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Photograph of Rosa and Carmela Ponselle for press for "La Gioconda" at the Metropolitan Opera with newspaper clipping on the back "Associated Press Photo. Play 'Sister Act' in Opera. Rosa (right) and Carmela Ponselle, both famous in grand opera,…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with American flag and four soldiers holding a sign "To Rosa Ponselle, from LeCroix-Murdock Post No. 585 to a Real American Girl from her Own Home Town, Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass., Nov. 12, 1922". Back with article from…

Program for Rosa Ponselle's debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in La Forza del Destino, November 15, 1918. Name misspelled as Poncelle.

Program for Rosa Ponselle as Rachael in La Juive with the Metropolitan on the Road at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, November 30, 1920. Cast includes Caruso, Rother, Scotney, Diaz, Leonhardt, D'Angelo, Ananian and is conducted by Bodansky.…

Program for La Gioconda with Carmela (Laura) and Rosa Ponselle at the Metropolitan Opera, December 27, 1934 with Panizza conducting. Program autographed by Rosa Ponselle.

Program for Rosa Ponselle in La Traviata (as Violetta with Egener, Falco, Lauri-Volpi, Tibbett and Serafin conducting) on April 27th and Norma (as Norma with Tokatyan, Rothier, Telva, Egener and Serafin conducting) on May 1st with the Met in…

Program for Rosa Ponselle in La Traviata with the Met in Baltimore, April 18, 1931. Autographed by Rosa Ponselle and Lawrence Tibbett. Cast includes Egener, Falco, Lauri-Volpi, Tibbett, Bada, conducted by Serafin. Note about Met in Baltimore. And…

Program for "Ernani" at the Metropolitan Opera, February 27, 1922. Cast includes Rosa Ponselle as Elvira, Giovanni Martinelli, Giuseppe Danise, Jose Mardones, and was conducted by Gennaro Papi. Also includes advertisements for Columbia Records and…

Program for Rosa Ponselle as Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera, January 25, 1936. Special performance benefiting French Benevolent Society and Hospital. Cast includes Burke, Votipka, Oelheim, Giovanni Martinelli, Pinza, Bada, with Hasselmans…

Program for Rosa Ponselle in La Gioconda (as Gioconda with Claussen, Pinza, Swarthout, Gigli and Serafin conducting) on May 5th and Cavalleria Rusticana (as Santuzza with Swarthout, Gigli, Basiola, Falco and Bellezza conducting) on May 7th with the…