Callas, Maria - Sutherland, Joan - Signed Program Norma Covent Garden 1952 Autographs Actors - Letter R Bledsoe was the first African-American

Bledsoe was the first African-American artist to succeed in Broadway

and sang at the world premiere of Puritani (1835)

signed by him in the front cover

stamped on verso by photographer Noel Rubie

from the period 1932-1950

Callas, Maria - Sutherland, Joan - Signed Program Norma Covent Garden 1952 Autographs Actors - Letter R Bledsoe was the first African-AmericanOriginal program for a performance of Bellini's opera Norma at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on November 18, 1952, featuring Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Joan Sutherland, under the baton of Vittorio Gui, signed by the star Greek soprano and the by then unknown Joan Sutherland who sang the part of Clotilde. Size is 4. 75 x 7. 4 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition. Very rare!