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Description: In this autograph letter signed, the soprano Adele Addison Berger thanks John Pitcherale for sending reviews and hopes that he is “working with joy. This last is definitely part of the happy life …”

Signed: “Warmest greetings, Adele”

Handwritten and signed on a 5” x 3” folded “Thank You” card. Included is the transmittal envelope addressed to: “Mr. John Pitcherale, 1075 Pleasant Street, Belmont, Massachusetts”.  Item #A02013

Adele Addison Berger (1925- ) is an American soprano and actor. She made her classical debut as a recitalist at New York’s Town Hall and opera debut as Mimi in Puccini’s La Bohème (1955). She preferred a career as a recitalist singing German Lieder, Negro spirituals, and art songs.

John (Giovanni) P. Pitcherale (1919?-1998) was a friend of The Boston Symphony Orchestra.  He is also listed as one of the principal correspondents in The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Condition: Fine condition.