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Ezio Pinza - 1892-1957, Italian bass, sang over 50 roles at The Met, ROH Covent Garden and La Scala (Sarastro, Don Giovanni, Figaro). Later starred in Broadway musicals, most notably South Pacific, winning a Tony Award in 1950 - 4 x 5.75 inches (10.5 x 14.5 cm) autographed photo. Condition: slight silvering towards lower part of photo. Really nice younger photo and superb autograph.   SOLD 

       

 

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Rosalind Plowright - born 1949, British soprano (now mezzo-soprano), a notable Tosca, Donna Elvira and Desdemona - autographed 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed after singing Senta in Der Fliegende Hollander at ROH Covent Garden in 1986. £9        

   

  

  

  

   

Courtice Pounds - 1862-1927, British tenor, important member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1885-91, creating the roles of Fairfax in The Yeomen of the Guard, and Marco in The Gondoliers; later became a big star of musical comedy - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed Rotary postcard showing him in costume, inscribed "Yours faithfully, Courtice Pounds". £26   [ref: CP1]    

   

 

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Courtice Pounds - 1862-1927, British tenor, important member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1885-91, creating the roles of Fairfax in The Yeomen of the Guard, and Marco in The Gondoliers; later became a big star of musical comedy - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, postally-used in 1906, inscribed "Yours very truly, Courtice Pounds". £24   [ref:CP2]    

     

 

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Courtice Pounds - 1892-1927, British tenor, important member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1885-91, creating the roles of Fairfax in The Yeomen of the Guard, and Marco in The Gondoliers; later became a big star of musical comedy - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard showing him as Jasomir in Princess Caprice, inscribed "Yours truly, Courtice Pounds". £25   [ref: CP3]    

         

 

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Louie Pounds - 1872-1970, British mezzo-soprano, younger sister of tenor Courtice Pounds; a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, she created the role of Heart's Desire in Sullivan's The Rose of Persia - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, postally-used in 1906, inscribed "Yours truly, Louie Pounds". £12   [ref: LP1]  

   

 

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Louie Pounds - 1872-1970, British mezzo-soprano, younger of tenor Courtice Pounds; a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, she created the role of Heart's Desire in Sullivan's The Rose of Persia - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Yours very truly, Louie Pounds". £14   [ref: LP2]   

    

 

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Louie Pounds - 1872-1970, British mezzo-soprano, younger sister of tenor Courtice Pounds; a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, she created the role of Heart's Desire in Sullivan's The Rose of Persia - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, postally-used in 1904, inscribed "Yours truly, Louie Pounds". £12   [ref: LP3]   

   

 

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Louie Pounds - 1872-1970, British mezzo-soprano, younger sister of Courtice Pounds; a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, she created the role of Heart's Desire in Sullivan's The Rose of Persia - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, inscribed "Yours sincerely, Louie Pounds". £14   [ref: LP4]   

    

 

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Hermann Prey - 1929-1998, German baritone with a wide repertoire of lieder and opera, particularly fine as Papageno and both Mozart and Rossini Figaros - 3.75 x 5.5 inches (9.5 x 14 cm) autographed photo showing him as Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. £22     

   

  

  

  

    

Margaret Price - born 1941, British (Welsh) soprano; initially a mezzo  singing Cherubino at ROH Covent Garden, later soprano supreme in Mozart (Countess, Fiordiligi), and famous for her Desdemona at the Met - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo showing her as Amelia in Ballo in Maschera, signed in gold ink. £18      

   

  

  

  

 

Gino Quilico - born 1955, Canadian baritone (son of baritone Louis Quilico) a noted Rossini Figaro and Don Giovanni - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed after singing Belcore in L'Elisir d'amour at ROH Covent Garden in 1985. £10     

   

  

  

  

   

J. Patrick Raftery - American baritone turned dramatic tenor, now known for singing Otello, Tristan and Florestan - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed in 1985 after singing The Count in Le Nozze di Figaro at ROH Covent Garden. £8       

   

  

  

  

     

Samuel Ramey - born 1942, American bass, a fine basso-cantante with a huge repertoire from Handel and Mozart (Don Giovanni) to Verdi (Attila) and Puccini (Colline) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 13 cm) autographed photo.  SOLD 

   

  

  

    

   

Samuel Ramey - born 1942, American bass, a fine basso-cantante with a huge repertoire from Handel and Mozart (Don Giovanni) to Verdi (Attila) and Puccini (Colline) - 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo. Condition: vey minor surface creases middle right and top left. £22   [ref: SR2]     

   

  

  

  

  

    

 

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Samuel Ramey - born 1942, American bass, a fine basso-cantante, with large repertoire - 7.75 x 10 inches (19.5 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo, inscribed "To Juan, many thanks and best wishes, Samuel Ramey". £15   [ref: SR3]  

   

   

    

  

   

John Rawnsley - born 1950, larger-than-life British baritone, best known for playing Rigoletto in Jonathan Miller's production for English National Opera in the 1980s, but more recently with major international career - autograph on 6 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book. £8    

     

  

  

   

  

  

     

Regina Resnik - American mezzo-soprano with huge voice, particularly fine in Verdi, a noted Ulrica, Eboli and Mistress Quickly - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £26    

   

  

  

  

   

Katia Ricciarelli - born 1946, Italian soprano, famous for Verdi and Puccini roles: she was Desdemona in Zeffirelli's 1986 film of Verdi's Otello - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £15     

   

  

  

  

   

Karl Ridderbusch - 1932-1997, German bass with a huge and beautiful voice, and was a fine actor: a regular at Bayreuth where his roles included Hagen, Dalend, Sachs, Pognor and King Mark; his repertoire also included Baron Ochs, Sarastro and Rocco - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed record-company card. £25     

   

  

  

  

    

Forbes Robinson - 1926-1987, popular British bass who performed with Sadlers Wells Opera and ENO, and regularly sang on BBC radio 2 for many years - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £22    

   

  

  

  

  

Nicola Rossi-Lemeni - Italian bass - 4.5 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm) autographed photo, with dedication, dated 1949. Condition: photo rather faded and dirty, but a fine and clear autograph in black ink. £18           

   

   

    

  

    

Helge Roswaenge - 1897-1972, Danish/German tenor, the star of many German wartime opera radio broadcasts - 4 x 5.75 inches (10.5 x 14.5 cm) photo, autographed on reverse, with message in German, dated 1938. £30  

  

 

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Anneliese Rothenberger - born 1924, German soprano with large repertoire in both opera and operetta - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed record company photo. £20   [ref: AR1]     

   

  

  

  

    

Anneliese Rothenberger - born 1924, German soprano with large repertoire in both opera and operetta - 3.75 x 5.5 inches (9.5 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £22   [ref: AR2  

   

  

  

  

    

Kennerley Rumford - 1870-1957, British baritone, husband of contralto Dame Clara Butt, with whom he often sang and recorded - pencil autograph on 2.75 x 2.5 inches (6.5 x 6 cm)small white page from autograph book, together with seperate (unsigned) used postcard showing him at his writing desk. The pair. £12   RESERVED     

   

  

  

  

   

Leonie Rysanek - 1926-1998, Austrian dramatic soprano, a noted Salome, Kundry, Turandot, Lady Macbeth and Aida, singing 25 different roles for the Metropolitan Opera, New York - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 26 cm) large autographed photo. Condition: very minor surface creases. £30   [ref LR1]      

   

  

  

  

   

Leonie Rysanek - 1926-1998, Austrian dramatic soprano, a noted Salome, Kundry, Turandot, Lady Macbeth and Aida, singing 25 different roles at the Met - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £25   [ref: LR2]   

   

 

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