SEVEN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS REPRESENTING VERDI, FRANCESCO MOLINARI PRADELLI AND SINGERS FERRUCCIO TAGLIAVINI AND PIA TASSINARI WITH CLIPPINGS FROM PRESS ARTICLES AND HANDWRITTEN NOTES (ITALIAN & FRENCH)

Watercolors on paper, signature to be deciphered, dated 1959. Various formats. 32x24cm, 24x16cm, 18.6x13.7cm 16 pages of handwritten notes, in Italian and French. 21x13.7cm 1 program '50th anniversary of the death of Giuseppe Verdi', title 'Don Carlo' printed, handwritten text in blue pen, double sheet. 16.5 x 12.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, South of France Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (1911-1996) Prominent Italian opera conductor, held as one of the best guarantors in his time of the Italian operatic tradition of the XIXᵉ century. Ferruccio Tagliavini (1913-1995) Italian tenor, one of the leading 'tenore di grazia' of his time. Pia Tassinari (1903-1995) Italian soprano and later mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the Italian and French repertories.