Donizetti, Gaetano - Autograph Letter Signed 1839 Programs Music Unsigned Strings Signed photo postcard of the

Signed photo postcard of the Austrian bass-baritone (1897-1950) shown as Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni

shown as himself mostly relaxing at home

Some wear on covers and spine

one of the stars of the Metropolitan Opera in New York

Donizetti, Gaetano - Autograph Letter Signed 1839 Programs Music Unsigned Strings Signed photo postcard of theItalian composer (1797 1848) mostly of operas, one of the 3 most important composers of the Bel Canto style together with Rossini and Bellini, during the first half of the 19th century. Autograph letter signed, no year but mail stamped on verso in 1839, to an unknown recipient (Vicomte Valph), about a dinner the night before and a financial debt with this person. One page, in French, sold with a transcription and translation, 5. 4 x 8 inches, mounting