa SPI 4x9 full length paper photo, as Norma
$50
Ponselle, Rosa SPI 5x7 matte photo wearing formal gown on steps in Villa Pace
$60
Powell, Jane SP 8x10 early portrait
$65
Price, Leontyne SP 8x10 lovely early matte portrait
$45
Previn, André SP 4x6 color portrait of the conductor/composer
$90
Prey, Hermann SP 4x6 early handsome photo, in costume.
$35

Price, Leontyne SP 8x10 lovely portrait

$35

Price, Leontyne SP 8x10 early full length photo, as Leonora in Il trovatore
$65
Price, Leontyne SP 4x6 lovely 1980s portrait
$35
Price, Leontyne Unsigned 16x23 London Records head and shoulders poster
$25
Price, Leontyne SP 8x10 late 1970s portrait
$35
Price, Margaret TLS, NY February 4, 1985. “…I do hope you managed to get to one of the performances…”
$15
Pritchard, John TLS on name imprinted stationery, Opera Der Stadt, Köln, October 3, 1979. “…I will do what I can about Frau…
$15
Pryce, Jonathan SP 8x10 matte portrait of the English star who starred on Broadway in Miss Saigon and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
$20
Quilico, Gino ANS. “Thank you for your kind thoughts & support for my Metropolitan Opera debut.”
$15
Quinn, Anthony SP 8x10 handsome portrait of the Mexican-American Academy Award winning best supporting actor (for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956).
$85
Raimondi, Ruggero SP 5x7 as Don Giovanni
$25
Raimondi, Ruggero SP 4x6 matte photo by Hans-Joachim Lieske, Hamburg, from Luisa Miller
$20
Rainer, Luise SPC early lovely portrait of the 98 year old actress, who won two Academy Awards in a row for her performances in The Great Ziegfeld and The Good Earth. With hand addressed envelope
$75
Ramey, Samuel SP 5x7 Met color photo, from Semiramide
$35
Ramey, Samuel SP 7x9 early handsome portrait
$20
Ramey, Samuel SPI 5x7 color Met photo, as Don Giovanni
$25
Ramey, Samuel SP 8x10 early handsome portrait
$25
Rankin, Nell SP 8x10 as Santuzza
$25
Raymond, Gene SPI 8x10 early sepia matte portrait
$65
Reardon, John SP 8x10 early handsome portrait
$250
Redford, Robert SP 8x10 early handsome color portrait of the actor/producer/director/writer. SCARCE.
$250

Regan, Phil SPI 5x7 sepia matte portrait. Made films from 1934-1959 including Sweet Rosie O’Grady, Three Last Words, and The Hit Parade

$25

Renaud, Maurice sp 4x6 sepia photo of the French famous baritone from Herodiade. Renaud created roles in the world premiere of Reyer’s Sigurd and Salammbô. Some minor flaws. SCARCE.
$150
Renaud, Maurice SP cabinet photo by Ritzmann, NY, as Athanael from Thaïs, which he created at the American premiere at the Manhattan Opera with Mary Garden in 1907. “NY 1911” Water stain affecting border but not image or signature. SCARCE
$300
Resnik, Regina SP 8x10 full length photo as Amneris, “London 1959”
$45
Resnik, Regina SP 8x10 wonderful photo by Fayer, as Klytamnestra
$65
Rethberg, Elisabeth SPC sepia matte photo, as Elisabeth
$75
Rethberg, Elisabeth SP 9x12 reproduction of a sketch by Lupas, of a very youthful Rethberg, c. 1930s
$50
Rethberg, Elisabeth SPC lovely sepia photo by de Gueldre, Chicago, as Maddalena in Andrea Chénier. Dated 1940
$75
Rethy, Ester SPCI lovely photo, wearing Arabian costume
$20
Reynolds, Burt SPI 8x10 early handsome color portrait
$60
Richardson, Natasha SP 8x10 portrait of the late film of stage and screen, wife of Liam Neeson.
$150
Ricciarelli, Katia SPI 8x10 early portrait
$35
Rimm, Robert Signed and inscribed announcement for a book signing by the composer
$25
Robson, May SPCI sepia matte portrait of the great Australian character actress, best remembered for the film Lady for a Day (in which she was nominated for an Oscar for best actress in 1933, losing to Katherine Hepburn) in addition to dozens of other motion pictures
$75
Rodegg, Hanna SP 6x8 lovely sepia matte portrait, dated London 1923/24
$45

Roberts, Theodore SPI 6x8 RARE wonderful sepia matte photo by Witzel of the silent screen star, smoking a cigar

