Gounod, Charles - Signed Photo 1865 + Autograph Letter Signed 1884 Programs Music Signed Instrumentalists and Ensembles shown as Laura in Ponchielli's

shown as Laura in Ponchielli's La Gioconda

can easily be framed or mounted to hang

creator of the title role of Hanna in the Merry Widow

Kenneth Gillespie

German soprano and film actress (1915-1994)

Gounod, Charles - Signed Photo 1865 + Autograph Letter Signed 1884 Programs Music Signed Instrumentalists and Ensembles shown as Laura in Ponchielli'sFrench composer (1818 1893), very well known for his operas Faust and Romeo et Juliette, as well as his Ave Maria. Signed carte de visite (CDV), with his signature on verso, inscribed and dated in Gand, Belgium, 1865. Original photo by Nestor Schaffer; blind stamp on front with his initials over upper left corner. Size is 2. 4 x 4. 1 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a short letter on a card, with the composer's letterhead, dated in