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Autographs: opera singers  M - O

 

 

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Catherine Malfitano - born 1948, American soprano, noted for her Puccini roles and in particular her live TV broadcast of Tosca from Rome with Placido Domingo - 3.5 x 5.25 inches (9 x 13.5 cm) autographed photo mounted on white card. £15 

  

 

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Matteo Manuguerra - 1925-1998, Tunisian-born French-Italian baritone; initially a tenor, in 1962 he became a house baritone for Lyon Opera, then Paris Opera, before making a career in the USA singing Verdi roles at the Metropolitan Opera (Rigoletto, Macbeth, Germont Pere) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed in rather blotchy silver ink. £12      

  

 

 

  

  
Nicola Martinucci - born 1941, Italian tenor, a fine Manrico and Calaf, and later a noted Radames, Canio and Otello - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £18  

   

 

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James McCrackan - 1926-1988, American tenor, one of the finest dramatic tenors of his day, performing with huge success in Europe (Otello, Manrico, Canio) before finally gaining recognition in the USA when he sang Otello at the Metropolitan Opera - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him as Canio in Pagliacci. £26       

  

 

 

 

  
Sylvia McNair - born 1956, American soprano, noted for her Mozart roles at the Metropolitan Opera, ROH Covent Garden and Vienna, and in the last 15 years has widened her repertoire to include musicals and jazz - 3.75 x 5.5 inches (9.5 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing her in Mozart's Idomeneo, Glyndebourne 1991. £18   [ref: SM1] 

            

 

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Sylvia McNair - born 1956, American soprano, noted for her Mozart roles at the Metropolitan Opera, ROH Covent Garden and Vienna, and in the last 15 years has widened her repertoire to include musicals and jazz - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "To Robin with best wishes! Sylvia McNair". £14   [ref: SM2] 

  

 

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Lauritz Melchior - 1890-1973, Danish tenor, one of the greatest Wagner singers and regarded by many as the finest Tristan of all - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed in red ink. Condition: horizontal crease where item was once folded in half. £55 

                  

 

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Giorgio Merighi - born 1939, Italian tenor - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, inscribed "London 18.1.86, Giorgio Merighi", signed after performance as Gabriel Adorno in Simon Boccanegra at ROH Covent Garden. £6 

   

 

  

 

  
Walter Midgley - 1914-1980, British tenor, a regular at ROH Covent Garden, singing Manrico, Duke of Mantua, Nemorino and Rodolfo amongst other roles - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £22 

   

     

 

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Sherrill Milnes - born 1935, American baritone, one of the leading baritones at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1970s and 80s, particularly known for Verdi roles (Miller, Iago, Rigoletto) - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 17.5 cm) autographed photo. £16   [ref:SM1] 

  

 

  

 

  
Sherrill Milnes - born 1935, American baritone, one of the leading baritones at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1970s and 80s, particularly known for Verdi roles (Miller, Iago, Rigoletto) - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm) large autographed photo. £20   [ref: SM2]     

   

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sherrill Milnes - born 1935, American baritone, one of the leading baritones at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1970s and 80s, particularly known for Verdi roles (Miller, Iago, Rigoletto) - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £15   [ref: SM3] 

    

 

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Yvonne Minton - born 1938, Australian mezzo-soprano, made her ROH debut as Octavian, and has since sung regularly at the Met, Chicago Opera and Paris Opera - autograph on 6 x 4 inches (15 x 10 cm) orange card, inscribed "With best wishes, Yvonne Minton, 1.2.72". £8   [ref: YM2]     

   

 

 

 

  
Nelly Miricioiu - born 1952, Romanian and British soprano, a noted Violetta, Lucia, Mimi, Musetta, Tosca and Butterfly - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed in 1986 after a performance of Faust at ROH Covent garden. £10   

  

 

 

 

  
Gunther Missenhardt - German bass, a notable Baron Ochs, Sarastro, and Osmin - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches ( 15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed in 1985 after singing Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro at ROH Covent Garden. £7     

  

 

 

 

  
Ena Mitchell - British (Scottish) soprano, an early soloist in Vaughan William's Serenade to Music; sang and recorded with Kathleen Ferrier, and was later an eminent singing teacher - autograph on 3.75 x 2.5 inches (9.5 x 6.5 cm) pale green page from autographbook. £10 

   

 

  

  

  
Martha Modl - 1912-2001, German mezzo-soprano (Hansel, Azucena, Cherubino, Octavian) then dramatic soprano (Isolde, Kundry, Brunnhilde), then mezzo-soprano again (Clytemnestra, Countess in Queen of Spades), still performing up to her death aged 89 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, plus a seperate autographed note in German (not shown). The pair: £40  

  

 

 

 

  

   

 

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Anna Moffo - 1932-2006, American soprano, first gaining recognition in Italy as a fine Madama Butterfly, then making her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1959 as Violetta; in her time she was unrivalled as Liu and the three heroines in Les Contes d'Hoffmann - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "For Raphael, best wishes Anna Moffo". £25  

