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Autographs: opera singers  G - I

 

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Vladimiro Ganzarolli - 1936-2010, Italian bass - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing him in Semiramide at La Scala Milan, with dedication in Italian, and dated 1969. £18   

  

 

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Nicolai Gedda - born 1925, Swedish tenor, outstanding as Lensky, Hoffmann, Pinkerton and Belmonte - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £25   [ref: NG1] 

      

 

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Nicolai Gedda - born 1925, Swedish tenor, outstanding as Lensky, Hoffmann, Pinkerton and Belmonte - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £22   [ref: NG2]  

      

 

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Leyla Gencer - 1928-2008, Turkish soprano who had a highly successful career in Italy at La Scala Milan, Theatro di San Carlo Naples and at ROH Covent Garden. Best known for Donizetti roles, especially the title roles in Anna Bolena, Lucrezia Borgia and Maria Stuarda - 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18 cm) autographed photo; signed in pale blue ink, firmer and clearer than appears on scan, signed: "Leyla Gencer, 1961". Scarce signed photo.  £90    

  

  

  

  

       

Nicolai Ghiaurov - 1929-2004, Bulgarian bass - 3.5 x 5 inches (8.5 x 13 cm) autographed photo showing him as Rossini's Don Basilio. £22    

      

 

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Nicolai Ghiuselev - born 1936, Bulgarian bass with wide repertoire, best known as Boris Godunov, Philip, Mefistofele and Ramfis - 3.75 x 5.5 inches (9.5 x 14.5 cm) autographed photo showing him as King Philip in Don Carlo. £20     

   

    

 

  

   

Giuseppe Giacomini - born 1940, Italian tenor; outstanding in spinto roles such as Manrico, Cavaradossi, Alvaro and Calaf - 5 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing him as Don Carlo at the Metropolitan Opera. £24   [ref: GG1]   

  

  

 

  

  

Giuseppe Giacomini - born 1940, Italian tenor, outstanding in spinto roles such as Manrico, Cavaradossi, Alvaro and Calaf - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing him as Calaf, with dedication: "Ad Ettore, vivamente, Giuseppe Giacomini". £18   [ref: GG2]         

  

  

 

  

    

Beniamino Gigli - 1890-1957, Italian tenor; one of the greatest singers of the 20th century, whose lyric voice was powerful enough to cope with more dramatic roles such as Andrea Chenier and Don Jose - autograph on 5 x 3 inches (12.5 x 7.5 cm) pink page cut from autograph book. £35   [ref: BG1]        

   

   

 

  

      

Francis Ginzer - born 1955, Canadian soprano - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing her as Violetta in La Traviata, with dedication: "For Robin Wilding with affection, Francis Ginzer" in gold ink. £13   

   

  

  

   

   

     

 

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Tito Gobbi - 1913-1984, Italian baritone; a great singing actor, best known for his powerful Verdi and Puccini interpretations, particularly Scarpia, Iago Posa and Rigoletto - 5 x 3.5 inches (12.5 x 9 cm) autographed photo. £55   [ref: TG1]   

  

   

 

  

    

 

 

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Tito Gobbi - 1913-1984, Italian baritone, a great singing actor, best known for his Verdi and Puccini interpretations - autograph on 5.5 x 5 inches (14 x 12.5 cm) pink page from autograph book, dated 1950.

Above item comes with completely seperate 7.75 x 10 inches (19.5 x 25 cm) large unsigned photo showing him as Iago. Condition: photo has slight surface creases and very minor slight tear bottom-left. The pair: £30   [TG2]  

  

   

   

 

  

       

Jill Gomez - born 1942, Trinidadian soprano - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "With best wishes, Jill Gomez". £15   

   

   

 

  

  

Gunnar Graarud - 1886-1960, Norwegian tenor who sang with Berlin State Opera in the 1920s and Vienna State Opera in the 1930s; he performed frequently at Bayreuth where he was considered one of the finest Tristans ever - he sang Tristan on the first recording of Tristan und Isolde in 1928 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him as Tristan. £75  [ref: GG1]     

   

  

  

  

  

Gunnar Graarud - 1886-1960, Norwegian tenor who sang with Berlin State Opera in the 1920s and Vienna State Opera in the 1930s; he performed frequently at Bayreuth where he was considered one of the finest Tristans ever - he sang Tristan on the first recording of Tristan und Isolde in 1928 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him as Tristan. £75   [ref: GG2]                

 

   

  

  

  

  

    

Sydney Granville - 1880-1959, British baritone, playing major roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1907-42 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "All good wishes, Sydney Granville". £20    

   

   

 

  

   

Richard Green - 1866-1914, British baritone; created the role of Sir George Vernon in Sir Arthur Sullivan's opera Haddon Hall, and was a notable Giuseppe in The Gondoliers. He had constant money worries, and committed suicide aged 47, throwing himself in front of a train - autographed 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) postcard showing him as Giuseppe in The Gondoliers with Jessie Rose, postally-used in 1907. Scarce autograph. £30
     

