Risë Stevens Autograph

Risë Stevens (/ˈriːsə/; June 11, 1913 – March 20, 2013) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano and actress. Beginning in 1938, she sang for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for more than two decades during the 1940s and 1950s. She was most noted for her portrayals of the central character in Carmen by Georges Bizet. From 1963 to 1968 she was director of the Metropolitan Opera National Company. More about Risë Stevens

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Current items with a signature of Risë Stevens

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thumbnail1987 LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN PROGRAM SIGNED BY RISE STEVENS - J 5948$150.00logo
thumbnailRISE STEVENS - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED$599.00logo
thumbnailRise Stevens MET Mezzo Soprano Opera Singer Signed Autograph$24.99logo
thumbnailRise Stevens Signed Vintage 8x10 Phot Patti Page Signed Index Card Lot Singers $55.00logo
Stevens was born Risë Gus Steenberg in New York City, the daughter of Sarah "Sadie" (née Mechanic) and Christian Carl Steenberg, an advertising salesman. Her father was of Norwegian descent and her mother was Jewish (of Polish and Russian descent). She had a younger brother, Lewis "Bud" Steenberg, who died in World War II. She studied at New York's Juilliard School for three years, and with Anna Eugenie Schoen-René (1864–1942). She went to Vienna, where she was trained by Marie Gutheil-Schoder and Herbert Graf. She made her début as Mignon in Prague in 1936 and stayed there until 1938, also singing in guest appearances at the Vienna State Opera.

Stevens was engaged as a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble at the Teatro Colón in 1938 (as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier) and was invited to the Glyndebourne Festival in 1939 where she was heard as Dorabella and Cherubino. In 1938 she made her début with the Metropolitan Opera on tour in Philadelphia as Octavian opposite Lotte Lehmann as the Marschallin. Three weeks later at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, she sang Mignon in a Saturday matinee broadcast in a cast that included Richard Crooks as Wilhelm Meister and Ezio Pinza as Lothario. Stevens appeared in a few Hollywood films, including The Chocolate Soldier (1941) with Nelson Eddy. She played an opera singer in Going My Way (1944) with Bing Crosby, wherein she is credited as a contralto; she is featured performing the "Habanera " from Bizet's opera Carmen, "Going My Way" with the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir, and the Schubert "Ave Maria" with Bing Crosby and the choir. Disliking acting in films and the Hollywood scene in general, Stevens returned exclusively to opera. Read even more about Risë Stevens at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Risë Stevens

The most expensive item with a signature of Risë Stevens (Rise Stevens Opera Singer Hand Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo with JSA COA) was sold in November 2021 for $99.99 while the cheapest item (Rise Stevens - Classic Opera Singer - Autographed Postal Stamp Collectors Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2013 with an average selling price of $6.99 for an autographed item of Risë Stevens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2010 with $85.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2011. In average, an autographed item from Risë Stevens is worth $6.99.

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thumbnailRISE STEVENS - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED$1.00logo
thumbnailRise Stevens Complete Stories Of The Great Operas Rare Signed Autograph Book$69.99logo
thumbnailRise Stevens Hand Signed First Day Cover Metropolitan Opera Autographed JSA COA$24.99logo
thumbnailRISE STEVENS MEZZO SOPRANO WITH MET SIGNED ENVELOPE 1947 (X852)$2.00logo
thumbnailRise Stevens NY MET Metropolitan Opera 1954 Carmen Signed Autograph Playbill$49.99logo
thumbnailRISE STEVENS, opera mezzo-soprano, AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED B&W PHOTO$12.00logo
thumbnailRisë Stevens an American operatic mezzo-soprano Hand Signed Vintage Index Card$6.30logo
thumbnailRisë Stevens was an American operatic mezzo-soprano Hand Signed 5 x 3 Index Card$2.25logo
thumbnailRisë Stevens was an American operatic mezzo-soprano Hand Signed Vint Index Card$4.80logo
thumbnailVINTAGE OPERA SINGER RISE STEVENS SIGNED 8 X 10 PHOTO FROM ESTATE COLLECTION$22.00logo