Il Guarany - World Premiere Program-Libretto 1870 Autographs Actors - Letter H Gertrud Runger

Gertrud Runger

Italian baritone (1911-

Canadian tenor (1937-1986)

with Enrico Mainardi as soloist

with some silvering and wear on edges not affecting the signature

Il Guarany - World Premiere Program-Libretto 1870 Autographs Actors - Letter H Gertrud RungerProgram libretto for the world premiere performance at La Scala, Milan of the Carlos Gomes opera Il Guarany, based on the novel O Guarani by Jose de Alencar, the first Brazilian opera to gain acclaim outside of Brazil. First performed in March, 1870, with a celebrated cast including the legendary French baritone Victor Maurel in the role of Il Cacico, the chief of the Aymor Indians. Full program with all 51 numbered pages plus extras and original