Villa-lobos, Heitor - Autograph Note Signed 1948 Programs Opera Unsigned The prize is given once

The prize is given once every few years to classical instrumentalists for outstanding achievement

Small crack at the bottom

showing the famous German tenor (1845-1909) in the role of Tannhauser - one of his best roles (and the one of his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1890)

Artists include Ernestine Schumann-Heink

shown in the film "The Dresser" (1983)

Villa-lobos, Heitor - Autograph Note Signed 1948 Programs Opera Unsigned The prize is given onceBrazilian prolific composer (1887 1959), who was also a conductor and one of the most important Brazilian composers of the 20th century. Autograph note in Portuguese (sold untranslated) on an album page signed by him in 1948. Size is 4. 5 x 6. 1 inches, spotted rust, in overall good condition. On verso there is a short autograph note signed by an unidentified artist.