Bust-length photograph, signed in full and inscribed to Sharon

by Robert Merrill

$35 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

Ca. 255 x 202 mm. Small label with annotation in black ink to upper left corner of verso, crossed out. Although he occasionally appeared in Europe and South America, Merrill preferred to base his career at the Metropolitan Opera where he sang all the major baritone roles of the Italian and French repertories. In terms of vocal endowment, technical security and longevity he was unequalled among baritones of his generation at the

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.