Pons, Lily - Photo, Letter and Program Collection Autographs singers M-P American soprano (1880-1925)

American soprano (1880-1925)

Stamped on verso by photographer Erio Piccagliani

very good condition

Creator of the role of Amfortas in the World Première of Wagner's Parsifal in July 1882 at Bayreuth

Pons, Lily - Photo, Letter and Program Collection Autographs singers M-P American soprano (1880-1925)Star French born soprano (1898 1976), active in opera and film in more than 5 decades. Large archive of mostly unsigned photographs of her in performances, with personalities, travelling, personal, etc. Several hundreds of photographs, mostly black and white, around half of the lot are 8 x 10 inches, the rest in smaller size. While many are stamped on verso by a photographer or photo studio, most are not stamped. Also included are several letters