Marra Vollmer, Maria von - Set of 7 Autograph Letters Signed Programs Opera Unsigned French mezzo-soprano (1906-1977)

French mezzo-soprano (1906-1977)

mostly in role

English baritone Herbert Brown

I had prepared the ways quite well

Marra Vollmer, Maria von - Set of 7 Autograph Letters Signed Programs Opera Unsigned French mezzo-soprano (1906-1977)Austrian German soprano (1822 1878), one of the most important singers at the Vienna Court Opera in the 1840s. Set of 7 fine autograph letters signed by her, dated between 1845 and 1850. Letters concern preparation for roles in Donizettis L'Elisir d'Amore, Meyerbeers Les Huguenots, and other operas; she recommends the singer Maria Eiserich Leonoff. Addressees are the writer Adolf Buerle (1786 1859), theater directors, and colleagues. Different sizes,