$85

Robson, Flora SP 5x7 sepia matte portrait of the great English character actress who appeared with equal success on the London stage and in such films as Romeo and Juliette, Wuthering Heights, Fire Over England, and The Sea Hawk
$75
Roeseler, Marcella SPI 8x10 wonderful sepia matte photo by Mishkin of the German soprano who sang in the world premiere of Sinding’s Die Heilige Berg
$150
Rogers, Ginger SPI 4x6 early lovely portrait
$50
Rogers, Roy & Dale Evans SPI 8x10 wonderful portrait of the “King of the Cowboys” and his singing/acting co-star and wife
$195

Roland, Gilbert SPI 8x10 matte portrait

$25

Romero, Caesar SPI 8x10 early handsome portrait. A few minor flaws
$65
Rooney, Mickey SCPI early portrait, c. 1940s
$50
Ross, Elinor SP 8x10 early portrait. Alternate
$20
Rossini, Gioacchino Unsigned carte-de-visite sepia portrait by Mayer & Pierson, Paris
$200
Rossini, Gioacchino Unsigned carte-de-visite sepia portrait by Miethke, Wien
$200

Rothier, Leon AS on stationery of the Georgian Terrace hotel, Atlanta Georgia. "With the Metropolitan Opera Company, from Atlanta my best wishes, Leon Rothier, April 26, 1907"

$40

Rost, Andrea SP 4x6 lovely color photo, in costume
$35
Rostropovich, Mstislav & Galina Vishnevskaya Signed program (all Russian program), Carnegie Hall 3/9/83.
$35

Rothier, Leon AS, 1932

$15

Russell, Anna SP 8x10 as Brünnhilde, reading the New York Times. Wonderful example of the comedienne who was famous for her parody of Wagner’s Ring Cycle
$60
Russell, Anna Signed Academy of Music, Philadelphia program, 3/20/1950s
$25
Russell, Jane SPI 8x10 early glamour portrait
$65
Rysanek, Leonie SPC matte photo by Dietrich, from Dalibor
$65
Sabbatini, Giuseppe SP 5x7 color portrait
$25
Sabbatini, Giuseppe SPI 5x7 color photo, as Nemorino, Teatro Regio, Parma
$25
Sabu SPI 5x7 wonderful early sepia matte portrait, wearing turban
$100
Sainton-Dolby, Charlotte Helen (1821-1885) ALS one page, 71 Gloucester Place, Hyde Park, W London. RARE letter of the English contralto for whom Mendelssohn wrote the contralto part in Elijah
$75
Sammarco, Mario 7x9 sepia matte portrait affectionately inscribed to tenor Riccardo Martin, London, 1910. Created Gerard in Andrea Chénier in the world premiere in 1896.
$450
Sayão, Bidú SP 8x10 early beautiful photo, as Norina in Don Pasquale
$40
Sayão, Bidú SPI 8x10 by de Bellis, as Melisande
$40

Sayão, Bidú SP 5x7 as Mimi

$25

Sayão, Bidú SPI 8x10 lovely early sepia matte portrait by Wilenski, 1945. Tiny pin holes in corners not affecting image or signature
$60
Sayão, Bidú Unsigned 16x20 early lovely portrait
$25
Scalchi, Sofia SPI 7x9 sepia cabinet portrait, signed, “1895”, of the Italian mezzo-soprano who created the roles of Dame Quickly in Falstaff, La Cieca in La Gioconda, and Emilia in Otello at the Metropolitan Opera. Was a favorite Amneris, Azucena, and Ulrica at Covent Garden. Some edge wear and one spot not affecting image or signature, otherwise in good shape
$300
Scandiuzzi, Roberto ANS Metropolitan Opera, NY March 11, 1996. “…I hope you enjoy the production.”
$10
Schipa, Tito SPI 5x7 sepia matte portrait, dated 1937
$100
Schipa, Tito SPCI portrait
$75
Schlessinger, Arthur AS on name imprinted note paper of the historian
$25
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth SPC fabulous matte photo by Fayer, as Alice Ford
$150
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth SP 8x10 lovely portrait
$150
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth SP 8x10, signing autographs
$50
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth SP 8x10, signing autographs
$50
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth SP 5x7 from Don Giovanni, pictured with Leontyne Price and Cesare Valletti
$75
Scott, Randolph SPI 5x7 portrait, wearing western attire, with horse
$75
Scotto, Renata & Giorgio Merighi SP 4x6 from Madama Butterfly, San Francisco Opera
$65
Scotto, Renata SP 5x7 matte, in costume
$35
Scotto, Renata SP 8x10 as Adriana, pictured with Neil Shicoff
$35
Scotto, Renata SP 8x10 early lovely portrait.
$20
Scotto, Renata SP 8x10 portrait
$20
Scotto, Renata SP 8x10 portrait
$20

