Lotti della Santa, Marcella - Autograph Letter Signed 1867 Autographs Actors - Letter A and slight silvering on left

and slight silvering on left side

Larger size signed photo shown in one of her famous roles in the 1964 film "Mary Poppins"

Tortelier performs music by Haydn

Blind stamped by photographer Swaine

celebrated in both Italian and German lyric soprano repertoire

Lotti della Santa, Marcella - Autograph Letter Signed 1867 Autographs Actors - Letter A and slight silvering on leftItalian soprano (1831 1901), (sometimes incorrectly called Marcellina), known for Verdi soprano roles, also created parts in several world premieres, including the title heroines in Saviero Mercandente's Virginia (1866), Errico Petrella's Giovanni di Napoli (1869), and Donizetti's Gabriella di Vergy in 1869. Autograph letter signed, embossed on first page, 3 pages of a 4 page folded document, written in Italian, sold untranslated, dated in 1867.