   

 

  

   

  
Diana Montague - born 1941, British mezzo-soprano, a versatile singer with a vast repertoire, a regular at ROH Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera and Paris Bastille - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £12  

  

 

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Cynthia Morey - British soprano, principal with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1951-57; roles included Patience, Phyllis, Rose Maybud, and Giannetta - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard showing her as Phyllis in Iolanthe, inscribed "With much love to Marion and Frank, Cynthia Morey". Condition: fragments of paper stuck to reverse. £15 

  

 

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Maria Muller - 1898-1958, Czech/German soprano, a hugely important singer in her time, she left relatively few recordings. Sang Mimi, Elsa, Sieglinde, Senta and Elizabeth at the Met, over a dozen roles at ROH Covent Garden including Jenufa, and made frequent appearances at La Scala, Vienna and Paris - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing her in Oberon. £28 

  

 

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Frank Mullings - 1881-1953, British tenor, a noted Canio and Otello, one of the most recorded of British singers in the 1920s; later became Professor of Singing at the Royal Manchester College of Music - autograph and musical quote on 5.5 x 5.5 inches (14 x 14 cm) white page, inscribed "Drink to me only with thine eyes, Frank Mullings, Oct 23rd/22 Manchester". SOLD 

 

 

 

 

  
Suzanne Murphy - Irish soprano, a noted Violetta, Lucia and Constanza with WNO, ENO, Munich Opera and Opera de Lyon - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes, Suzanne Murphy. July '92". £15 

     

 

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Melitta Muszely - born 1927, German soprano - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed record-company card, with message in German. £15 

    

 

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Birgit Nilsson - 1981-2005, Swedish soprano, the outstanding Wagner soprano of her generation (Isolde, Brunnhilde) - 3.75 x 5.75 inches (9.5 x 14.5 cm) autographed photo. £32   [ref: BN2] 

                

 

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Siegmund Nimsgern - born 1940, German bass-baritone - 4.75 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm) autographed photo showing him as Mandryka in Arabella. £18         

   

  

  

  

   

Dennis Noble - 1899-1966, British baritone, principal with English Opera Company and Royal Opera, baritone soloist in the world premier of William Walton's oratorio Belshazzar's Feast - 2.75 x 3.5 inches (6.5 x 9 cm) small autographed photo. Condition: fragment of paper stuck to reverse where item  has been stuck in album. £16   [ref: DN1]     

      

 

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Dennis Noble - 1899-1966, British baritone, principal with English Opera Company and Royal Opera, baritone soloist in the world premier of William Walton's oratorio Belshazzar's Feast - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Yours sincerely, Dennis Noble". £18   [ref: DN2]  

    

 

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Henk Noort - 1898-1990, Dutch tenor whose career was prematurely ended by WW2; a magnificent Lohengrin and Manrico, he was one of Toscannini's favourite tenors - 3.25 x 5.25 inches (8.5 x 13.5 cm) autographed round-cornered photo showing him as Manrico in Il Trovatore. £26   [ref: HN1]     

      

 

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Henk Noort - 1898-1990, Dutch tenor whose career was prematurely ended by WW2; a magnificent Lohengrin and Manrico, he was one of Toscannini's favourite tenors - 3.25 x 5.25 inches (8.5 x 13.5 cm) autographed round-cornered photo, dated 1952. £26   [ref: HN2]  

 

 

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Leo Nucci - born 1942, Italian baritone, a notable Rigoletto, Macbeth, Renato, Iago and Scarpia - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed in 1985 after singing Di Luna in Il Trovatore at ROH Covent Garden. £8      

   

  

  

  

   

Elena Obratsova - born 1939, Russian mezzo-soprano, famed for her Amneris and Delilah, especially at the Metropolitan Opera and at ROH Covent Garden - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed after singing Azucena at ROH in 1985. £12  

    

 

  

  

    

Derek Oldham - 1887-1968, British tenor; principal with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1919-37, singing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan tenor roles - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him in his garden. Condition: paper fragments stuck to reverse where item has been in album. £20   [ref: DO1]    

   

 

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Derek Oldham - 1887-1968, British tenor; principal with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1919-37, playing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan tenor roles - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him as a barber, inscribed "Yours faithfully, Derek Oldham". Condition: slight wear to corners. £20   [ref: DO2]  

  

 

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Derek Oldham - 1887-1968, British tenor; principal with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1919-37, playing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan tenor roles - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. Condition: fair, with wear to surface and top-left corner, and paper remnants stuck to reverse. £12   [ref: DO3]  

  

 

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Magda Olivero - born 1910, Italian soprano; a great singing actress in verismo roles (Adriana Lecouvreur, Mimi, Minnie, Tosca, Liu) - autograph on 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) white postcard, signed "Magda Olivero 1979". £14     

     

   

  

  

  

   

Alice Oppitz - British soprano, a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1896-99, later a star of musical comedy at Daly's Theatre and the Prince of Wales' Theatre - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Thine, Alice Oppitz". £10       

   

   

   

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