File primarily contains pictures of Irving Guttman and/or: Joan Sutherland (1963), Beverly Sills (1965 and 1977), Montserrat Caballé (1985 and 1997), William Harness (1977), Regina Resnik (1947), Renata Tebaldi (1965), and Dorothy Kirsten (1964).

File primarily contains photographs of Irving Guttman and/or his operatic singers and students, performing on stage, backstage rehearsing, or at leisure. Pictures of famous operatic singers include Joan Sutherland, Anna Moffo, Marilyn Horne, and Maureen Forster. The file also contains photographs of different operas directed by Guttman, including the Tales of Hoffman (1971), Madame Butterfly (1961), Marriage of Figaro (1964), and others.

File contains primarily photographs of Irving Guttman’s friends and work associates during rehearsals, backstage preparation, or leisure activities. In the photographs are Irving Guttman and/or many opera personalities, such as: Montserrat Caballé (1967 and 1997), Montserrat Marti (1997), Atsuko Azuma (1972), Cristina Deutekom (1978), Alexander Grey (1964), Marilyn Horne (1966 and 1978), Renata Tebaldi (1966), conductor Andrew Meltzer (1978), and Beverly Sills (1977).

File primarily contains photographs of Irving Guttman during rehearsals for the operas: Norma, Traviatta, Roberto Devereux, The Merry Widow, and Tales of Hoffman. Featured in the photographs are Irving Guttman and/or: Joan Sutherland (1963), Olivia Stapp (1984), Peter Glossop (1971), Renata Tebaldi (1971), Mary Costa (1977), Virginia Zeani (1961), director Zubin Mehta (1961), Anna Moffo (1968), Beverly Bower (1961), Nancy Tatum (1968), Andre Turp (1952) and Zhang Liping and Robert Dales (2005).

File primarily includes photographs of Irving Guttman and/or opera personalities in several operas directed by Guttman, including the operas: Rigoletto, Norma, Faust, Traviatta, Tosca, Philadelphia and others. The opera singers involved include: Joan Sutherland (1961, 1963, 1966 and 1973), Irene Salenka (1951), John Alexander (1962), Elaine Bonazzi (1962), Virginia Zeani (1975), Jon Vickers (1975), Marilyn Horne (1963 & 1966), Nancy Tatum (1968), Madame Donalda (1948), Frank Poretta (1960), Peter van Ginkel (1960), and Renata Tebaldi (1964).

File primarily contains photographs from Irving Guttman’s productions of Othello (1982), Carmen (1960), and Faust (1962).

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.

File primarily contains photographs of Irving Guttman and/or several operatic singers, including: Tonio Di Paolo (1983), Richard Bonynge (1962), Joan Sutherland (1962), Regina Resnik (1965), and many more. The file also contains photographs of Irving Guttman’s productions of The Marriage of Figaro (1964), Madame Butterfly (1965), Daughter of the Regiment (1983), Pagliacci (1979), Carmen (1965), and Norma (1962).

File primarily contains photographs of Irving Guttman and/or operatic singers, including: Maureen Forster (1999), John Alexander, (1963), Joan Sutherland (1963), and Marilyn Horne (1963). The file also contains photographs of Irving Guttman’s production of Hansel and Gretel (1999).

File primarily contains photographs of Irving Guttman and/or operatic singers and stakeholders, including: Joan Sutherland (1966), Maureen Forster (1991), Cecilia Bartolli (1995), Beverly Sills (1977), Anna Moffo (1978), and others. There are also several photographs of Irving Guttman directed operas, such as: Daughter of the Regiment (1977), Lucia (1966), and Aida (1980). Lastly, there are several photographs of Irving Guttman and his associates attending an awards gala.

File primarily includes photographs of the rehearsals and preparation of two different Irving Guttman directed operas: Norma and Manon. The bulk of the photographs are of Irving Guttman and/or the following operatic singers: Montserrat Caballé (1971), Marilyn Horne (1965), Tracy Dahl (2006), Virginia Zeani (1975), Milla Andrew (1960), Richard Monynge (1962), Regina Resnick (1965), Louis Quilico (1955), Joan Sutherland (1962), John Alexander (1963), Renata Tebaldi (1966), Peter van Ginkel (1960), Frank Poretta (1960), and Irene Salemka (1960).

