Waldmann, Maria - Autograph Letter Signed Programs Opera Unsigned select playbill in the pull

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Program for a concert in Salzburg 1952

This was the first foreign run of Tosca

5 inches (visible window size)

shown as Hoffmann in the Tales of Hoffmann

Waldmann, Maria - Autograph Letter Signed Programs Opera Unsigned select playbill in the pullAustrian mezzo soprano (1842 1920), closely associated with Verdi, who first performed the role of Amneris in the La Scala "world premiere" of the opera in 1872 and, later on, in Verdis Requiem. Autograph letter signed, in Italian, she discusses about a performance of Lohengrin as Ortrud, suggests instead performing in Faust. One page handwritten on both sides and signed on verso, 5. 5 x 8. 25 inches, in excellent condition. No year written, probably