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1436691923.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1898120815Buenos Aires Litografia Blanchi. Granzini y Volante 1898. In 8° massimo brossura in cromolitografia con belle immagini ai due piatti. Pp. 12 con al centro la composizione nominativa per palchi degli abbonati e la composizione nominativa dell'orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera. Le pagine sono una grande miniera di notizie sulla vita commerciale di Buenos Aires sono infatti tutte pubblicità di vario formato alcune con figure di negozi e aziente della città Buenos Aires, Litografia Blanchi. Granzini y Volante unknown
1938047910London nUK: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. X 388 Pp. Purple Cloth Stamped In White And Pink. First Printing With Seal And A On Copyright Page. Near Fine No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $3.75 Light Wear Small Losses At Corners Small Internal Tape Reinforcements With No Show-Through. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
19392091202133104999Takarazuka Girls Opera Company 1939. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Takarazuka Girls Opera Company paperback
Lars MorellNot in perfect condition. unknown
1968049592London 1968. Soft cover. Very Good. Original b/w photo-advert. 20 x 14 cm. Signed and inscribed by Korat to "Bedros bey" as '. my play-friend'. Dated 1.16.1968. Advert of Rigoletto Place des Arts - Montreal S. A. Goumsky - London. Korat also known as Korad was a Turkish female opera artist. She made her stage debut as 'Lucia' at Ankara State Opera. He studied on the Italian operas at the Deutsche Oper in Hannover and at the La Scala in Milan. In 1959 she was a soloist in the interpretation of the 9th Symphony in the Beethoven Festival Germany. She played the leading roles in the opera stages of European US and African countries. In 1966 she participated in the Verdi Festival in Montreal with famous artists. With her powerful and colorful soprano voice interpretation and technique she has gained widespread fame. Scarce. <br/> <br/> paperback
033244063X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1390596028.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19823571Boston: Little Brown And Company. Fine. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in slipcase. 8vo. SIGNED on limitation page by singers Rise Stevens and Judith Blegen. Copy #613 of a special limited edition in the Metropolitan Opera Classics Library. New and unread. Book is bound in navy buckram with gilt lettering on spine housed in a grey slipcase which is fine condition. A wonderful copy. ; Signed by Author . Little, Brown And Company hardcover
1977100072March 5 1977. 1977. Fine. - One-and-a-half pages with over 85 words penned on both sides of 10-3/8 inch high by 7-1/8 inch wide creamy white paper. The Opera director and producer tells Jean Dalrymple that he'd "be delighted to hear Jay Willoughby. However I'm off to San Francisco very shortly for Carmen". He asks if Willoughby could contact him when he's back. He goes on to invite Jean to the "second set of performances May 19-22 - featuring the first performance of Dominick Argento's monologue A Water Bird Talk and an incredible chamber opera written in Theresienstadt concentration camp - The Emperor of Atlantis." Signed in full "Ian Strasfogel". Folded for mailing the edges are very faintly darkened. Near fine. <p>The one-act opera "The Emperor of Atlantis or The Disobedience of Death" Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung was composed by Viktor Ullmann and Peter Kien while interned at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1943. It was not allowed to be performed and the script was not finished until the 1970s. The poet Aaron Kramer prepared an English translation which the San Francisco Spring Opera Theater first performed in April 1977 and which had its New York premiere at the New Opera Theatre of the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 19 1977. The world premiere of Dominic Argento's "A Water Bird Talk" also took place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music that same evening.<p>The opera director and producer Ian Strasfogel born 1940 was the author of several plays screenplays and librettos and of a novel titled "Operaland". Strasfogel directed over 100 productions throughout Europe and North America and frequently collaborated with Gyorgy Ligeti Luciano Berio Bruno Maderna Hans Werner Henze and Otto Piene.<p>Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jose Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member producer and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. March 5, 1977. unknown
067981308X-11-1Random House Books for Young Readers. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Random House Books for Young Readers unknown
067981308X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
10235The letters all on letterheads of the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC mainly from Broadcasting House London dating from between 1944 and 1952. For more information about Stephen Manton Bradbury or Stephen Manton as he was known professionally see his obituary in The Times 8 September 1970. The collection is in good condition on aged paper. The correspondence from various figures in various BBC music departments both London and regional and in a variety of formats from 4to down to 12mo breaks down to the following number of items per year: 1944 8; 1945 5; 1946 30; 1947 34; 1948 32; 1949 22; 1950 11; 1951 15; 1952 1. A businesslike correspondence with only very occasional personal asides casting an interesting light on the relations between the BBC and individual artists during the Second World War and its aftermath. Topics include contracts fees dates and times of engagements apologies for erroneous billing responses to complaints and suggestions advertising in the Radio Times. On 2 January 1950 Charles Groves writes to assure Manton that 'in speaking of your lack of heroics I was only thinking of the music which you submitted to me and I can assure you that there is no bar on you that might prevent you from singing the music for which you are suited with the Northern Orchestra'. Also present are more than thirty typewritten cast lists for performances featuring Manton separated from the relevant item of correspondence and a few drafts of Manton's letters and a small amount of correspondence from other sources including two letters apiece from his agents Wardour Agency Ltd and from the London music publishers Chappell & Co. The letters, all on letterheads of the British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC], mainly from Broadcasting House, London, dating fr unknown