This file primarily contains additional photographs of Irving Guttman’s 1st major production of Norma (1963), as well as multiple photographs from a production of Faust (1962). Showcased are photographs of Mr. Guttman and/or opera personalities, such as: Joan Sutherland (1963), Marilyn Horne (1963), Richard Cross (1963), Irene Salemka (1960), Beverly Bower (1961), Richard Bonynge (1963), Joan Maxwell (1963), Fernande Chiocchio (1965), conductor Mario Bernardi (1965), and Mietta Sighele (1965).

File primarily contains photographs of two operas directed by Irving Guttman: Carmen, and Traviatta. Featured in the photographs are Irving Guttman and/or: Marilyn Horne (1965), conductor Henry Lewis (1965), Joan Sutherland (1963), John Alexander (1963), Beverly Bower (1961), Renata Tebaldi (1964), Alan Crofoot (1977), Louise Pearl (1977), and Francisco Lázaro (1966).

File primarily includes photographs of Irving Guttman directing and coaching opera singers during productions of Aida and Tosca. Included in those photographs are Irving Guttman himself, Renata Tebaldi (1964), Virginia Zeani (1966), and John Vickers (1966). The file also includes performance photographs of Marie Collier (1965), Anne Colbert (1963), John Alexander (1963), Jean Fenn (1967), Anna Moffo (1967), composer Carlyle Floyd (1956), Beverly Bower (1964), and Montserrat Caballé (1998).

Two promotional photographs of Irving Guttman with Sylvia Sass. The posters were used for an upcoming production of Tosca.

This file primarily contains photographs from Irving Guttman’s production of Norma (1963). Singers in the production include Joan Sutherland, Richard Cross, John Alexander, and Marilyn Horne. The file also consists of photographs Samuel Ramey (2000), Montserrat Caballé (1967), Renata Tebaldi (1965), Clarice Carson (1985), and Tracy Dahl (1995).

File contains several photos of Irving Guttman directing different operas, incuding: Lucrezia Borgia, featuring soprano Joan Sutherland and pianist Richard Bonynge (1973); Madam Butterfly, featuring Irene Salemka and Irma Gonzales (1952); and Othello, featuring Montserrat Caballé, James McKracken, and Peter Glossop (1969); as well as other operas, including Daughter of the Regiment (1987) and The Barber of Seville (1952). Also included in the file is a photograph of Irving Guttman receiving the Order of Canada (1985).

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.

File primarily contains photographs of Irving Guttman and/or his opera singers during four different productions of the opera Norma. The first production of Norma (1963), featured: Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland, Richard Cross, Richard Bonynge, and John Alexander; the second production (1977), features a photograph of Giorgio Tozzi; the third production (1985) features a photograph of Irving Guttman with Cristina Deutekom; and the final production (1991) features Linda Roark-Strummer. The file also contains pictures of Renata Tebaldi (1964), Montserrat Caballé (1967), John Vickers (1964), Maureen Forrester (1964), Victoria Vergara (1985), Gilda Cruz-Romo (1974), and conductor Walter Herbert (1963).

A collection of congratulatory letters sent from Alberta politicians, including premier Don Getty, to Irving Guttman for his 25th anniversary as artistic director of the Edmonton Opera.

The Irving Guttman Collection is a large collection of photographs of different people and places in the opera world. There are two different parts of this photographic collection: The first part of the collection includes pictures of Mr. Guttman directing and coaching opera performers, or posing with opera enthusiasts from across the globe. A large bulk of these first photographs are of Mr. Guttman's production of the operas, Norma, Tosca, Traviatta, and Aida. However, other operas such as Madam Butterfly, Daughter of the Regiment, Othello, Carmen and more are included in the Collection.

The second part of the collection consists of autographed portraits of opera performers, and other operatic stakeholders. The list of operatic singers, conductors, composers and directors, includes but is not limited to: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Leonard Bernstein, Joan Sutherland, Cristina Deutekom, Montserrat Caballé, John Alexander, Tracy Dahl, Marilyn Horne, Linda Roark-Strummer, Huguette Tourangeau, Renata Tebaldi, Clarice Carson, Regina Resnik, Mary Costa, Irene Salemka, Cecilia Bartoli, Judith Forst, Ermanno Mauro, and Sylvia Sass.

