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19121199344Leipzig, 1912. 4 Bl., 145, (3) S. Rückenbr. (angestaubt).
198469255ABBerlin., Deutsche Oper., 1984. 21,4 x 12 cm. 16 S. Illustrierter OKartonband mit Klammerheftung und Prägedruck., 69255A Erste Auflage. Einband papierbedingt minimalst lichtspurig, sonst gutes Exemplar.
1989159645San Francisco: San Francisco Opera 1989. Vintage flyer advertising a costume sale by the San Francisco Opera SFO on April 22-23 1989 at the War Memorial Opera House.<br /> <br /> The SFO has held costume sales nearly every year for the last few decades frequently leading to lines stretched around the block. The SFO's costume sales serve not only to clear items from productions no longer performed to make room for new costumes but to generate much needed additional income for the arts organization. In recent years the SFO has begun holding their annual costume sale online.<br /> <br /> 8.5 x 11 inches on goldenrod paper. Very Good plus with light creasing overall and two small bruises on the bottom edge. San Francisco Opera unknown
1949293881949. Good overall. An impressive collection of post W.W.II German opera stars dancers & directors and the stunning sets from the Hamburg Opera Ensemble. The 1st page is a dedication of farewell to Edward Groth US Consul General dated 24th May 1949. Groth had a long career in the Foreign Service including Consul in Afghanistan and India. <br /> <br /> Photographs of vocalists dancers directors - many signed - include: Günther Rennert staging director Arthur Grüber Günter Hertel Martina Wulf Theo Herrmann Ilse Koegel Helene Werth Lore Hoffman Hedy Gura Sigmund Roth Peter Markworth Hermann Mendt Nikola Eva Poser Rudolf Zerber Adolph Meyer-Bremen Johannes Drath Elfriede Wasserthal Richard Holm Irma Handler Cornelia Händel Elisabeth de Freitas and Danelies Rothenberger Otti Tenzel Bico von Larsky and several others signed and unsigned but unidentified. = signed. <br /> <br /> There are 20 programs for operas performed between April 1946 Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail to April 1949 Raskolnikoff. Opera programs include: Tosca La Traviata Peter Grimes Othello Carmen Barber of Seville La Boheme Rigoletto and many others.<br /> <br /> Many of the performers were known through Europe. The portfolio starts with photo portraits which someone has annotated with sticky notes then includes many 1 sheet programs laid down and superb photographs of elegant sets for the varying operas. <br /> <br /> Fabric covered card covers cream cloth no title 38pp stiff card each page with 1 2 3 or 4 b&w photos later pages with programs from various operas dating 1946-1949. 38 portraits many silvertone 53 set photographs 20 programs for a total of 111 pieces. Photos varying in size 24 4 1/2 x 3.1/2" 42 6 329387/8 x 4 ¼" 20 5 ½ x 3 3/8" 4 9 3/8 x 7 1/8" and 20 programs all laid down on heavy card stock. Covers marked and dusty internally clean.<br /> <br /> Considering the Opera House was almost completely destroyed during the war this is a remarkable record of the Hamburg Opera and their artists. unknown
192920354Paris: Opéra Privé de Paris 1929. Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. <br /> RUSSIAN MODERNISM REBORN ON THE PARISIAN STAGE.<br /> A visually striking Première Saison program documenting the post-Diaghilev continuation of Russian operatic and theatrical culture in interwar Paris. Issued by the newly founded Opéra Privé de Paris in 1929 this richly illustrated production program for Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Tsar Saltan' preserves the artistic language of the Ballets Russes through tipped-in color costume and scenic designs after Ivan Bilibin and Alexandre Korovine.<br /> <br /> Founded immediately following the death of Sergei Diaghilev the Opéra Privé de Paris sought to sustain the creative energy of Russian émigré theater in Western Europe. This production united performers designers and musicians associated with the Russian diaspora transforming Pushkin's fairy-tale opera into a vivid expression of émigré modernism transplanted into the cultural life of Paris.