Verdi, Giuseppe - Autograph Letter Signed 1883 + Cabinet Photo Maria Callas Programs shown as Suzuki in Madama

shown as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly

Great lot of 42 programs and cast pages for opera performances in Vienna

signed and dated by him in 1906

inscribed and dated in Berlin

Verdi, Giuseppe - Autograph Letter Signed 1883 + Cabinet Photo Maria Callas Programs shown as Suzuki in MadamaAutograph letter, handwritten and signed by the great Italian composer (1813 1901), dated in 1883. In Italian, to his dear friend and publisher, Tito Ricordi, dated February 23rd, 1883, with a very clear, bold signature at the bottom. Verdi mentions his villa St. Agata and his wife Giuseppina Strepponi (as "Seppina", at the end of the letter). Size is 5. 25 x 7. 5 inches, minor rust by a piece of tape over the upper left corner, not affecting any