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Autographs:  opera singers  D - F 

     

N.B. All prices are in GB pounds 

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Toti Dal Monte - 1893-1975, Italian soprano, a major star at La Scala Milan and the Met in the 1920s, as Gilda, Violetta, Lucia, Rosina and Butterfly: a fine singing actress with a very individual voice - autograph on 3.25 x 5.25 inches (8 x 13.5 cm) page from autograph book, dated 1936. Condition: slight creasing top left corner. £35    

   

  

  

 

  

 

Ben Davies - 1858-1943, British (Welsh) tenor: star of opera, oratorio, musical comedy and the concert platform; was in the original cast of Sir Arthur Sullivans grand opera Ivanhoe - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard. £22   [ref: BD1] 

   

 

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Ben Davies - 1858-1943, British (Welsh) tenor: star of opera, oratorio, musical comedy and the concert platform; was in the original cast of Sir Arthur Sullivan's grand opera Ivanhoe - autograph on 3.25 x 2.75 inches (8 x 6.5 cm) paper, cut from letter or autograph book, signed: "Yours very truly, Ben Davies" plus an excellent (unsigned) postcard of him. £16   [ref: BD3]          

   

  

   

 

  

  

 

 

Ben Davies - 1858-1943, British (Welsh) tenor: star of opera, oratorio, musical comedy and the concert platform - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Yours very truly, Ben Davies". Also 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) letter to a fan , dated 1935, which was originally sent with this postcard. Condition: letter has creases where it was originally folded twice, and has minor paper fragments on reverse where item has been stuck in album. Postcard has slight wear at corners, Lovely pair of items. £40 for both.   [ref: BD4] 

  

 

 

   

 

      

      

 

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Peter Dawson - 1882-1961, Australian bass-baritone with long and notable international career, especially in song recitals; he made many recordings which sold world-wide, and was a huge star of radio in the 1930s and 40s - 6.25 x 4.5 inches (16 x 11 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To Miss M Davey with best wishes, yours sincerely, Peter Dawson, 28/12/31". Conditon: slight wear to top left corner. £50   [ref: PD1]  

  

 

   

  

  

      

Peter Dawson - 1882-1961, Australian bass-baritone with long and notable international career, especially in song recitals; he made many recordings which sold world-wide, and was a huge star of radio in the 1930s and 40s - autograph in pencil on 3 x 2.5 inches (8 x 6.5 cm) small pink page from autograph book. £15   [ref: PD2]               

   

  

 

  

  

         

 

 

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Helge Dernesch - born 1939, Austrian soprano; sang dramatic soprano roles such as Eva, Gertrude, Isolde, Ariadne, Brunnhilde and Freia at Bayreath, Scottish Opera, ROH Covent Garden and later Vienna and Chicago; later added mezzo-soprano roles to her repertoire (Herodias, Mistress Quickly) - 6 x 4 inches (15 x 10 cm) autographed photo showing her in a scene from La Pique Dame. £15      

  

 

   

  

  

  

Daniela Dessi - born 1957, Italian soprano with large repertoire from Cimarosa to Puccini, particularly noted for her Desdemona (Otello) and Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi) - 7 x 5 inches (18 x 13 cm) autographed photo with dedication in Italian, dates 1995. £18      

   

  

  

 

  

        

William Dickie - died 1982, British baritone, brother of tenor Murray Dickie; sang Rossini's Figaro, Shaunard and Marullo at Cambridge theatre and Sadlers Wells - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To John, sincerely, William Dickie". £15   [ref: WD1]
 

   

 

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William Dickie - died 1982, British baritone, brother of tenor Murray Dickie; sang Rossini's Figaro, Shaunard and Marullo at Cambridge Theatre and Sadlers Wells - 4 x 8 inches ( 8 x 13 cm) autographed photo. £20   [ref: WD2]  

    

 

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Placido Domingo - born 1941, Spanish tenor; one of the outstanding singers of the late 20th century with a vast repertoire and singing at all of the major opera houses in the world - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing him as Cavaradossi in Tosca. £35         

   

  

    

   

  

  

     

 

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Clara Dow - 1883-1969, British soprano who had early concert and oratorio career, followed by performing principal roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1906 onwards, and was one of the last singers to be personally trained by W. S. Gilbert. Her roles included Yum-Yum (The Mikado), Phyllis (Iolanthe), Elsie (The Yeomen of the Guard) and Gianetta (The Gondoliers) - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed Tuck's postcard showing her in the title role of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, signed: "Yours sincerely, Clara Dow". £25   

   

  

  

  

  

       

Brent Ellis - born 1944, American baritone; particularly noted for his fine acting. Early on he sang lyric roles such as Marcello and Don Giovanni, more recently specialising in Verdi roles such as Ford, Rigoletto, Macbeth, Amonasro and Germont Pere. He has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, ROH Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, Paris Opera and Chicago Opera among others - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £18   

   

 

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Hermin Esser - 1928-2009, German tenor who performed in Berlin, Wiesbaden, Lyons, Chicago and Zurich, singing Tamino, Radames, Rodolpho, Bachuus among many other roles. At Bayreuth in the 1960s and 70s he was a noted David then Walther in Die Meistersinger, Erik in The Flying Dutchman, Siegmund, Loge, and finally in 1981, Tristan - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £30   

   

    

 

 

  

  

         

Simon Estes - born 1938, American bass-baritone; an outstanding Porgy and Dutchman - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed in 1986 after a performance of Der Fliegende Hollander at ROH Covent Garden. £9               

   

  

 

   

   

  

    

Geraint Evans - 1922-1992, British (Welsh) baritone; famous as Beckmesser, Dulcamara, Leporello and Wozzeck; the first post-WW2 British singer to become a major international star - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Sincerely, Geraint Evans". £25          

   

  

 

  

  

   
     

Carole Farley - American soprano - 4.75 x 6 inches (11 x 15 cm) record company card, autographed on front, with second autograph on reverse (not shown). £12  

       

 

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Brigitte Fassbaender - born 1939; German mezzo-soprano, daughter of baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender; particularly fine in trouser roles such as Nicklause, Cherubino and Octavian - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo, signed in pale blue ink - autograph pale, but clearer and nicer than shown on my scans. £12  

  

   

 

  

  

        

  

 

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Kirsten Flagstad - 1895-1962, Norwegian soprano, one of the greatest Wagner singers of all time: possibly the finest Isolde, Senta, Eva and Brunnhilde of all, singing at all of the major opera houses - 4.25 x 6 inches (11 x  15.5 cm) autographed photo, signed in blue pen - firmer and clearer than appears on scan. £95  

   

   

    

  

        

Bruce Ford - born 1956, American lyric tenor singing at all of the major opera houses, particularly in Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermoor and La Donna del Lago - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £22    

   

  

 

  

  

    

Agnes Fraser - 1878-1968, British soprano with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, later star of musical comedy - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Yours sincerely, Agnes Fraser". Condition: marks on reverse where item has been in album.   SOLD 

       

 

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Agnes Fraser - 1878-1968, British soprano with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, later star of musical comedy - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Yours sincerely, Agnes Fraser". £15 

  

 

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Mirella Freni - born 1935, Italian soprano; a major singer of the 20th century who sang Puccini and Verdi roles in all the major opera houses and made dozens of recordings - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo, showing her in La Figlia del Regimento at La Scala Milan. £25  

       

 

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