<br /> <br /> PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Quarto format approximately 9.5 × 12.5 inches. Stapled illustrated wraps with full-color chromolithographic cover after Ivan Bilibin. Illustrated with six tipped-in color chromolithographs of costume designs after Bilibin executed from stage maquettes by Alexandre Korovine together with two additional tipped-in scenic plates and a tipped-in color portrait of Madame Maria Kousnezoff-Massenet by Nicolas Kousnezoff. Numerous illustrated period advertisements throughout including several full-page advertisements.<br /> <br /> CONDITION: One advertisement leaf detached but present. Plates remain vivid and visually strong with only light handling wear to the wraps. Staples sound. A well-preserved and unusually attractive example of interwar Parisian opera ephemera. Première Saison issue.<br /> <br /> Première Saison programs of the Opéra Privé de Paris survive in comparatively small numbers particularly examples retaining the full suite of tipped-in color plates after Ivan Bilibin. Comparable illustrated programs from this short-lived company appear only intermittently in the market especially in near-complete condition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -<br /> The Opéra Privé de Paris was co-directed by the Russian soprano Maria Kousnezoff-Massenet and functioned as an important cultural bridge for displaced Russian artists after the Revolution. Though short-lived the company preserved important elements of Russian operatic staging and Ballets Russes visual identity during a transitional moment in European theater history.<br /> <br /> Ivan Bilibin's influence on Russian stage aesthetics remained profound well into the twentieth century and his designs for productions such as 'Tsar Saltan' helped define the visual mythology of Russian folklore on the international stage.<br /> <br /> This program captures a pivotal moment in the evolution of Russian theatrical modernism after the dissolution of the Ballets Russes. Following Diaghilev's death in 1929 Russian émigré artists in Paris sought new institutional forms through which to continue the aesthetic innovations that had transformed European stage culture during the previous two decades.<br /> <br /> The production of Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Tsar Saltan' adapted from Pushkin's fairy-tale poem provided an ideal vehicle for this visual and musical continuity. The decorative richness of Ivan Bilibin's folkloric imagery combined with the scenic interpretation of Alexandre Korovine preserves the highly ornamental stage language that became synonymous with Russian theatrical design in the early twentieth century.<br /> <br /> Beyond its theatrical importance the program also presents a vivid portrait of interwar Parisian cultural life. Its advertisements portraiture typography and chromolithographic inserts collectively illustrate the commercial and artistic environment surrounding Russian émigré performance culture in France between the wars.<br /> <br /> SUBJECTS: Ballets Russes Legacy Ivan Bilibin Stage Design Russian Émigré Art Paris Theater History Rimsky-Korsakov Tsar Saltan Interwar Opera Culture Russian Opera In Paris Chromolithographic Illustration Illustrated Performance Programs Opera Ephemera Theater History Russian Modernism Illustrated Programs. Opéra Privé de Paris unknown
194158323New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1941. 8vo. 8 304 pp. Illustrated title page w/ illust. of the soprano aria Caro nome from Verdi’s Rigoletto as well as larger facsimile plate of the sheet music. Tan cloth purple lettering minor shelfwear slightly cocked w/ d.j. Art Deco cover art of looming house & yellow lettering minor chipping head of spine minor creasing & edgewear still a VG/VG copy. First edition of this La Grande Oregon author’s first mystery set against the backdrop of the murder of an imperious coloratura soprano. After being lured out of retirement and joining the Monte Calvo Opera Company based in San Francisco California the opera diva is killed by a knitting needle at Lucifer’s Pride a half-finished castle in the Columbia River Gorge. Meyers who was an avid singer opera aficionado modeled his murdered soprano after the great Luisa Tetrazzini 1871-1940 and the “Lucifer’s Pride†castle built for her as a would-be wedding present on the famed Maryhill Museum dedicated in 1926 by Queen Marie of Romania and opened in 1940. Hubin I p. 570. Reynal & Hitchcock, hardcover
