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Autographs: opera singers  U - Z

 

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Richard Van Allan - 1935-2008, British bass, sang at Glyndebourne, English National Opera, ROH Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera, a famous Leporello, Don Alfonzo, Don Basilio and Don Quichotte - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "With best wishes, Richard Van Allen". £15  

  

  

  

  
Jose Van Dam - born 1940, Belgian bass-baritone with vast opera and song repertoire, an artist much admired by other singers - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book. £12   

  

  

  

  
Josephine Veasey - born 1930, British mezzo-soprano - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing her as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro. £18   [ref: JV1] 

  

  

  

  
Josephine Veasey - born 1930, British mezzo-soprano - 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm) autographed photo. £18   [ref: JV2]      

  

  

  

  
Christopher Ventris - British tenor, a fine Parsifal, Peter Grimes, Siegmund and Florestan at ROH Covent Garden, Bayreuth and the Met - 3.5 x 5.25 inches (9 x 13.5 cm) autographed photo. £10 

  

  

    

  

    

    

 

 

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Eberhard Waechter - 1929-1992, Austrian baritone; a huge hit as Posa at the Staatsopera led to a sensational Count (Mozart) at ROH Covent Garden and major roles at other international opera houses including Amfortas and Wolfram at Bayreuth, and some regard him as the finest Don Giovanni ever recorded. He was a fine lieder singer, and in later years was director of the Volksoper and artistic director of the Staatsoper - 3.25 x 5.5 inches (8.5 x 13.5 cm) autographed photo showing him in costume, beautifully signed in blue biro. £45  

 

   

  

  

  

Richard Walker - 1897-1989, British baritone: a major artist with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, he played 35 different Gilbert and Sullivan roles, a company record, including The Pirate King, Pooh-Bah, Grosvenor and Don Alhambra - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.5 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him as Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore, with dedication: "Good luck Jack, Richard Walker 12-12-42". £18 

 

    

   

  

  

  

  

  
Sarah Walker - British mezzo-soprano - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing her at the Metropolitan Opera, signed: "With best wishes, Sarah Walker". £24   [ref: SW1]   

  

  

 

   

  
Sarah Walker - British mezzo-soprano - 3.25 x 5 inches (8.5 x 12.5 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Best wishes, Sarah Walker". £16   [ref: SW2]        

   

   

   

    

  
Ian Wallace - 1919-2009, British bass-baritone, playing buffo roles at Glyndebourne, Sadlers Wells, Scottish Opera and Welsh National Opera, such as Bartolo (both Mozart and Rossini), Melitone, Pistol, Dulcamara and Don Magnifico. Also had a big career in the concert hall and as a radio broadcaster - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "For Martin Thomas, all the best, Ian Wallace". Condition: "W" of "Wallace" is very slightly smudged. £10   

    

 

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Robert Watkin-Mills - 1849-1930, British bass-baritone, a notable Victorian oratorio and concert singer, particularly known for The Messiah and Judas Macabeus - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "yours faithfully, R. Watkin-Mills". Condition: slight silvering lower-right. £30  

  

 

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Lillian Watson - British soprano, best known for Mozart and Richard Strauss roles (Despina, Blonde, Sophie) particularly at ROH Covent Garden - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "With best wishes, Lillian Watson". £15  

  

 

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Ludwig Weber - 1899-1979, Austrian bass with a vast dark voice; sang Pogner, Gurnemanz, Hunding, Hagen, Dalend, King Mark at ROH Covent Garden and Bayreuth. Later sang Boris Godunov to great aclaim for Vienna State Opera - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £50             

   

  

  

  

  

Ludwig Welter - German bass; a much-admired singer in Verdi and Wagner at Vienna, Bayreuth and the Metropolitan Opera: sang roles in numerous recordings in the early 1960s (Padre Guardiano, Commendatore, Colline) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. Scarce autograph. £30

         

  

 

   

 

  

     

Willard White - Jamaican-born bass - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing him as Tchelio in L'Amour des Trois Oranges, Amsterdam 2005, signed: "all the very best, Willard White". £18   

     

 

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Harold Williams - 1893-1976: Australian baritone with a career spent mostly in Britain on the concert platform as an oratorio soloist in works such as Elijah, The Kingdom, The Dream of Gerontius. He sang principal roles at the ROH Covent Garden including Tonio in Pagliacci, Iago and Wolfram - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard in excellent condition, showing him as Hiawatha, nicely signed by him in black ink. £20     

     

 

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Marie Wilson - born 1889, British soprano, principal with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1906-7 (Elsie, Casilda, Lady Saphir) then principal in numerous musical comedies - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed Rotary postcard showing her as "Chandra Nil" in The New Moon, signed: "Sincerely yours, Marie Wilson, 1907". £12         

   

  

  

  

   

Carol Yahr - American soprano - 4 x 5 inches (10 x 12.5 cm) autographed photo. £10       

        

 

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Mara Zampieri - born 1951, Italian soprano, best known as Tosca and Minnie, particularly in Italy and ROH Covent Garden - 4 x 5.75 inches (10 x 14.5 cm) autographed photo showing her as Lady Macbeth. Signature in red marker-pen is rather clearer than appears on scan. £18   [ref: MZ1]    

   

  

  

  

    

Mara Zampieri - born 1951, Italian soprano, best known as Tosca and Minnie, particularly in Italy and at ROH Covent Garden - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book. £10   [ref: MZ2]    

   

   

    

  

  

Giorgio Zancanaro - born 1939, Italian baritone with a big voice and a good top, with a wide repertoire, specialising in Verdi roles such as Rigoletto, Posa, Iago, Monfort, and verismo roles such as Scarpia and Gerard. His Renato at The Met. was incomparable, as was his Di Luna at ROH Covent Garden - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo, signed by him in silver ink: a lovely clear autograph. £40     

  

  

 

  

      

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