Catalani, Angelica - Vintage Playbill 1828 Book Signed and creator of the main

and creator of the main tenor roles in the world premieres of Offenbach's Les Contes d´Hoffmann

violinist and violist Yuri Bashmet

Program May 1st

shown as Maddalena in Giordano's Andrea Chenier

Catalani, Angelica - Vintage Playbill 1828 Book Signed and creator of the mainItalian dramatic soprano (1780 1849), whose voice with unsurpassed power and flexibility made her one of the greatest bravura singers of all time. Playbill for a performance of the celebrated soprano at the Theatre Royal (Drury Lane), Birmingham, on October 7, 1828, mounted on a mat. Total size is 10. 25 x 15. 3 inches (visible window size), playbill is 7. 4 x 12. 5 inches, in very good condition.