Scotto, Renata SP 5x7 full length color photo, as Elisabetta in Don Carlo

$25

Sebastian, Dorothy Unsigned 11x14 original Clarence Sinclair Bull sepia matte photo of the silent screen actress, posed with a gun, shooting at a pheasant. Minor flaw
$100
Segovia, Andreas Signed program Academy of Music Philadelphia 2/11/70
$75
Segovia, André Signed program page, 1979
$75
Sembrich, Marcella SP 6x9 sepia matte photo by Dupont, as Mimi. SCARCE in costume
$300
Serkin, Rudolf & Riccardo Muti Signed program Philadelphia 2/17/81.
$25
Shatner, William SP 8x10 early handsome portrait.
$75
Shearer, Norma SP 8x10 charming photo, pictured with a dog and a monkey
$200
Sheridan, Ann SPI 5x7 lovely sepia matte portrait
$125
Shicoff, Neil SPI 8x10 early portrait by Christian Steiner.
$25
Shore, Dinah SPI 8x10 lovely sepia matte portrait
$60
Siepi, Cesare SPI 8x10 by Melançon, as Don Giovanni, dated New York 1951. Some minor flaws
$75
Sills, Beverly SP 4x6 color Met photo, as Norina
$65
Sills, Beverly SP 8x10 Met debut photo, from The Siege of Corinth
$60
Sills, Beverly SPI 8x10 1960s portrait
$40
Simionato, Giulietta SP 7x9 photo by Piccagliani, from Adriana Lecouvreur, pictured with Ettore Bastianini.
$75
Simionato, Giulietta SP 8x10 full length by Melançon, as Amneris
$60
Simionato, Giulietta SP 8x10 as Cenerentola
$75
Simionato, Giulietta SP 8x10 as Santuzza
$75
Simionato, Giulietta SPI 6x8 wonderful older age (looking incredibly young) color portrait
$50
Simionato, Giulietta SP 7x9 color portrait
$65
Simmons, Jean SP 8x10 early portrait, wearing bathing suit
$65
Sinatra, Frank SPI 8x10 handsome matte portrait. SCARE
$850
Singleton, Penny SPI 8x10 portrait of the actress who will be eternally associated with the title role of Blondie, the name of which she has also written on the photo
$55
Sladen, Victoria postcard portrait
$25
Slezak, Leo SPCI striking sepia matte portrait, dated 1927
$75
Slezak, Leo SPC striking sepia matte portrait of hte great German heldentenor, 1932
$95

Söderström, Elisabeth SP 5x7 early photo

$25

Söderström, Elisabeth SPCI 4x6 photo, in costume, on cover of note card with greetings and a second signature on the inside

$35

Söderström, Elisabeth SPI 4x7 lovely early matte photo, as Cio-Cio San. RARE in this role

$35

Steber, Eleanor SP 20x27 lovely early conservatory graduation portrait. Minor flaw
$65
Stevens, Risë SPI 8x10 lovely portrait. Minor flaw
$40
Stevens, Risë SP 8x10 wonderful photo as Orfeo
$45
Stewart, James SPC early photo, wearing army uniform.
$85
Strauss, Johann Unsigned carte-de-visite early portrait, chipped corner
$125
Strauss, Johann Unsigned carte-de-visite portrait
$200
Streich, Rita SPC portrait by Fayer
$40
Sukis, Lillian SP 8x10 portrait
$25
Sutherland, Joan, Carlos Guichandut, Aldo Protti. Signed Otello program, Vienna Staatsoper, December 19. 1959
$25
Sutherland, Joan SP 8x10 Met debut photo, full length as Lucia, from mad scene
$50
Sutherland, Joan SP 7x9 early photo, as Lucia (mad scene)
$60
Sutherland, Joan SP 4x6 by Piccagliani, from Gli Ugonotti. Some minor creases, priced accordingly
$25
Sutherland, Joan SP 5x7 as Semiramide. Signed in silver ink
$30
Sutherland, Joan SP 8x10 early lovely portrait
$50
Sutherland, Joan SP 4x6 original Piccagliani photo, as Lucia. Signed in silver ink.
$30

Sutherland, Joan SP 6x9 early lovely color portrait

$30

Sutherland, Joan SP 4x6 from I puritani
$30
Sutherland, Joan SP 8x10 color Met photo, as Elvira in I puritani
$50
Sutherland, Joan SP 8x10 great photo by Melançon, as Norma
$60
Swanson, Gloria SP 5x7 lovely matte portrait of the great Hollywood star, best remembered as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard
$125

