Hilary Pugh’s Opera Book – Signatures From The Stars of Opera 1952
£1,250.00
A very good autograph book compiled by Hilary Pugh circa 1952-1954, with collected autographs from contemporary stars of the opera and classical music scene. Boards bound in faux grained crimson morocco leather, tarnished gilt title to the debossed cartouche on front board, some light rubbing to the grain on the front and rear boards, rubbing to the spine hinges, a dated Christmas inscription in pencil to the front paste-down, with applied Santa Clause face, light spotting to the front and rear free end papers and throughout.
In numerical order the autographs are as follows: 1. Kirsten Flagstad (Norwegian opera singer 1895-1962) 2. Joan Hammond (Australian operatic soprano 1912-1996) 3. Ebe Stignani inscribed and dated 6.12.51 (Italian opera singer 1903-1974) 4. Fedora Barbieri (Italian Mezzo-Soprano 1920-2003) 5. Victor de Sabata (Italian Conductor 1892-1967) 6. Guido Cantelli dated 1951 (Italian orchestral conductor 1920-1956) 7. Franco Capuana inscribed and dated 1952 (Italian conductor 1894-1969) 8. Vittoria Gui dated 1952 (Italian conductor, composer/critic 1885-1975) 9. Unknown, NWDR Orchestra (Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk) 10. (Sir) Malcolm Sargent (English conductor 1895-1967) 11. Adrian Boult 1953 with London Philharmonic Orchestra compliment card (British composer 1889-1983) 12. Wilhelm Furtwangler (German conductor/composer 1886-1954) 13. Beniamino Gigli inscribed and dated (Italian opera singer 1890-1957) 14. Tito Schipa inscribed and dated 1951 (Italian tenor 1888-1965) 15. Jussi Bjorling (Swedish tenor 1911-1960) 16. Giovanni Martinelli thank you note dated 1951 (Italian tenor 1885-1969) 17. Sesto Bruscantini dated 6.7.51 (Italian baritone 1919-2003) 18. Paolo Silveri inscribed and dated 1953 (Italian baritone 1913-2001) 19. Unknown 20. Boris Christoff inscribed and dated 1952 (Bulgarian opera singer 1914-1993) 21. Unknown dated 1953 22. Isaac Stern inscribed and dated 1954 (American violinist 1920-2001).
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A very good autograph book compiled by Hilary Pugh circa 1952-1954, with collected autographs from contemporary stars of the opera and classical music scene. Boards bound in faux grained crimson morocco leather, tarnished gilt title to the debossed cartouche on front board, some light rubbing to the grain on the front and rear boards, rubbing to the spine hinges, a dated Christmas inscription in pencil to the front paste-down, with applied Santa Clause face, light spotting to the front and rear free end papers and throughout.
In numerical order the autographs are as follows: 1. Kirsten Flagstad (Norwegian opera singer 1895-1962) 2. Joan Hammond (Australian operatic soprano 1912-1996) 3. Ebe Stignani inscribed and dated 6.12.51 (Italian opera singer 1903-1974) 4. Fedora Barbieri (Italian Mezzo-Soprano 1920-2003) 5. Victor de Sabata (Italian Conductor 1892-1967) 6. Guido Cantelli dated 1951 (Italian orchestral conductor 1920-1956) 7. Franco Capuana inscribed and dated 1952 (Italian conductor 1894-1969) 8. Vittoria Gui dated 1952 (Italian conductor, composer/critic 1885-1975) 9. Unknown, NWDR Orchestra (Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk) 10. (Sir) Malcolm Sargent (English conductor 1895-1967) 11. Adrian Boult 1953 with London Philharmonic Orchestra compliment card (British composer 1889-1983) 12. Wilhelm Furtwangler (German conductor/composer 1886-1954) 13. Beniamino Gigli inscribed and dated (Italian opera singer 1890-1957) 14. Tito Schipa inscribed and dated 1951 (Italian tenor 1888-1965) 15. Jussi Bjorling (Swedish tenor 1911-1960) 16. Giovanni Martinelli thank you note dated 1951 (Italian tenor 1885-1969) 17. Sesto Bruscantini dated 6.7.51 (Italian baritone 1919-2003) 18. Paolo Silveri inscribed and dated 1953 (Italian baritone 1913-2001) 19. Unknown 20. Boris Christoff inscribed and dated 1952 (Bulgarian opera singer 1914-1993) 21. Unknown dated 1953 22. Isaac Stern inscribed and dated 1954 (American violinist 1920-2001).
