ALBANESE, Licia (1909 – 2004)
Price: $20.00
Description:Italian-born American operatic soprano.
DS – Document Signed – Boldly signed program from the 1957-58 season of The Metropolitan Opera Company. The performance was La Traviata. So bold was Albanese’s signature that shadow copies appear twice within the program! No faint flower Mesdame Albanese.
Noted especially for her portrayals of the lyric heroines of Verdi and Puccini, Albanese was a leading artist with the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1966. She also made many recordings and was chairwoman of The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting young artists and singers.