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26746September 25th 1907"; no place. See her entries in Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Oxford DNB. Decorative page extracted from Autograph Album 19 x 16cm two small closed tears not impinging on text fair condition. Text: "A beautiful voice is the gift of God. - Adelina Patti Sederstrom September 25th 1907". Sederstrom or Cederstrom being her married name. SEE IMAGE. On verso details of two other parities unknowns. September 25th 1907"; no place. unknown
1957208291957. Press photograph archive of African American women opera singers 1957-1977 documents the emergence and international recognition of Black performers within mid twentieth century classical music and operatic institutions. The images center on four prominent singers whose careers developed during and after the era of segregation when access to major stages and audiences expanded unevenly for Black artists. Figures such as Marian Anderson who broke barriers at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955 established a precedent for subsequent generations; the performers represented here advanced that presence through sustained international careers providing visual evidence of African American participation in elite cultural institutions during a period of social and cultural change.<br /> <br /> Six black and white silver gelatin press photographs each approximately 8 x 10 inches with captions and markings on recto and verso. Subjects include Adele Addison in two studio portraits from the 1950s later known as the singing voice for Bess in Porgy and Bess 1959; Shirley Verrett in two images including an early news photograph prior to a performance at Ambassador College Auditorium and a later 1976 stage portrait in formal concert dress; Martina Arroyo in a 1977 portrait during the height of her international career; and Grace Bumbry depicted in costume as Princess Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos at the Metropolitan Opera in 1965. The photographs capture both staged publicity portraits and performance contexts documenting professional presentation and artistic identity.<br /> <br /> Produced during decades of expanding civil rights advocacy and gradual institutional integration the archive situates African American women within a field historically shaped by exclusion and limited access. Their visibility in major opera houses and concert venues reflects broader shifts in cultural recognition and professional opportunity while also underscoring the continued significance of performance as a site of racial and gendered representation. Minor edge wear; captions remain legible; overall very good condition. unknown
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2377911 July 1906; on letterhead of the Hotel Cecil Strand WC London. 1p 12mo. On bifolium. In fair condition with two pencil notes at head one in orange. Folded twice. He hopes he is not abusing the kindness of 'Monsieur Menager' i.e. the house manager by asking for two seats for his wife and her friend as they would like to go to the opera that night. After terminating the letter in the customary Gallic fashion he adds a postscript asking for the reply to be left with the porter. 11 July 1906; on letterhead of the Hotel Cecil, Strand, WC [London]. unknown
2377818 June 1900; no place London. 2pp 12mo. On bifolium. Folded once. The first page is scored through in ink with pencil annotations at head. The final page with Saléza’s signature is unmarked. He asks him for as many seats as possible for that evening. He would like ‘une bonne loge deux Stalls et plusieurs petites places’. He will pass by the office to collection and asks for them to be left in his name. 18 June 1900; no place [London?]. unknown
1974021488Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company 1974 First printing of the stated first edition. Light shelf wear else book and dust jacket in fine condition. Doubleday & Company hardcover
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