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Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Leonora, Enrico Caruso as Don Alvaro, and José Mardones as the Abbot in Rosa Ponselle’s Metropolitan Opera debut and the premiere of Puccini’s La Forza del Destino on November 15, 1918.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle and Enrico Caruso in La Juive with inscription from Caruso. "1.4.1920 a mia figlia diletta, A Rachel cherie, A Rosa rosella nominato Ponsella auguro per lunga vita carriera bella, Enrico Caruso (Eleazor)".

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. Reverse has sticker with reviews of Rosa singing Santuzza, handwirtten "Ponselle Property- please return to Villa Pace" and stamps "Rosa Ponselle, Prima Donna Dramatic Soprano,…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Selika in "L'Africaine" by Meyerbeer. Ponselle wears blackface makeup (a staging decision now widely considered racist and offensive) and gold headbands and elaborate beaded jewelry. With inscription "To charming Daisy…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in Carmen costume designed by Valentina, signed "Sincerely Rosa Ponselle."

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Carmen with tambourine.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Norma with inscription "To Mr. A.H.Jubbs Sincerely Rosa Ponselle" then further down "as 'Norma' January 1928"

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in crown and long velvet cape . Press release on back stating she will be "guest soloist on second of the weekly half hour programs sponsored by the Simmons Company over WABC". Stamped "Ref. Dept. Mar 31 1931 N.E.A."

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in Don Giovanni costume. Back stamped "Rosa Ponselle in DonGiovanni" with "From the Metropolitan Musical Bureau 38 W. 42nd St., New York City" scratched out, also stamped "Management Libbie Miller, 113, West 57th Street,…