Lastly, there is a collection of congratulatory letters to Mr. Guttman for his 25th anniversary as artistic director of the Edmonton Opera.

File is primarily a collection of photographs of famed opera soprano Regina Resnik during a production of Carmen, (1965). Also in the file are photographs of Guttman’s production of Nabucco (1983) where he coached and directed Cristina Deutekom, Ryan Edwards, Dimitri Kravaros, and others. Lastly, the file also contains photographs of Pilar Lorengar (1966), Lily Pons (1966), Marilyn Horne (1981), Tracy Dahl (1990), Mary Costa (1975 & 1982), Huguette Tourangeau (1987), Renata Tebaldi (1967), and CBC personality Ruby Mercer (1989 & 1991).

File contains portrait photographs of [#76] Risë Stevens (1950), [#77] Maria Pellegrini (1970), [#78] Margaret Harshaw (1950), [#79] Robert Larmakina (1970), [#80] Irene Salemka (1970), [#81] Dorothy Kirsten (1965), [#82] Paul Plishka (1970), [#83] Teresa Stratas (1970), and [#84] Louise Pearl (1977).

File includes portrait photographs of [#67] Margaret Bokor (1947), [#68] Joan Sutherland (1962), [#69] Blanche Thebom (1950), [#70] Anna Kaskus (1948), [#71] Maureen Forster (1953), [#72] Claramae Turner (1955 & 1949), [#73] Everett Marshall (1949), [#74] Astrid Varnay (1946), and [#75] Gertrude Ribla (1946).

File contains signed photographs of [#1-#4] Beverly Sills and William Harness (1969), and [#7, #8] Ruth Welting and Alfredo Kraus (1990) during two separate productions of Daughter of the Regiment. The file also contains signed photographs of [#5] Ginger Rogers (1984), [#9] Anton Guadagno (1985), [#11] Judith Forst (1979), [#12] Magda Olivero (1977) who was Guttman's favourite singer, [#13] the famous Placido Domingo (1962), [#14] Christina Deutekom (1975), [#15] Leontyne Price (1952), [#16] Wilfrid Pelletier (1967), [#17] Jussi Björling (1946), [#18] Jerome Hines (1980), [#19] Lauritz Melchior (1948), and [#20] Carol Neblett (1988).

File contains portrait photographs of [#100] Brian Sullivan (1951), [#101] Anna Kaskas (1948), [#102] Thomas Hayward (1951), [#103] Kerstin Thorborg (1930), [#104] Rosemary Kullueauce? (1952), [#105] Marjorie Lawrence (1947), [#106] Vivian Dell Cluixa (1950), [#107] Salvatore Baccaloni (1952), and [#108] Cesare Bardelli (1969).

File includes photographs of [#179, #180] Miwako Matsumoto (1960), [#191] Oskar Morawetz (1950), [#193] Herta Glaz (1952), [#194. #195] Herman Geiger-Torel (1951), [#196] Atsuko Azuma (1981), [#197] Elizabeth Vaughan (1957), [#198] John Covzart (1948), [#199] Florence Easton (1946), [#200] Dorothy Kirsten (1950), [#201] Torhen Ralf (1950), [#202] Josephine Antoine (1948), [#203] Louis Roy (1948), [#204] Placido Domingo (1962), [#205] Marian Anderson (1950), [#206] Cornelia Otis Skinner (1955), [#207] Leonard Bernstein (1951), [#208] Jerome Hines (1979), [#209] Montserrat Caballé (1967), [#210] Kiri Te Kanawa (1992), [#211] Samuel Edward Ramey (1975), [#212] Clarice Carson (1973), and [#213] Nan Merriman (1960). The file also includes a dinner invitation from Rosa Ponselle (1967).

File includes photographs of: [#214] Margret Bokoe (1953), [#215] Kathleen Muirson (1985), [#216] Robert Doucet (1953), [#215i] Joan Sutherland (1963), [#216ii] Richard Tucker (1955), [#217] Richard Crooks (1935), [#218] Norman Summers (1949), [#219] Camilla Williams (1950), [#220] Delia Rigal (1958), [#221] Rose Bampton (1954), [#222] Mariana Nicolesco (1963), [#226, #227] Pilar Lorengar (1967), [#228] Norma Springford (1948), [#230] Louis Roy (1948), [#231] Donnie Rae Albert, and Zhang Liping (1975). The file also includes photographs of [#224, #225] Irving Guttman directing the opera, "Aida" (1961).

