MUSIC - Opera singers/1 - Lot of concert programs and signed photographs
Sold for £150
PERRIN Yvonne
(Zurich, 11.09.1941 - ). Studied at the conservatories of Lausanne and Fribourg as well as in Frankfurt and Salzburg. From 1963 she was a soloist with the Ensemble vocal de Lausanne. She has performed at several major European festivals. She has also toured internationally, with several concerts in South Africa. She is a favourite interpreter of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Programme signed Corsier, 21.12.1971, along with other musicians' signatures.
PANZERA Charles
(Geneva, 16.02.1896 - Paris, 06.06.1976) Opera singer (baritone), author of several works on vocal emission. He taught at the Paris Conservatoire.
Two photographs signed 31.01.1948 to Paul Langer.
TAPPY Eric
(Lausanne, 19.05.1931 - ). He began his career as a teacher in Vich and then in Renens. In 1958, he was awarded 1st prize at the Geneva Conservatoire. He was one of the world's great tenors. At the age of 50, he retired to teach at the Lyon Conservatoire.
Photograph with autograph dedication signed to AL.
GAUTIER Georges
(La Guerche, 1951 - ) Studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. In 1972, he won a first prize in singing and, in 1973, a first prize in lyric art. He joined the Opéra Studio de Paris, then the Opéra de Lyon. In 1980, he joined the Paris Opéra as a tenor.
Photograph with autograph dedication signed "pour Madeleine".
DEVRIES Fides
(New Orleans, 22.04.1852 - Los Angeles, 1941 ). She sang at the Théâtre-Lyrique, then at the Paris Opera. She married a dentist, Mr Adler. From 1874 to 1883, she interrupted her career. Then she sang at the Nouveau Théâtre Italien and in Monte-Carlo. Finally, in 1889, she retired from the stage.
Autograph letter signed 04.06.1886 to AT "...c'est de vouloir bien prêter quelque attention à Mademoiselle Berthe Leclercq élève du professeur Boulanger ...".
DESSAY Natalie
real name: Nathalie Dessaix (Lyon, 19.04.1965 - ). A soprano trained at the Bordeaux Conservatoire, she specialises in coloratura roles, and is known for her acting talent and powerful stage presence.
Greeting card with autograph dedication signed.
BAUDOUIN Monique
née Van der Messen (1943 - 13.04.2017). She studied music at the Maîtrise de Radio-France, which enabled her to take part in numerous concerts throughout France. She then went on to study at the Rome Conservatoire and the Santa Cecilia Academy.Photograph with autograph dedication signed “à Madeleine avec toute mon amitié.”
(Zurich, 11.09.1941 - ). Studied at the conservatories of Lausanne and Fribourg as well as in Frankfurt and Salzburg. From 1963 she was a soloist with the Ensemble vocal de Lausanne. She has performed at several major European festivals. She has also toured internationally, with several concerts in South Africa. She is a favourite interpreter of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Programme signed Corsier, 21.12.1971, along with other musicians' signatures.
PANZERA Charles
(Geneva, 16.02.1896 - Paris, 06.06.1976) Opera singer (baritone), author of several works on vocal emission. He taught at the Paris Conservatoire.
Two photographs signed 31.01.1948 to Paul Langer.
TAPPY Eric
(Lausanne, 19.05.1931 - ). He began his career as a teacher in Vich and then in Renens. In 1958, he was awarded 1st prize at the Geneva Conservatoire. He was one of the world's great tenors. At the age of 50, he retired to teach at the Lyon Conservatoire.
Photograph with autograph dedication signed to AL.
GAUTIER Georges
(La Guerche, 1951 - ) Studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. In 1972, he won a first prize in singing and, in 1973, a first prize in lyric art. He joined the Opéra Studio de Paris, then the Opéra de Lyon. In 1980, he joined the Paris Opéra as a tenor.
Photograph with autograph dedication signed "pour Madeleine".
DEVRIES Fides
(New Orleans, 22.04.1852 - Los Angeles, 1941 ). She sang at the Théâtre-Lyrique, then at the Paris Opera. She married a dentist, Mr Adler. From 1874 to 1883, she interrupted her career. Then she sang at the Nouveau Théâtre Italien and in Monte-Carlo. Finally, in 1889, she retired from the stage.
Autograph letter signed 04.06.1886 to AT "...c'est de vouloir bien prêter quelque attention à Mademoiselle Berthe Leclercq élève du professeur Boulanger ...".
DESSAY Natalie
real name: Nathalie Dessaix (Lyon, 19.04.1965 - ). A soprano trained at the Bordeaux Conservatoire, she specialises in coloratura roles, and is known for her acting talent and powerful stage presence.
Greeting card with autograph dedication signed.
BAUDOUIN Monique
née Van der Messen (1943 - 13.04.2017). She studied music at the Maîtrise de Radio-France, which enabled her to take part in numerous concerts throughout France. She then went on to study at the Rome Conservatoire and the Santa Cecilia Academy.Photograph with autograph dedication signed “à Madeleine avec toute mon amitié.”