Talbot, Lyle SPI 8x10 handsome portrait

$60

Tallchief, Maria SPC lovely sepia matte portrait of the ballerina, en pointe.
$65

Talvela, Marti SP 18x25 portrait of the Finnish bass

$25

Tandy, Jessica SP 5x7 early lovely sepia matte portrait
$65
Taylor, Elizabeth SP 5x7 lovely color half tone portrait of the Hollywood legend and Academy Award winner (Butterfield 8), as Cleopatra. Photograph by Roddy McDowell, Rome 1961.
$500
Tebaldi, Renata SP 8x10 wonderful 1960s portrait by Bruno of Hollywood.
$75
Tebaldi, Renata SP 8x10 wonderful 1960s portrait by Bruno of Hollywood.
$75

Tebaldi, Renata SP 8x10 as Mimi

$90

Tebaldi, Renata & Franco Corelli SP 8x10 magnificent portrait c. early 1970s, of the fabulous singing duo
$250
Tebaldi, Renata & Joan Sutherland SPCI of the two smiling divas standing in the lobby of the new Met while they look at the house for the first time. Rare & unique photo
$250

Tebaldi, Renata SP 8x10 gorgeous photo by Melançon, as Desdemona, from her last performance in the role

$90

Tebaldi, Renata SP 8x10 gorgeous photo, as Desdemona, the role of her Met debut

$90

Tebaldi, Renata SPC beautiful photo by Fayer, Vienna, as Tosca
$75
Tebaldi, Renata SP 8x10 wonderful early photo, as Aïda
$100

Tebaldi, Renata SPC lovely portrait 1960

$90

Tebaldi, Renata SPI 4x7 gorgeous early portrait. Also signed by the photographer in white. Dated New York 2/19/1955, Some minuscule creases
$90
Tebaldi, Renata, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Signed Covent Garden program, Tosca 6/28/55. Signed by all three on cover. This performance is available on compact disc.
$75
Tetrazzini, Luisa SP 6x8 matte portrait, 1933
$100

Theim, Hans SPC in costume, 1932

$35

Thomas, John Charles SPI 8x10 portrait of the great American baritone.
$65
Thomson, Virgil SP 4x6 portrait of the American composer
$85
Tolstoy, Alexandra ASI, New York, 1972 of the Russian author and youngest daughter of Leo Tolstoy
$65

Toomey, Regis SPI 8x10 early striking sepia matte portrait

$60

Toscanini, Arturo SP 4x6 color photo offset

$250

Tozzi, Giorgio SP 5x7 matte photo, in costume
$50
Travolta, John SP 8x10 wonderful vintage portrait
$60

Trebelli, Zelia ALS 2 pages, in French on her monogrammed stationery, un-translated, FINE letter of musical content, mentioning Donizetti, Marta and Faust

$100

Trevor, Claire SP 8x10 lovely full length photo, wearing sexy dance costume
$65
Il trovatore, Unsigned program, Berlin Staats-theatre, May 29, 1929, Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Elvira Casazza, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Benvenuto Franci; Arturo Toscanini
$35
Tucker, Richard SP 4x6 portrait of the tenor
$65

Tufts, Sonny SPCI portrait, lighting a cigarette. Films include The Seven Year Itch and The Virginian

$20

Turner, Eva SP 5x7 full length photo as Leonora in Il trovatore

$50

Turner, Eva TLS on name imprinted stationery, London, 3rd February 1988. “…I too look forward to the issuing of the 1937 recording of Turandot on compact disc.”
$15
Tutin, Dorothy ALS, one page, on stationery of the Rexton (hotel), NY, April 16th, “…I’m afraid it’s not a very good picture. It’s all I have…”
$10
Vaghi, Giacomo SPC as Don Basilio
$65
Valdengo, Giuseppe SP 8x10 early photo, as Marcello in La Bohème
$60
Valdengo, Giuseppe Signed program, Otello, San Francisco Opera, 10/10/50. With signed 14 page booklet containing many photos and discography. Two items
$35
Valletti, Cesare SP 8x10 early photo, as Almaviva.
$60
Valli, Frankie SPI 8x10 portrait. Whose life is portrayed currently on Broadway in Jersey Boys
$60

