HAWKINS, Osie _more English composer and harpist (1808-1849)

English composer and harpist (1808-1849) who died young

best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voice of Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" (1989)

Aram Katchaturian

The Bartered Bride (Act one)

HAWKINS, Osie _more English composer and harpist (1808-1849)American baritone (1913 1993), sang for 25 years at the Metropolitan Opera and after his retirement worked there for 15 more years as Executive Stage Manager. Signed photograph, shown as Amfortas in Wagner's Parsifal, inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer Louis Melancon, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Size is 8 x 10 inches, small tear on bottom right corner, otherwise in excellent condition.