Series contains photographs of Irving Guttman coaching, directing, and socializing with operatic singers and other stakeholders in the opera scene. Prominently featured in the series are photographs of the opera Norma, which Mr. Guttman directed at least four times; Tosca, which Mr. Guttman directed at least three times; and the operas Aida and Traviatta, which Mr. Guttman directed at least twice each. The series also contains photographs from Irving Guttman directed productions of Madam Butterfly, Daughter of the Regiment, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Boheme, Faust, Manon, Tales of Hoffman, Hansel & Gretal, Lucrezia Borgia, Othello, and The Merry Widow.

Series primarily contains autographed portrait photographs of operatic singers and conductors who at sometime worked with Irving Guttman. The series also contains a few signed photographs of Mr. Guttman, either working or socializing, with various operatic singers, conductors and other stakeholders.