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

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,…

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 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 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 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…