Vallin, Ninon Inscribed autographed sentiment

$20

Vargas, Ramon SP 8x10 color Met photo, as the Duke in Rigoletto.
$35
Varnay, Astrid SP 8x10 magnificent matte debut photo, as Sieglinde. She has penned, “Sieglinde 1942”.
$200
Varnay, Astrid SP 8x10 lovely sepia 1940s portrait by De Bellis. Some minuscule creases
$95
Varnay, Astrid SPCI lovely matte photo, as Isolde
$65
Vasiliev, Vladimir; Nina Sorokina, Yuri Vlademirov; Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Bolshoi Ballet at Madison Square Garden oversize souvenir booklet, 4/19/66
$60
Veneble, Evelyn SP 8x10 beautiful early sepia matte portrait
$85
Verne, Adela (1877-1952) Signature on 7x7 sheet of the English pianist and student of Paderewski
$25
Verrett, Shirley SPI 8x10 early portrait
$35
Verrett, Shirley SPI 8x10 early portrait
$35
Vickers, Jon SP 8x10 portrait of the tenor. Scarce
$60
Vinzing, Ute 4x6, from Die Frau ohne Schatten
$20
Voight, John SP 8x10 color portrait
$65
Völker, Franz SP 4x6 sepia matte Bayreuth photo, as Parsifal
$95
Von Stade, Frederica SPC lovely portrait
$35
Wagner, Richard UNS carte-de-visite photo of a painting
$100
Wagner, Richard UNS carte-de-visite photo of a painting
$100
Walker, Edyth SP sepia cabinet photo by Dupont, as Ortrud. Logo on lower border missing. SCARCE in costume
$295
Warren, Leonard SP 8x10 by Sedge LeBlang, as Carlo Gerard in Andrea Chenier
$250
Weil, Hermann SPI 6x8 by Grief, Wien, of the German baritone (1876-1949) who recorded Act II of Tannhäuser in 1909 with Annie Krull and Fritz Vogelstrom
$95
Welitsch, Ljuba SP 8x10 dramatic photo, as Jenufa.
$75
Welitsch, Ljuba SP 5x7 from Madama Butterfly, pictured with unidentified Pinkerton
$65
Welitsch, Ljuba SP 18x22 lovely early 1940s portrait. Minor flaw
$75

Wells, Marie SP 8x10 lovely matte portrait. Starred on Broadway in No No Nanette, and made films, including The Desert Song and The Scarlet Empress

$95

West, Mae SPCI early photo as “Catherine Was Great.” Minor fold.
$125

Westley, Helen W. SPI 5x7 beautiful sepia matte portrait of the screen’s grand dame, best remembered for her roles in Heidi, Showboat, Café Metropole, I’ll Take Romance. Scarce

$75

Whalen, Michael SP 5x7 early handsome sepia matte portrait
$25

Whitehill, Clarence SPI 8x10 matte reproduction of a drawing, 1924. Some minor flaws

$45

Wiener, Otto SPC by Fayer, in costume. Minor crease
$50

Williams, Emlyn SPC early handsome portrait by Paul Tanqueray. mong his films are The Citadel, Major Barbara and Ivanhoe

$50

Williams, Emlyn SPCI portrait of the English actor who appeared in such classic films as Major Barbara, Ivanhoe, The Citadel, and the unfinished I Claudius, but achieved greater fame as the playwright of The Corn is Green

$50

Williams, Hugh SP 5x7 early sepia matte portrait of the actor who made films between 1930-1966 including Withering Heights and David Copperfield

$45

Wilson, Marie ALS on name imprinted stationery. "…Your sweet little letter came but this is the first chance I've had to answer. Thank you for all your kind wishes, Sincerely, Marie Wilson…"

$25

Wilson, Marie SPI 8x10 wonderful early portrait, signed, Marie Wilson “Irma”
$50
Windsor, Claire SP 8x10 lovely portrait of the actress, whose career spanned two decades starting in the 1940s
$50
Winters, Shelley SPI 8x10 lovely early portrait of the actress in sexy pose, wearing bathing suit
$65
Withers, Jane SPI 8x10 vintage sepia matte portrait
$75
Woodlawn, Holly Signed color poster headshot. With lengthy dedication
$40
Wynyard, Diana SPC early lovely portrait of the English actress who appeared in Angel Street and Island in the Sun
$25

Young, Alan SPI 5x7 early handsome portrait. Known from Mr. Ed television show. Corner chip

$20

Young, Loretta SPI 8x10 full length early portrait. Signed in silver ink
$55
Zajic, Dolora SP 8x10 full length photo, as Amneris. Full scarce signature.
$50
Zajick, Dolora SPC lovely early portrait. Signed, "Dolora"
$30
Zeani, Virginia SP 8x10 gorgeous photo, as Violetta, one of the Rumanian soprano’s most famous roles.
$50
Zeani, Virginia SP 5x7 portrait
$20
Zylis-Gara, Teresa SP 8x10 lovely early portrait
$25
Zylis-Gara, Teresa SP 5x7 as Desdemona
$30

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