   

  

  

  

   

Josef Greindl - German bass-baritone, a regular performer at Bayreuth in the late 1940s and 50s, singing Wotan, Wanderer, Hunding, Hagen and Fafner - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo, showing him as Wanderer in Siegfried. £20       

   

   

 

  

   

George Grossmith - 1847-1912, British singer, actor, composer, writer and comedian; best remembered for creating nine leading characters in the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, including Sir Joseph Porter (HMS Pinafore), the Major-General (Pirates of Penzance), KoKo (The Mikado) and Jack Point (The Yeomen of the Guard). In the 1890s he was hugely famous as a performer of his own songs, and for writing the comic novel The Diary of a Nobody in collaboration with his brother Weedon Grossmith - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed by him: "Yours faithfully Geo: Grossmith". £150

 

 

N.B. Not to be confused with his actor son, George Grossmith junior 

     

  

 

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Edita Gruberova - born 1946, Slovak coluratura soprano; a superb Lucia and Queen of the Night - 7 x 5 inches (18 x 13 cm) autographed photo. £20  

   

   

 

  

 

    

 

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Giangiacomo Guelfi - born 1924, Italian baritone with massive voice, particularly famous for his Verdi roles such as di Luna, Rigoletto and Amonasro, and verismo portrayals including Gerard, Scarpia, Rance and Alfio; singing at La Scala Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Chicago and The Met., amongst others - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing him in the title role of Guglielmo Tell, signed by him: "Gian Giacomo Guelfi, La Scala, 1965". £30   

   

  

  

  

                 

Nancy Gustafson - born 1956, American soprano, particularly noted for her Katya Kabanova and Tatyana - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo, showing her as Gounod's Juliette. £25       

   

      

   

  

       

Joan Hammond - 1912-1996, Australian soprano whose recording of Puccini's O Mio Babino Caro was one of the best-selling recordings of the 1940s - autograph on 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) yellow card, signed: "with best wishes, Joan Hammond". £15 

  

  

 

  

   

Heather Harper - born 1930, Northern Irish soprano; best known for her roles in operas by Benjamin Britten (Peter Grimes, The Turn of the Screw) - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing her as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, firmly signed in blue biro, clearer than appears on scan. £15      

   

   

 

  

        

Barbara Hendricks - born 1948, American soprano - 5.5 x 7 inches (14 x 18 cm) autographed photo, signed: "best wishes, Barbara Hendtricks". £25
      

  

  

 

  

   

 

 

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Ben Heppner - born 1956, Canadian operatic tenor specialising in dramatic roles such as Tristan, Otello, Walther, Lohengrin, Calaf and Florestan at major opera house including the Metropolitan Opera - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo, signed in gold ink. £15   

  

  

  

  

      

Barbara Holt - British soprano, a noted Sophie at ROH Covent Garden in the 1960s - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To George Thrift, Barbara Holt". £8   

     

 

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Elisabeth Hongen - 1906-1997, German contralto; singing Ortrud, Fricka, Erda, Lady Macbeth, Eboli, Amneris and Carmen at Vienna State Opera, ROH Covent Garden, Salzburg and the Metropolitan Opera New York - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing her in Wagner's Rienzi. £40   

  

 

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Marilyn Horne - born 1934, American mezzo-soprano known for her phenomenal vocal technique, particularly in bel-canto roles (Adalgesa, Rosina, Isabella) - 8.25 x 10 inches (21 x 25.5 cm) autographed photo showing her in L'Italiana in Algiers, at the Metropolitan Opera New York, signed: "Marilyn Horne '88". Condition: slight creases top-right and bottom-left. £35     

   

   

    

  

   

Hans Hotter - 1909-2003, German bass-baritone, one of the greatest Wagner singers of all time, unbeatable as Wotan and the Dutchman; with a large repertoire, he sang at all of the major opera houses and concert halls in the world - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo, dated 1982 on reverse. £40   [ref: HH1]       

   

  

  

  

      

Hans Hotter - 1909-2003, German bass-baritone, one of the greatest Wagner singers of all, unbeatable as Wotan and the Dutchman - autograph on 6 x 4 inches (15 x 10 cm) blue card. £25    [ref: HH2]    

   

   

     

  

     

Gwynne Howell - born 1938, British (Welsh) bass, particularly at ROH Covent Garden and English National Opera, a fine Hans Sachs, Sarastro and Sparafucile - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm) autographed photo. £20        

   

   

    

  

  

David Hughes - 1925-1972, British pop singer turned operatic tenor (who had heart-attack on stage at London Coliseum singing Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly, and died the following day) - 4.75 x 6.5 inches (12 x 16.5 cm) autographed photo, with inscription: "Nice to meet you, David Hughes" in deeply-indented biro. £18  

   

 

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