192451696New York NY; Hollywood CA; Taos NM: Underwood & Underwood Anderson Lumiere Guard Vitaphone Studios Metropolitan Music Bureau 1924-1927. Twenty seven items. With 24 photographs 3 sized 3.5 x 5.5 in.; 6 sized 5 x 7.75 in.; 1 w/ colour-tinted blue sized 7.25 x 9.5 in.; 16 sized 8 x 10 in.; many w/ annotations dating the photos in pencil some of the press photos and studio photos stamped on versos with attached newsreel information blurbs many w/ text in negative at lower corner of image; 1 very large colour lithograph poster printed on linen showing the young opera star seated and colours of pink gold and black sized 40 x 80 in. w/ wood bars at upper & lower for hanging some minor creasing from rolling but in Fine condition; and TLS from Lawrence H. Smith at Underwood & Underwood Inc. News Picture Division to Miss Marion Talley. These photographs and giant lobby poster provide splendid artifacts for the lavish attention paid to a young star at the beginning of her career during the Jazz Age. The very large poster is a beautiful example of colour lithography showing her demurely seated against a pink lozenge background with advertisements at the foot of the poster for Steinway Piano and Victor Records. Marion Talley 1906-1983 was the daughter of a telegraph operator for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and by 15 she was appearing in the Kansas City Grand Opera Company of Mignon by Abroise Thomas and quickly became a local celebrity often performing benefit concerts. She studied with music teacher Frank LaForge famed soprano composer who maintained a close relationship with the Metropolitan Opera and was placed under contract in 1925 by Giulio Gatti-Casazza at age 19 becoming the youngest principal female performer in the Met’s history to that point. Her debut performance was Feb. 17 1926 as Gilda the daughter of the title character in Verdi’s Rigoletto. The press photos show her surrounded by the many flowers she received in the 18 encores her performance on stage meeting the opera diva Ernestine Schumann-Heinck d. 1936 as well as her appearance on radio with Marguerite D’Alvarez and Giovanni Martinelli singing Home! Sweet Home!. In addition she also starred in the first Vitaphone short sound films released in 1926 with Don Juan starring John Barrymore and another Vitaphone short performing “Bella figlia dell’amore†from Rigoletto but the critics were savage criticizing her performances and her lack of appeal on camera. During this period she traveled extensively to Europe and through the southwest as evidenced by the series of photos showing her in Taos with the burros young Native American children and adults in regalia as well as her automobile. The photo of the young star by Samuel Lumiere 1878-1971 is a very nice example of his portrait work during the height of the 1920s when he was under contract to shoot celebrities for the Chicago Tribune. See: Barrios A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film pp. 20-29; Vitaphone Marks 80th Anniversary Vitaphone News The Vitaphone Project Vol. 8 No. 1 2006; Crafton The Talkies: American Cinema’s Transition to Sound 1926-1931 1999. Underwood & Underwood, Anderson, Lumiere, Guard, Vitaphone Studios, Metropolitan Music Bureau, unknown
194952974New York:: Metropolitan Opera House October 9 1949. original printed wrappers. . Some light creasing and use to the wrappers. 8vo. Boldly signed by Margot Fonteyn on the first text page of the program. Metropolitan Opera House, unknown
1927D12058Milan 1927. Ephemera. Very Good. Broadside advertisements for the performance of "Piccolo Harem" at Teatro Manzoni 4 large printed in color; 7 handwritten letters by Costa 5 of them signed with content related to the drama; 78-pp. typescript of the play in French "Petit Harem" signed by Costa; and 7 contemporary newspapers containing reviews. Condition is VG or better. The broadsides are particularly striking -- some flattened creases from folding but boldly designed and colors remain bright would display nicely. <br/><br/> unknown
