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0266063519.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
188634662New York: November 19th 1886. 1886. Good. - The singer has penned in black ink "Very truly yours / Geraldine Ulmar / New York / Nov. 19.1886." on a piece of cream-colored card 3-1/2 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide There are areas of offsetting to the card & its top corners have been unevenly rounded off. Remnants of paper & glue adhere to the verso where the card has been removed from an album. Good. <p>Geraldine Ulmar 1862-1932 was an American singer and actress best known for her performances of soprano roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. She was hired to play Yum-Yum in the company's first American production of The Mikado at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City. The production ran from 1885 to 1886 and she then played the part in a touring company in England and Germany. She later played parts in Ruddigore The Pirates of Penzance. and The Yeomen of the Guard. New York: November 19th, 1886. unknown
189096379circa 1890's. 1890's. Good. - Toedt's autograph on creamy white 1-1/4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide paper is mounted on heavier card stock. He has inscribed "Yours truly" and signed his name "Theo. J Toedt". The paper is unevenly darkened along the top and left edges. Good. <p>The American tenor Theodore Toedt 1855-1920 was best known as a boy soprano. He was a boy chorister at Trinity Church in New York City. His principal number was "Robert toi que j'aime" from Meyerbeer's ROBERT LE DIABLE which he sang at age 16 in a concert at The Brooklyn Academy of Music. A contemporary review stated that the piece was given with "the fire and spirit of an accomplished prima donna".<p>A RARE autograph. circa, [1890's]. unknown
17921The 9 x 7 inch portrait inscribed "To the dear Cannans in affectionate remembrance Marie Tempest". Tipped on to the photographer's mount. Fine. Inscribed in another hand on verso "Mrs. A. M. Cannan c/o Reiss & Co.". 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
20202-0367588110Taylor & Francis 2020. Paperback. New. 176 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.39 inches. Taylor & Francis paperback
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2006Q-0446579114Grand Central Publishing 2006-02-13. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Grand Central Publishing hardcover
1118413997.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
DADAX1118413997Wiley 2015-05-04. 1. hardcover. New. 6.02x0.84x9.30. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Wiley hardcover
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2090502113706398Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
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1991119129Intaglio 1991-01-01. Audio CD. Very Good. Intaglio unknown
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1955053357Istanbul: Original Concert Program Pamphlet with Autograph Signature 1955. No Binding. Very Good. Original concert program signed and inscribed by Semiha Berkdoy. 24x12 cm Folded size. Folded. 8 p. fully ills. Signed and inscribed by Berksoy. Semiha Berksoy was a Turkish opera singer and painter. Berksoy started her acting career in the role of Semiha in the first Turkish sound movie Istanbul Sokaklarinda directed by Muhsin Ertugrul in 1931. She was cast in operettas in Istanbul theaters early in her career. She sang in the first Turkish opera Özsoy in 1934 commissioned by Kemal Atatürk composed by Adnan Saygun. She was honored as the First Turkish Opera Singer and awarded the opportunity to go to Berlin Music Academy for further training. She started her international singing career in 1934 performing in Turkey Germany and Portugal becoming known as a Wagnerian soprano. In 1939 for the 75th birthday of Richard Strauss in Berlin she sang the role of Ariadne in Ariadne Auf Naxos becoming the first Turkish prima donna to perform on stage in Europe. Back in Turkey she worked with Carl Ebert helping him in his efforts to create the Turkish State Opera and Ballet. This initiative leads to the creation of the Experimental Stage of the Ankara State Conservatory 1940. She retired from the Istanbul Opera in 1972. She was decorated with the "Atatürk Opera Award" at the 50th-anniversary ceremonies commemorating the introduction of women's rights to vote and to be elected. She received the title of "State Artist" in Turkey in 1998. Following her retirement she remained active mostly as a theater artist. Four years preceding her death at the age of 90 she appeared in a dramatic scene singing Liebestod in Robert Wilson's opera The Days Before: Death Destruction and Detroit III at the Lincoln Center in New York City 1999. <br/> <br/> Original Concert Program Pamphlet with Autograph Signature unknown
1992053360Istanbul: Akbank 1992. Soft cover. Fine. Paperback. Oblong large 8vo. 23 x 24 cm. In English and Turkish. 36 p. color ills. Signed and inscribed by the artist as 'Coskun Sensoy'a saygilarla'. Dated 2.10.1992. Semiha Berksoy was a Turkish opera singer and painter. Berksoy started her acting career in the role of Semiha in the first Turkish sound movie Istanbul Sokaklarinda directed by Muhsin Ertugrul in 1931. She was cast in operettas in Istanbul theaters early in her career. She sang in the first Turkish opera Özsoy in 1934 commissioned by Kemal Atatürk composed by Adnan Saygun. She was honored as the First Turkish Opera Singer and awarded the opportunity to go to Berlin Music Academy for further training. She started her international singing career in 1934 performing in Turkey Germany and Portugal becoming known as a Wagnerian soprano. In 1939 for the 75th birthday of Richard Strauss in Berlin she sang the role of Ariadne in Ariadne Auf Naxos becoming the first Turkish prima donna to perform on stage in Europe. Back in Turkey she worked with Carl Ebert helping him in his efforts to create the Turkish State Opera and Ballet. This initiative leads to the creation of the Experimental Stage of the Ankara State Conservatory 1940. She retired from the Istanbul Opera in 1972. She was decorated with the "Atatürk Opera Award" at the 50th-anniversary ceremonies commemorating the introduction of women's rights to vote and to be elected. She received the title of "State Artist" in Turkey in 1998. Following her retirement she remained active mostly as a theater artist. Four years preceding her death at the age of 90 she appeared in a dramatic scene singing Liebestod in Robert Wilson's opera The Days Before: Death Destruction and Detroit III at the Lincoln Center in New York City 1999. <br/> <br/> Akbank paperback
187997543Cincinnati 1879. 1879. Good. - A 4-5/8 inch high by 7-1/2 inch wide sheet of creamy white paper removed from an autograph album inscribed & signed "Yours Most Sincerely / Marie Roze-Mapleson / Cincinnati 1879". The left edge of the sheet is rough and there is dampstaining along the top and right side of the page not affecting the inscription or signature. Good. <p>The French Operatic Soprano Marie Roze Mapleson 1846-1926 studied under Mocker and Auber at the Paris Conservatoire. She made her debut at the Opera-Comique in 1865 at the age of 16. She toured Britain and Scotland with the Carl Rosa Opera Company for 10 years singing roles ranging from Carmen and Manon to Marguerite. Engaged by the Max Strakosch Opera Company she performed in Philadelphia as Leonora in Donizetti's "La favorita" in January of 1878. She returned to tour in the U.S. with the Carl Rosa Opera Company from 1883 to 1889. Marie Roze was first married to the operatic bass Jules E. Perkins and subsequently to Henry Mapleson the son of the noted London and New York impressario. Cincinnati, 1879. unknown
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2019Manohar-9781138729230Routledge 2019. Hardcover. New. Routledge hardcover
