Dame Joan SUTHERLAND / Group of items signed and inscribed to the American

Description

Group of items signed and inscribed to the American singer and impresario Richard Conrad (1935-2019)
Author:
SUTHERLAND, Dame Joan 1926-2010
Title:
Group of items signed and inscribed to the American singer and impresario Richard Conrad (1935-2019)
Description:
- Photograph of Sutherland in costume as Semiramide in Rossini's opera. Ca. 230 x 175 mm. With "Semiramide Maggio Musicale Firenze" printed at lower right corner. Upper right corner creased.
- Autograph letter on a postcard addressed to Conrad in Boston and dated October 18, 1863. "Thanks for the telegram. I was so NERVOUS and Ric [Richard Bonynge] was sweating buckets, but we got to the end of the show and they liked it ... Love Joan."
- Autograph note. "Dear Richard Very Happy Christmas ... Joan & Richard."
- Autograph note. "To Richard with fondest wishes for a Happy Christmas & New Year Joan & Weenie."
Framed and matted under glass in four separate windows. Overall size 20.5" x 10.25".
Following highly acclaimed appearances at Covent Garden, the Paris Opéra, La Scala, and the Metropolitan Opera, Joan Sutherland enjoyed huge success in all the major international opera houses from the early 1960s onwards. "Her greatest talent... lay in Italian bel canto opera of the 18th and 19th centuries... With a beautiful, soft-grained voice of great range, power and flexibility, Sutherland could deliver fiendishly difficult coloratura with exceptional agility, clarity and mellifluous warmth. She had a vocal range from g to e‴, and was blessed with an exquisitely even trill." Norma Major and Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online.
Seller ID:
36587
Subject:
Autographs & Manuscripts
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians
The firm of J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians, established in 1977 by John and Jude Lubrano, has come to be recognized as one of the leading international antiquarian dealers in the specialties of Music and Dance.
Items handled by the company include autograph musical manuscripts and letters of composers; rare printed music; and rare books, prints, drawings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to music and dance, all dating from the 15
th
through the 21
st
centuries. The firm has issued over 80 catalogues and numerous lists over its more than 40 years in business.
Terms
Payment by All domestic orders ship within two business days by USPS Priority Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available; please contact us for rates. We would be happy to combine shipping costs on orders of multiple items.
All items are guaranteed to be authentic. Material may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund provided that it is in the same condition as when sent and is packed, shipped, and insured as received.
This listing was created by Bibliopolis.