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Autographs: opera singers  F - I

 

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Carole Farley - American soprano - 4.25 x 6 inches (11 x 15 cm) record-company card, autographed on front, with second autograph on reverse. £12 

      

 

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Brigitte Fassbaender - born 1939, German mezzo-soprano, particularly fine in trouser roles (Nicklause, Cherubino, Octavian) - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £12 

     

 

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - born 1925, German baritone, perhaps the greatest lieder singer ever, with a vast repertoire including many opera opera roles - 4.25 x 6.25 inches (11 x 16 cm) autographed photo, showing him as "Wolfram", which he has written top-right. Superb young photo and autograph. £55     

   

      

 

  

      

Juan Diego Florez - born 1973, Peruvian tenor, an important young singer performing lyric roles at many of the world's major opera houses - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo. £30   

    

            

  

       

    

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

  

  

  

         

 

Agnes Fraser - 1878-1968, British soprano with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, later star of musical comedy - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Yours sincerely, Agnes Fraser". Condition: marks on reverse where item has been in album. £13   [ref: AF1] 

     

 

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Agnes Fraser - 1878-1968, British soprano with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, later star of musical comedy - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Yours sincerely, Agnes Fraser". £15   [ref: AF2]    

  

 

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Mirella Freni - born 1935, Italian soprano, a major singer of the 20th century, who made dozens of opera 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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Vladimiro Ganzarolli - born 1936, 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. £24   [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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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. £18 

    

 

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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, inscribed "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]        

   

   

 

  

   

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 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, dated 1953. Condition: horizontal surface-crease (level with his nose), plus paper fragments stuck to reverse where item has been in album. £75   [ref: BG2]  

  

 

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Francis Ginzer - born 1955, Canadian soprano - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing her as Violetta in La Traviata, inscribed "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]  

  

   

   

 

  

   

Matthias Goerne - born 1967, German bass-baritone, particularly fine in lieder - 4.5 x 7 inches (11.5 x 17.5 cm) autographed Decca publicity card. £10      

  

     

   

  

   

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

   

   

 

  

   

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, inscribed "All good wishes, Sydney Granville". £20    

   

   

 

  

   

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       

   

   

 

  

   

Elsie Griffin - 1895-1989, British soprano, major singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1920s, playing Josephine (HMS Pinafore), Phyllis (Iolanthe). Yum-Yum (Mikado), Rose Maybud(Ruddigore), and is regarded by many as the greatest Mabel (Pirates of Penzance) of all - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Yours sincerely, Elsie Griffin". £20  

  

 

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Hector Grimard - 1902-1974, French tenor - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard; with message in French to a fan saying that the photo shows him in Mireille, 1927-8. Condition: paper fragments and wear on reverse where item has been stuck in album. £12    

   

   

 

  

   

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       

   

   

 

  

      

Hilde Guden - 1917-1988, Austrian soprano; started in operetta in late 1930s, then in 1940s and 50s was a major star of opera, particularly Mozart (Cherubino, Zerlina, Pamina) and Strauss (she was his favourite Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed Decca photo. £50    

   

    

    

  

         

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. £22       

   

      

   

  

   

Joan Hammond - 1912-1996, Australian soprano whose recording of O Mio Babino Caro was one of the best-selling recordings of the 1940s - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed in firm blue biro, clearer than is shown on scan. £18   [ref: JH1]   

     

 

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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. £12   [ref: JH2]  

  

  

 

  

   

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      

   

   

 

  

  

Elizabeth Harwood - 1938-1990, British soprano, a noted Fiordiligi, Countess Almaviva, Zerbinetta and Fiakermilli - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing her as Donna Elvira, inscribed "All good wishes, Elizabeth Harwood". £20      

   

   

 

  

     

Barbara Hendricks - born 1948, American soprano - 5.5 x 7 inches (14 x 18 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "best wishes, Barbara Hendtricks". £24       

  

  

 

  

   

    

 

 

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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, inscribed "To George Thrift, Barbara Holt". £8   

     

 

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Marilyn Horne - American mezzo-soprano known for her phenomenal vocal technique, particularly in bel-canto roles (Adalgesa, Rosina, Isabella) - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing her in L'Italiana in Algiers, inscribed "To Enoch Larsen. Make a rainbow! Marilyn Horne". £26      

   

   

    

  

    

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. £20     

   

   

     

  

     

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. £18        

   

   

    

  

  

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, inscribed "Nice to meet you, David Hughes" in deeply-indented biro. £18  

   

 

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