Tosca - World Premiere Playbill 1900 Autographs Singers Lot Italian soprano (1876-1945) who starred

Italian soprano (1876-1945) who starred in the world premiere of operas by Puccini (she was the first Madama Butterfly)

a magazine editor who was his friend as well as Caruso´s

minor creases otherwise in excellent condition

Part of a set of ORIGINAL (unpublished) pictures of the Ring-performances during the Bayreuther Buhnenfestspiele

2 signatures in pencil

Tosca - World Premiere Playbill 1900 Autographs Singers Lot Italian soprano (1876-1945) who starredOriginal playbill announcing the world premiere of Tosca! January 14th, 1900, Teatro Costanzi, Rome. After delays due to political unrest, the premiere took place at Teatro Costanzi with a stellar cast. This is a very rare announcement playbill for the world premiere of one of todays most popular operas. One page, 6. 8 x 9. 6 inches, very small loss of paper over the lower right corner, something was written on ink on verso over the top margin, that