Pasta, Giuditta - Commemorative Medal 1977 Maria Callas Posters French tenor (1906-1999) and French

French tenor (1906-1999) and French mezzo-soprano  (1917-2011)

Swedish tenor (1911-1960) considered one of the leading operatic singers of the 20th century whose career developed mostly at the Metropolitan Opera and less frequently at the major European opera houses

and ballet instructor

the role she created in the world premiere in Paris

Photo by Eddy Despretz

Pasta, Giuditta - Commemorative Medal 1977 Maria Callas Posters French tenor (1906-1999) and FrenchItalian soprano (1797 1865), one of the greatest opera singers of the 19th century, who created the roles of Anna Bolena (Donizetti), Amina and Norma (Bellini). Original medal issued in 1977 by the Circolo Numismatico Saronnese commemorating the celebrated soprano who was born in Saronno 1797. Diameter is 2 inches, in excellent condition.