‎Opera ballet‎

‎MUZAFFER KÂMIL GÖRDUYSUS, (Turkish Consul of Komotini, 1943-1947).; ISMAIL HAKKI OKDAY, (Son of last Ottoman vizier Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, groom of last Ottoman sultan Vahideddin, soldier, diplomat and philatelist), (1881-1977).‎

‎[Autograph dedicated business card of Muzaffer K. Görduysus to Ismail H. Okday].‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original business card with autograph dedication. In Turkish. Muzaffer Görduysus was Turkish consul of Komotini (Gümülcine) between the years of 1943-1947. Dedicated to Ismail Hakki Okday, (1881-1977) who was son of last Ottoman vizier Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, groom of the last Ottoman sultan Vahdeddin, soldier, diplomat and philatelist.‎

‎SALIH MUNIR PASHA, (1859-1939), (Turkish diplomat and statesman).‎

‎[Business card of Salih Münir Pasha with autograph notes].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original business card. Autograph notes on card. Autograph note in Ottoman script; print in French. Salih Munir Pasha was one of the grandchildren of Çorlulu Ali Pasha the grand vizier. His father, "Nafia" and Trade Minister Mahmud Jalaleddin Pasha. Salih Münir was born on November 4, 1859 in Istanbul. In 1939, at the age of 80, he died. His education was special. He was one of the first students of "Galatasaray Sultanisi". In 1869, during the wife of Napoleon's wife Empress Ojeni and the Sultan's visit to Galatasaray, 10-year-old Salih Münir's speech in French in the name of Galatasaray School, attracted a lot of attention. Because he was speaking French as his mother-language, he was chosen as a companion of Abdulhamid II the Prince in order to advance her French. Salih Münir's childhood passed with Abdulhamid's childhood, which would later sit on the throne...‎

‎KHEDIVE ABBAS HILMI PASHA II of EGYPT, (The last Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt and Sudan, ruling from 8 January 1892 to 19 December 1914), (1874-1944).‎

‎[LE KHEDIVE - Business card of Abbas II of Egypt, Khedive].‎

‎Very Good French Original business card. 7x11 cm. Written 'Le Khedive'. Abbas Hilmi Pasha was the last Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt and Sudan, ruling from 8 January 1892 to 19 December 1914. In 1914, after Turkey joined the Central Powers in World War I, the nationalist Khedive was removed by the British, then ruling Egypt, in favor of his more pro-British uncle, Hussein Kamel, marking the de jure end of Egypt's four-century era as a province of the Ottoman Empire, which had begun in 1517. Extremely rare. (See. 'Tamga, pençe, tugra, imza' by Kologlu, Orhan. p. 98).‎

‎SUNA KORAT, (Turkish opera artist), (1935-2003).‎

‎[Original photo-advert signed 'Suna Korat'].‎

‎Very Good Turkish 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.‎

‎ARIF SAYIL, (1901-1952), (Early Turkish deputy of CHP -Republican Party- from Trabzon city).‎

‎[A collection of photographs, newspapers and business cards of Arif Sayil].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original collection includes photographs of Arif Sayil and two business cards of him with autograph notes. The collection contains a small portrait photograph, two business cards, one is written some Ottoman Turkish notes, a standard sized studio photograph of his youth, gelatin silver small photo of him, a fine studio photograph with his fine clothes and his hat, a photograph showing him among some military stuff and early politicians of Trabzon city (Turkish rugs back), an autograph photograph with his manuscript note '25. yas Trabzon hatirasi, 15,4,1934' [i.e. A souvenir of Trabzon for my 25th age], a studio photo by Weinberg signed by Weinberg, two huge sized portrait photographs, and four photographs showing his funeral in varios sizes. The years of photographs between the 1930-1950s, until his death (his funeral photos). Arif Sayil was an early Turkish deputy of CHP -Republican Party- from Trabzon city and one of the theoretician of Republican Party of Republican Turkey.‎

‎IHAP HULUSI [GÖREY], (1898-1986).‎

‎Müsellesten üçgene: Ihap Hulusi [Görey]. Text: Turgut Yasalar. Edited by Ender Merter.‎