1992167709Chicago: Club Stodola 1992. Vintage poster for a performance by bands 3 Penny Opera Righteous Podiatrist and Boney Pile circa 1980s at Chicago's Club Stodola. Stapled to the top left corner of the poster are four tickets for the event noting a date of June 19. Poster folded twice and addressed for mailing on the verso with a postmarked date of June 10 1992. <br /> <br /> Located on Chicago's north side Club Stodola was a neighborhood Polish bar-turned-music-club in the 1980s and 1990s that frequently hosted punk bands.<br /> <br /> 17 x 11 inches folded twice vertically. Tickets 5.25 x 2.25 inches. Generally Near Fine. Club Stodola unknown
1986223029Sichuan.: 四川美术出版社. Sichuan meishu chubanshe. 1986. Poster showing 56 captioned Chinese Sichuan Opera facepaint masks. Text in simplified Chinese characters 76 x 52.5cm occasional light creasing corner pinholes in very good and bright condition. In Chinese opera individual characters are distinguished by highly codified facial make-up often described as painted “masks” and in some regional traditions particularly Sichuan opera by the use of actual masks. These visual conventions function as an interpretive guide for audiences signalling a character’s identity personality and moral attributes. Musical style facial design and costume vary markedly between regional operatic forms including Beijing opera Sichuan opera Yue opera and Cantonese opera reflecting distinct local performance traditions and aesthetic systems. . 四川美术出版社. [Sichuan meishu chubanshe]. unknown
1952List2814Homestead Pennsylvania 1952. 7 x 9 inch photograph. International News Photos and Tribune 4th Edition stamps verso with newspaper clipping. Marked “623†in pencil recto. Fine. Olive Moorefield b.1932 is an American opera singer and theater and film actress from Homestead Pennsylvania. As the newspaper clipping on the back of this photograph—from very early in Moorefield’s career—explains “She had earned $22 by baby sitting and decided to go to New York in hopes of auditioning for a play. She was given a try at a part in ‘My Darlin’ Aida’ . She made the gradeâ€. Following Aida she was brought to Vienna by the US Information Service to sing for servicemen and would go on to sing for the Vienna Volksoper Oper Frankfurt Schauspielhaus Zürich and others. She would also star in a number of German and Viennese films. Offered here is a photograph of Moorefield’s mother sitting on the porch of Moorefield’s childhood home. The clipping states that her mother “urged her to try for the part†of Lolly in Aida. unknown
1976051810Leningrad: Izd-Vo "Muzyka 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Photographs Throughout. 158 Pp. Illustrated Boards. First Printing One Of 35000 Copies But My Search In Worldcat Shows Only One Institutional Holding In New Zealand. Near Fine No Marks. <br/> <br/> Izd-Vo "Muzyka hardcover
196710695[Hamburg], [1967]. 164 S., mit zahlr. Abb. Gr.-8vo. 26,5 cm. Illustr. OPp.
1930144431930. Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches matted and framed to 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches overall. 1 vols. Fine condition. Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches matted and framed to 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches overall. 1 vols. An attractive image showing the great Wagnerian soprano in street clothes seated. unknown
1925309392New York 1925. 1-1/2 pp. on personal letterhead. 8vo. Old folds else fine. 1-1/2 pp. on personal letterhead. 8vo. Reading in part: "Many thanks for your interest in my career. It's greatly appreciated . you are indeed very sweet." Born in San Antonio Texas operatic tenor Rafaelo Diaz 183-1943 was known as the "Lone Star Tenor of the Lone Star State." Praised for the depth and richness of his voice Diaz performed lead tenor roles with the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1917-1936. <br/><br/> unknown
