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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, inscribed "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, 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.   SOLD  

  

 

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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. £12      

  

     

   

  

   

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. £25       

   

      

   

  

   

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. £15   [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   

  

  

  

  

   

Marilyn Hill Smith - born 1952, British soprano; particularly well-known for soubrette roles (Despina, Musetta, Susanna, Olympia, Zerbinetta) and light opera roles (Adele, Countess Maritza) at ROH Covent Garden, English National Opera and Sadlers Wells - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £20        

   

  

  

  

   

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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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 - 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".   SOLD      

   

   

    

  

    

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     

   

   

     

  

     

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

   

 

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