Scalchi, Sofia - Autograph Letter Signed 1884 Autographs Singers 50 or less F 1934) as Manon in Puccini's

1934) as Manon in Puccini's Manon Lescaut at the Metropolitan Opera

on paper embossed with her initials

Italian tenor (1860-1925)

with a short text in German quoting Richard Wagner ("Music has never yet cheated a human heart")

Ferenc Fricsay conducts contemporary composers

Scalchi, Sofia - Autograph Letter Signed 1884 Autographs Singers 50 or less F 1934) as Manon in Puccini'sItalian mezzo soprano (1850 1922), very celebrated in her time, with a voice containing a range of 2 and a half octaves. Autograph letter signed 1 page written in Italian on letterhead of the Hotel Espanol in New York, dated in 1884. Sold untranslated but with typed transcription on a separate page (see scan). Size of the original letter is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.