1923370639New York 1923. Mounted photograph of the Opera House. Calligraphic presentation leaf extracts from programs inlaid in large folio leaves 120 2 index ff. 1 vols. Folio. Full deep red morocco gilt spine with five raised bands boards with triple fillet borders navy blue doublures silk flyleaves t.e.g. Faintest traces of rubbing. Fine. Mounted photograph of the Opera House. Calligraphic presentation leaf extracts from programs inlaid in large folio leaves 120 2 index ff. 1 vols. Folio. Elaborate and attractive album of extracts from the printed programs of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York a record of opera productions from 1915 to 1922 listing the principal performances and also retaining the lists of box holders which functions as a who's-who of New York society. There are several newspaper clippings including an account of the farewell performance of Mrs. Geraldine Farrar in Tosca.<br /> <br /> Presented to Henry Fletcher by his wife Ethel née Thompson on the tenth anniversary of their wedding. Henry Fletcher 1877-1953 of Greenwich Connecticut was a member of the Grolier Club until his death and a major benefactor of the Yale libraries. unknown
197699606<p>Monte-Carlo Comite de Gestion de l'Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo 1976. 1976. Fine. - An original invitation from the Palais de Monaco printed on 9-3/8 inch high by 6-1/8 inch wide glossy card stock with an integral attached blank leaf with the country's seal at the head. Mostly printed with "Monsieur et Madame Hugues Gall" and "ils seront" invites penned in ink. The invitation to the gala held at the Opera de Monte-Carlo on the occasion of the Fete Nationale is to be held on Friday November 19th 1976 "Par ordre de Leurs Altesses Serenissimes l'Aide de Camp a l'honneur d'informer Monsieur et Madame Hugues Gall qu'ils seront invites a la soiree de gala. en l'honneuyr de Leurs Altesses Serenissimes le Prince Rainier III et la Princesse de Monaco." The invitation is accompanied by the program for the Opera de Monte-Carlo November 20 1976 gala choregraphique. The 10-5/8 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide program is bound in stiff cream wraps titled in gilt with a color illustration mounted on the front cover. The 8-page program includes performances of "Le Pecheur et son Ame / creation mondiale avec Tetsutaro Shimizu Yoko Morishita Egon Madsen et le Ballet de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo" and "Les Grands pas de Deux avec par ordre alphabetique Richard Cragun - Michael Denard - Marcia Haydee - Egon Madsen - Yoko Morishita - Merle Park - Tetsutaro Shimizu - Ghislaine Thesmar - Helgi Tomasson" as well as short extracts from other works. Near fine.</p><p>The National Day of Monaco was first celebrated on November 19th 1952 by decree of Prince Rainier III. The day is marked every year by celebration music and festivals etc.</p><p>The French opera manager Hugues Gall 1940-2024 was head of the Grand Theatre de Geneve and the Paris Opera. He held several influential positions in art and cultural organizations and was director of the Fondation Monet in Giverny.</p> Monte-Carlo, Comite de Gestion de l'Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo, 1976. paperback
19266474Chicago: The Blackfriars University of Chicago 1926. First edition. 4to 59 pages pictorial wrappers corner bumped spine worn. <br/><br/>Book and Lyrics by Walker Davis and William Bager. Includes the incomparable "Campus Women" and "Wally ! Wally ! I'm Wicked" The Blackfriars, University of Chicago unknown
1957THUK0039Brasil setembro - dezembro de 1957. 64 S., mit zahlr. Fotos, ill. OBrosch., abgegriff., angestaubt, kl. Eselsohren, Rückenkanten beidseitig eingeriss. Beiträge in Deutsch und tlw. auf Portugiesisch.
19771259952Hamburg, Christians, 1977). 4to. 191, (1) S. m. sehr zahlr., teils farbigen Abb. OLwdbd m. OCellophan-Umschlag.
1976LPLP0006Hamburg, RCA 1976. 2 Stereo LPs, tadellos, Hülle mit geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Arien aus den Opern: Flotow, Martha; Counod, Margarethe; Bizet, Carmen; Wagner, Lohengrin; Donizetti, Der Liebestrank; Puccini, La Boheme - Tosca - Der Bajazzo; Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana; Verdi, Der Troubadour - La Traviata - Rigoletto - Ein Maskenball - Aida - Otello - Die Macht des Schicksals. Aufnahmen mit den Dirigenten Zubin Mehta, Sherill Milnes, Nello Santi, Anton Guadagno, Erich Leinsdorf, Edward Downes, Georg Solti.
19671076672(Hamburg, H. Christians, 1967). 4to. 161 S. m. zahlr. Textabb. Illustr. OPpbd.
19845330S.l. : Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano, [1984]. 216, XXIII p. Num. ill. 4°. OLwd mit Weiß- u. Blindpräg. u. SU. (Le Capitali della Musica)
197281300Peking, Foreign Languages Press 1972. Mit 12 farb. Abbildungen auf Tafeln. 101 S. Gr.-8vo. OBrosch.
