{"product_id":"22245-callas-maria-signed-tosca-photograph","title":"Callas, Maria. (1923–1977) Signed \"Tosca\" Photograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare signed halftone Houston Rogers photograph from La Divina's performances of \"Tosca\" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1964. A single sheet removed from the February 8, 1964 issue of The Illustrated London News, small tears, creases and mounting remnants around the edges of the sheet have been matted out of view, a few small blemishes to the image showing, else fine. The full sheet 10 x 13 inches, photograph 8.7 x 10.9 inches (25 x 34cm; 22 x 28 cm). Archivally matted with only the image showing, 11 x 14 inches overall. Signed photographs of Callas of this size are very uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOn 5 July, 1965 Maria Callas gave her last performance on the operatic stage - as Tosca - at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. She had been scheduled to sing 4 repeat performances in the 1964 Zeffirelli production but owing to ill health she cancelled them all except one - a gala performance before Queen Elizabeth. Some weeks earlier she had collapsed before the final act of Norma at the Paris Opera and had to cancel the remaining three performances scheduled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe final blossoming in the later years of her career, that had seen her return to the stage in triumph as Tosca and Norma, had come to an abrupt end at the young age of 41 when she should have been at her peak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093806928031,"sku":"22245","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Callas_2C_Maria_Signed_2522Tosca_2522_Photograph_22245.jpg?v=1722190495","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/22245-callas-maria-signed-tosca-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}