File contains portrait photographs of [#36] Patrice Munsel (1950), [#37, #39] Dorothy Kirsten (1955 & n.d.), [#38] Montserrat Caballé (1961), [#40] Pierrette Alarie (n.d.), [#41] William Johns (1981), [#42] Hugh Pickett and Ginger Rogers (1978), [#43] Miguel Couleur (1951), [#44] Miguel Sandoval (1951), and [#45] Lucia Evangelista (1950).

File contains portrait photographs of [#92] Bruno Landi (1947), [#93] Cesare Valletti (1951), [#94] Licia Albanese (1960), [#95] Galina Savova (1960), [#96] Dorothy Kirsten (1964), [#97] Raoul Jobin (1945), [#98] Herva Nelli (1945), and [#99] Nelle Nomay? (1947).

File photographic portraits of: Montserrat Caballé (1978), Carol Neblett (1999), Ghena Dimitrova (1986), Dolora Zajick (1982), Birgit Nilsson (1955), Rudolf Bing (1985), Nicole Lorange (1985), Diana Soviero (1970), Montserrat Caballé and husband, Bernabé Martí (1967), Marta Domingo (1951), Victoria Vergara (1982), Celia Franca (1980), and other unnamed opera stakeholders.

File contains portrait photographs of [#46] Sylvia Sass (1985), [#47] Louise Roy (1950), [#49] Hilde Gueden (1950), [#50] June Kowalchuk (1950), [#51, #52] Eva Likova (1951), [#53] Regina Resnik (1960), [#54] Delia Rigal (1951), [#55] Lorenzo Alvary (1951), and [#56] Irene Salemka (n.d.).

File contains portrait photographs of [#21] Birgit Nilsson (1967), [#22] Tracy Dahl (1975), [#23] Terry "Ter" McQueen (1960), [#24-#26] Renata Tebaldi (1965 & 1955), [#27] Gwyneth Jones (1990), [#28] Alan Titus (1990), [#29] Rose Bampton (1960), [#30] Ryan Edwards (1985), [#31] Roberta Peters (1975), [#32] Regina Resnik (1955), [#33] Maureen Forster (1955), [#34] Joan Sutherland (1960), and [#35] Mary Henderson (1947).

File includes portrait and action photographs of [#131, #143] Virginia Zeani (1965 & 1969), [#132, #139] Regina Resnik (1955 &1960), [#133] Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya (1977), [#134] Leona Mitchell (1985), [#135] Dorothy Kirsten (1967), [#136] Beverly Sills (1965), [#137] Léopold Simoneau (1952), [#138] Blanche Thebon (1960), [#140] Zinka Milanov (1950), [#141] Bidu Sayão (1949), [#142] Louis Quilico (1965), and [#144] Anna Moffo (1970).

File contains photographs of: [#145] Leonard Warren (1960), [#146] Irene Salemka (1965), [#147] Kirsten Flagstad (1948), [#148] Mary Costa (1983), [#149] Irma Souez (1950), [#150] Sherrill Milnes (1981), [#151] Charlotte "Lotte" Lehmann (1947), [#152] Maria Callas (1974), [#153] Miliza Korjus (1948), [#154] Montserrat Caballé (1961), [#155] Victoria de los Ángeles (1984), [#156] John Alexander (1965), and [#158] Marilyn Horne (1968).

File includes photographs of: Carol Neblett (1991), Paul Plishka (1992), David Agler and Maureen Forrester (1988), Cecilia Bartoli (1995), [Dimitri Horwzosky] (1989), Linda James and Sophie Turco (1995), Heather Thompson (1978 & 1984), Bernabé Martí and Montserrat Caballé together (1968), Montserrat Caballé on her own (1998), Cristina Deutekom (1975), Marilyn Horne (1978 & 1988)), Victoria de los Ángeles (1990), Clarice Carson (1994), Huguette Tourangeau (1995), Linda Roark-Strummer (1991), John Alexander and Joan Sutherland (1962), and Maureen Forester (1957).

The file also includes numerous photographs of Irving Guttman directing opera, coaching his stars, and also being present at a gala honouring his 35 years with the Edmonton opera.