1934DEMO016439INew York: Random House 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Octavo 57pp. black cloth; dj chipped archivally repaired chips; inked name of Nancy Doss on front pastedown some toning to endpapers from dust jacket. <br/><br/>Wilson A21a. Full-page inscription by Gertrude Stein to O. J. Kedlec a collector from Forest Park Illinois. Stein's inscription repeats the title of this work and she wrote it from Bilignin par Belley Ain France." Random House hardcover
1949DEMO016437INew York: Rinehart & Co. Inc 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 8vo 480 pages orange cloth; red-orange printed dust jacket <br/><br/>19 works for the stage edited by Van Vechten Stein's literary executor. Wilson A48. Minor toning to dust jacket Rinehart & Co., Inc hardcover
A9781470454265Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1925111876Unknown. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1925. Photograph. Photos are nice and clear but there is some soiling. Please Note: These are old photos whch have not been kept in albums and therefore have edgewear. ; approx 9 x 12; One photo is a portrait o Mr. Russell another of Russell and Marion his wife greeting an actress at the train one with family in Bourbonnais Il one with his grandchild in later years and finally a photo of the new box office of the Civic Opera House in Chicago where he later became manager. . Unknown unknown
1943113619St. Louis Municipal Opera. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1943. Softcover. Very nice except for a corner off of the back cover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . St. Louis Municipal Opera paperback
19772090202118202733Geijutsu gendai-sha 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Geijutsu gendai-sha paperback
1983331045California: Chrysalis Records 1983. Record. Very Good record and jacket. Chrysalis Records unknown
1994C1685Ircc 1994-10-18. Audio CD. Like New. CD case and liner all in Excellent condition. Ircc unknown
20021839150710036Gold Circle Records 2002-02-26. Audio CD. Very Good. CD plays perfectly & the case looks good. Gold Circle Records unknown
1990100092219Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire - IFAO 1990. Bon état cependant couverture défraîchie ternie intérieur propre. in4. 1990. Broché. iconographie en noir et blanc Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire - IFAO unknown
193636755J. Miles & Co. Ltd. 1936. 1936. Very good. - A 22 inch high by 15 inch wide promotional poster with a brief biography and press reviews of performances by the American Soprano Ina Souez. Printed in brown on cream paper with a 5-1/4 inch high by 4 inch wide portrait of the singer printed at top left above a brief biography with the banner title to the right of the image. Reviews of Ina Souez' performances are printed in 3 columns with several reviews quoted under each of several headings including "Glyndebourne Opera Festival 1936" "Glyndebourne 1935" "Copenhagen 1936" "International Season Royal Opera House Covent Garden" etc. A 5-1/2 inch high by 3-1/2 inch wide full-length portrait appears at bottom right. The poster is folded vertically and horizontally with a short tear to the top of the vertical fold. It is otherwise slightly soiled with minor creases. The word "DUPL>NYPL" is stamped several times on the verso. Very good. <p>As per the brief biography printed under her portrait "Ina Souez the new star soprano was born in Windsor Colorado America. In 1928 on the advice of Gatti Casazza she went to Italy to study voice production with Signor Rodolfo Mele. She has appeared for several seasons at Covent Garden in principal roles and at the Glyndebourne Mozart Festival where she is permanently engaged. She has also appeared in Denmark Germany and Paris and has been declared by the leading critics of Europe as the greatest Mozart soprano living. Her Bellini and Verdi have been declared unsurpassable. In Puccini she also excels and in Ravel and Bizet is considered unequaled."<p>Ina Souez 1903-1992 was born Ina Rains to a family of Cherokee heritage in Windsor Colorado. Upon embarking on her career she took her grandmother's last name "Souez". Ina Souez 1903-1992 first studied with the Canadian contralto Florence Hinman and made her debut as Mimi in Ivrea in 1928. At Florence Hinman's urging she went to Italy in 1931 to study with Sofia del Campo. She starred in roles in Milan and these were soon followed by appearances in London Paris and Rome. She first sang at Glyndebourne on the second night of the Festival's inauguration in 1934 and went on to become the festival's prima donna. She made her home in London and was the first to commercially record performances of "Don Giovanni" ad "Cosi fan Tutte". Returning to the US at the outbreak of WWII she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and subsequently signed up with the Spike Jones band often playing the comedian as members of the band would remove pigeons from her hat while she sang. Retiring after 10 years she went on to teach voice in San Francisco and Los Angeles. J. Miles & Co., Ltd., [1936]. unknown
34689Very good. - Two bars of music penned with the lyric "We are be-trothed" on a 3 inch high by 5-5/8 inch wide sheet of buff paper. Signed in full "Frederic Solomon". Once mounted into an album the corners are torn with remnants of paper & glue adhering to the corners of the verso. <p>The American composer of comic operas & songs Frederic Solomon was the author of several compositions including "Cunnin Ain't it A Satirical! Comical! Topical!" 1887 "Beggar's Keepsake" 1893 "Temptation is hard to resist" 1893 "King Kaliko" an 1892 comic opera with libretto by Frank Dupree. unknown
