MacBeth - Opera Playbill Gran Teatro La Fenice 1848 Autographs Actresses - Letter R together with a newspaper clip

together with a newspaper clip from the New York Times with an article about Gloria´s passing away at age 79 in December 1999

shown in their widely celebrated roles in Wagner's Lohengrin at the 1959 Bayreuth Festival

Sold together with a photo postcard of the composer

Italian baritone (1882-1957)

Lot of 2 typed letters signed by him with letterhead of University of California addressed to Peter Mennin

MacBeth - Opera Playbill Gran Teatro La Fenice 1848 Autographs Actresses - Letter R together with a newspaper clipPlaybill for an early performance of Verdi's MacBeth at Gran Teatro La Fenice on February 12th, 1848. Opera was premiered eleven months earlier in Florence, cast includes Felice Varesi (1813 1889), the creator of the title role. Size is 16. 75 x 11. 6 inches, folds, minor rust stains, otherwise in very good condition.