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Montserrat Caballe - born 1933, versatile Spanish soprano wth virtually faultless technique; repertoire included the title roles in Aida, Tosca, Salome, Norma and Lucrezia Borgia - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 17.5 cm) autographed photo showing her as Aida. £25   [ref: MC1]           

  

    

 

 

  
Montserrat Caballe - born 1933, versatile Spanish soprano with virtually faultless technique; repertoire included the title roles in Aida, Tosca, Salome, Norma and Lucrezia Borgia - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing her as Tosca at the Met. £25   [ref: MC2]       

 

 

  

      

    

Teresa Cahill - British soprano, best known for her Mozart interpretations - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing her as Donna Elvira for Glyndebourne Touring Opera. £12   [ref: TC1]    

   

  

  

  

   

Teresa Cahill - British soprano, best known for her Mozart interpretations - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing her as Fiordiligi for Glyndebourne Touring Opera. £12   [ref: TC2]       

   

  

  

  

  

Piero Cappuccilli - 1929-2005, Italian baritone, the quintessential Verdi baritone (Rigoletto, Iago, Simon Boccanegra), always reliable on records, he was far more exciting as a live performer - 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm) autographed photo. £26  [ref: PC1]       

   

  

 

  

     

Piero Cappuccilli - 1929-2005, Italian baritone, the quintessential Verdi baritone (Rigoletto, Iago, Simon Boccanegra), always reliable on records, he was far more exciting as a live performer - 4.25 x 6.25 inches (11 x 16 cm) autographed photo showing him as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor. £26   [ref: PC2]        

   

  

  

  

   

Jose Carreras - born 1946, Spanish tenor, a major singer of the 1970s and 80s (Nemorino, Rodolfo, Don Jose); following his recovery from leukemia he was one of the Three Tenors in the famous Rome concert - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm) autographed photo, dated '78. Condition: top and bottom left corners slightly creased. Really nice younger autograph. £34   [ref: JC1]         

   

  

  

  

  

Jose Carreras - born 1946, Spanish tenor, a major singer of the 1970s and 80s (Nemorino, Rodolfo, Don Jose) ; following his recovery from leukemia he was one of the Three Tenors in the famous Rome Concert - 7 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24 cm) large autographed photo, dated '78. Superb younger autograph. £38   [ref: JC2]         

   

   

    

  

    

Sylvia Cecil - died 1983, British soprano, principal with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "All good wishes, Sylvia Cecil". £18  

   

 

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Fyodor Chaliapin - 1873-1938, Russian bass, perhaps the greatest singing actor of his day: a famous Boris, Don Basilio (Il barbiere) and Leporello at the Bolshoi Opera, the Mariinsy Theatre, La Scala Milan, ROH Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £200   [ref: FC1]
  

                              

 

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Fyodor Chaliapin - 1873-1938, Russian bass, perhaps the greatest singing actor of his day: a famous Boris, Don Basilio (Il barbiere) and Leporello at the Bolshoi Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre, La Scala Milan, ROH Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera - autograph snipped from letter or autograph book and pasted onto 4.5 x 2.5 inches (11 x 6 cm) paper, dated 1931. £60   [ref: FC2]     

   

  

  

  

    

Lloyd Chandos - 1861-1939, British tenor, notable oratorio soloist (Sullivan's The Martyr of Antioch) as well as opera (Pagliacci, Aida) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Best wishes, Lloyd Chandos". £20         

   

  

  

  

       

Giuliano Ciannella - 1943-2008, Italian tenor, a pupil of Carlo Bergonzi, and a noted Rodolfo, Cavaradossi and Manrico - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed in October 1985 after a performance of Il Trovatore at ROH Covent Garden. £10     

   

  

  

  

  

Edith Clegg - late-Victorian/Edwardian British mezzo-soprano; a major singer at the time in oratorio and on the concert platform, she made some early records of German lieder in 1898 with Berliner, and in 1912 married British bass Norman Allin - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, postally-used in 1906, signed on front: "Yours affectionately Edith Clegg. Love to you all - hope to see you early in the New Year. Are you all well?". Condition: wear and creasing to top edge and corners. £15    

     

 

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Edith Coates - 1908-1983, British mezzo-soprano with 50 year career; sang the role of Carmen at Covent Garden in 1946, and creating the role of Auntie in Peter Grimes - 4.75 x 3.5 inches (12 x 9 cm) autographed photo showing her as Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro, signed: "Best wishes, Edith Coates". £30    

  

  

  

  

   

John Coates - 1895-1941, British tenor; sang as a baritone with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1894-5, then retrained as a tenor and had major career in oratorio (he was Elgar's favourite Gerontius), and opera, singing Tristan and Siegfried under Sir Thomas Beecham - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Yours sincerely, John Coates". Condition: rather dirty with wear and marks at the corners. £22   [ref: JC1]    

   

 

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Peter Coleman-Wright - Australian baritone, performing with English National Opera, Royal Opera, Metropolitan Opera and Opera Australia (Scarpia, Don Giovanni, Escamillo, Onegin) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autotographed photo. £18       

   

  

  

  

      

Elizabeth Connell - South African-born Irish soprano, a regular performer at ROH Covent Garden, particularly known for her Leonora in Il Trovatore - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £15          

   

 

  

  

        

Fiorenza Cossotto - born 1935, Italian mezzo-soprano, one of the greatest Verdi mezzos of her generation (Amneris, Azucena) - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing her as Amneris in Aida.   SOLD          

  

  

 

  

  

    

Carlo Cossutta - 1932-2000, Italian tenor with big, dark, dramatic voice; a famous Duke (Rigoletto), Don Carlos, Gabriele Adorno, Turiddu, Radames and Otello at ROH Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera and other major companies - autograph in gold ink on 6.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) white postcard, with small photo snipped from opera programme on left. £12   

   

  

  

  

   

Ileana Cotrubas - born 1939, Romanian soprano, a highly-regarded singing actress, famous for her Mimi, Tatyana, Violetta and Gilda at ROH Covent Garden, La Scala Milan, Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera New York - 7 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24 cm) large autographed photo. £22   [ref: IC2]    

     

  

    

     

  

    

Charles Craig - 1919-1997, British tenor; a noted Radames, Cavaradossi and Otello with Carl Rosa Opera Company, ROH Covent Garden, Paris Opera Chicago Opera and more recently English National Opera where the roles of Cavarossi (Tosca) and Otello were his preserve in the 1980s - autograph in blue ink on 5 x 4 inches (13 x 10.5 cm) pink page from autograph book. Condition: sellotape mark on left side. £12    

   

  

  

  

     

Regine Crespin - 1927-2007, French soprano (Marschallin, Elsa, Tosca, Brunnhilde) later moving to mezzo roles (Carmen): one of the greatest of all French singers - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Best wishes, R Crespin". £25         

   

  

 

  

     

Jose Cura - born 1962, Argentinian dramatic tenor, a wholehearted performer with a big voice (Alfredo, Manrico, Otello) - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo. £22         

   

  

  

  

      

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