Hempel, Frieda - Signed Photograph programs music unsigned pianists Set of 2 playbills mounted

Set of 2 playbills mounted on a page for a performance of Verdi's "La Traviata" starred by Adelina Patti

shown in the title role of Verdi's Don Carlo

Autograph letter handwritten and signed by him

with a few notes of an unknown piece on a card

Signature on paper

Hempel, Frieda - Signed Photograph programs music unsigned pianists Set of 2 playbills mountedGerman soprano (1885 1955), who had a very important career in the United States and Europe; debuted at the Met Opera in 1912, focusing on concert recitals after 1919. Sepia photograph signed by her, posing probably as Jenny Lind (for a film); a photo by Underwood & Underwood. Size is 7. 5 x 9. 5 inches, in excellent condition.