File contains autographed photographs of Regina Resnik (1951), Virginia MacWilliams (1951), John Alexander (1960), Sam Ramey, and others.

File contains portrait photographs of [#85] Helen Jepson (1950), [#86] Eleanor Steber (n.d.), [#87] Marilyn Horne (1972), [#88] Bernice Castayuo (1969), [#89] Helen Traubel (1948), [#90] Jennie Tourel (1946), and [#91] Lawrence Tibbett (1950).

File includes portrait photographs of [#57] Camilla Williams (1950), [#58] Humphrey Doulens (1958), [#59] Rose Bampton (1950), [#60] Montserrat Caballé (1965), [#61] Richard Cassilly (1960), [#62] Astrid Varnay (1955), [#63] Licia Albanese (1950), [#64] Florence Swarthar? (1950), [#65] Arthur Benjamin (1954), and [ #66] James Milligan (1950).

File contains a mix of portrait photographs and autographed pictures of stage performances. The list of opera singers and personnel include: [#109] Cesare Bardelli (1967), [#110, #111] Bianca Berini (1985 & 1989), [#112] Ermanno Mauro (1965), [#113, #114] Donnie Ray Albert (1985), [#115] Louis Melancon (1963), [#116] Mary Costa (1977), [#117] Renato Cioni (1970), [#118] Mary Jane Johnson (1985), [#119] Louise Roy (1948), [#120] John Alexander (1965), [#121] Carol Neblett (1989), [#122] Eva Zseller (1991), [#123] Virginia Zeani (1965), [#124] Linda Roark-Strummer (1991), [#125] Olivia Stapp (1984), [#126] Dolora Zajick (1981), [#127, #128] Gilda Cruz-Romo (1988 & 1998), [#129] the Canadian Opera Company performing Madam Butterfly (1948), and [#130] Christine Deutekom (1981).

File contains photographs of: [#159] Marilyn Horne (1968), [#160] Renata Scotto (1964), [#161] Cecilia Bartoli (1998), [#162] Herman Geiger-Torel (1957), [#163] Richard Margison (1970), [#164] the famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti (1987), [#165] Lily Chookastan (1970), [#166] Licia Albanasese (1955), [#167] Dorothy Maynor (1948), [#168] Irma Gonzalez (1951), [ #169] Ella Lea (1964), Dorothy Cole (1962), [#170] Onelia Fineschi (1949), [#174] Ermanno Mauro (1965), [#175] Carol Neblett (1978), and [#176] Irving Guttman himself (1965).

File includes photographs of: Frank Porretta (1960), Gladys Swarthout (1950), Mija Novich (1965), Ivan Petroff (1955), Irma Gonzales (1951), Florence Kirk (1947), Stella Roma (1950), Elizabeth Benson Guy (1947), Patrice Munsel (1950), Jon Craine (1950), Jan Peerce (1951), Maria Jessiar (1947), Carmen Jones (1950), Bianca Berini (1977), James Pease (1952), Mario Bernardi (1965), Cristina Deutekom (1974), and Judith Forst (1970). The file also contains photographs of Irving Guttman directing the opera “Norma”, as well coaching his opera stars.

File includes photographs including: Irving Guttman together with Judith Forst standing on the Star Walk together (1991), Maureen Forest (1995), Rob Hallam and Joanne Kolomyjec ( 1991), Cecilia Bartoli (1995), Perrat Alaire (1998), Carol Neblett (1999), Ermanno Mauro (1975), Cristina Deutekom (1980), Montserrat Caballé (1978), and others that Irving Guttman met or directed.

File includes photographs of Ida Miccolis (n.d.), Ruby Mercer (1975), and Regina Resnik (1965). There are also several photographs of Irving Guttman with an array of opera singers and stakeholders, including: Leona Mitchell (1985), Sylvia Sass (1985), Joan Patenaude-Yarnell (1972), Mary Costa (1981), Cristina Deutekom (1983), Irene Salemka (1970), Beverly Sills (1975), Joan Sutherland (1972), his partner Robert Dales (2009), Pierrette Alarie (2007), Tim Vernon (1985 & 2007), and Russel Braun (1990).

File contains autographed photographs of Claude Corbeil (1972), Virginia Zeani (1958 and 1961), Kunie Imai (1961), Bidu Sayao (1951), [Suzanne Stern] (1951), and others.