‎New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In special slip-case. 4to. (31 x 24 cm). In Turkish. 173, [2] p., color ills. Müsellesten ücgene: Ihap Hulusi [Görey]. Text: Turgut Yasalar. Edited by Ender Merter. Ihap Hulusi Görey was the first Turkish graphic artist best known for his illustrations on posters and labels of several Turkish brands in the Republican era. Ihap Hulusi's father was a well-known architect in Cairo and he wanted his son become a successful diplomat. For this Ihap Hulusi was sent to English schools in Cairo. However, his primary interest was in painting. In the meantime, he took lessons in painting by mail from Germany. In 1920, after graduating from the high school, Ihap Hulusi went to Munich, Germany, and studied painting for five years specializing in illustrations. Following his return, Ihap Hulusi's father enrolled him to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Istanbul against his will. So Ihap Hulusi dropped off after a while and devoted himself to commercial graphic art. Ihap Hulusi's first work was the illustration for a toothpaste advertisement poster. In 1929 he established his first workshop in Istanbul and designed 1930 the famous bottle label for the Turkish liquor Raki brand "Kulüp Rakisi". This artwork on the bottle label is still in use today. With the Latin alphabet reform in 1928, Atatürk commissioned him in 1934 to make illustrations in order to promote the adoption of the new Turkish alphabet. The graphic artwork showed Atatürk teaching the new Turkish alphabet to a little girl, Atatürk's adoptive daughter Ülkü. His first private exhibition was held in 1935 in Istanbul. Several exhibitions followed at home and abroad. Ihap Hulusi Görey got famous and performed illustrations for state and private companies until 1977. He worked uninterruptedly 45 years for the tickets of the Turkish State lottery, which come out three times a month. He designed the bottle labels of various products of the Turkish State Monopoly 35 years long. He illustrated also posters for the famous brands like the British whisky John Haig, Italian Cinzano and Fernet Branca. Görey designed also logos for some companies, which helped them get easily recognized and well known. In his late life he was much involved in performing calligraphy. He was called the "man who illustrated the Republic" or the "king of the graphic art". Ihap Hulusi Görey died on March 27, 1986 in Istanbul. He was succeeded by his fourth wife... (Wikipedia). Printed to 1000 copies.‎

‎CIHAD BABAN, (1911-1984).‎

‎Politika galerisi (Büstler ve portreler).‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 459 p., ills. Politika galerisi (Büstler ve portreler). First Edition. Mustafa Cihad Baban was a Turkish journalist, author, and a parliamentary deputy in the 1950s and 1960s. Baban attended Galatasaray High School, Istanbul, and graduated from Istanbul University in 1934. As a journalist, Baban contributed to newspapers including Son Posta, Yeni Sabah, Cumhuriyet, and Tercüman, and he was one of the founders of the Turkish Journalists' Association in 1946. He also wrote a variety of books. Baban was elected in the 1946 general election for the Democratic Party, representing Istanbul. He was re-elected in the 1950 general election and 1954 general election, representing Izmir Province until the 1957 elections, in which he was not elected. He was a member of the constituent assembly which wrote the 1961 Constitution of Turkey, and was Minister of Tourism and Promotion (January to August 1961) in the 1960-1 post-coup government of Cemal Gürsel. In the October 1961 general election he was elected again for the Republican People's Party representing Istanbul, and in the 1965 general election representing Çanakkale. He later served as Minister of Culture in the 1980-3 post-coup government of Bülend Ulusu.‎

‎AUGUSTE DURAND, (French music publisher, organist, and composer), (1830-1909).‎

‎[SHEET MUSIC] Ire Valse pour piano, Op. 83 par.‎

‎Very Good French Paperback. Folio. (34 x 25 cm). In French. 15 p. 7 p. Stains on pages and cover. [SHEET MUSIC] Ire Valse pour piano Op. 83 par. Marie-Auguste Massacrié-Durand was a French music publisher, organist, and composer. Durand was born in Paris and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with François Benoist. He started as an organist in 1849 in Saint-Ambroise, then at St. Genevieve, St. Roch and St. Vincent de Paul (1862-74). Together with Louis Schoenewerk and other sponsors, Durand founded the company Durand-Schoenewerk & Cie. in December 1869 and acquired the important catalogue of the Paris music publisher Gustave Flaxland (1821-1895), which had grown from approximately 1,200 titles in 1847 to 1,400 titles in 1869. This included the French rights to the early Wagner operas. Following a dispute, the company dissolved on 18 March 1885 and was sold at auction in May 1896. Auguste Durand and Louis Schoenewerk bought the firm in its entirety, and they reconstituted the company with Durand's son Jacques (1865-1928). In November 1891, Jacques replaced Schoenewerk and the name changed to A. Durand & fils. Jacques assumed control of the company in 1909 when his father died, and brought in his cousin Gaston Choisnel (d. 1921) as a partner. Durand became an expert in the publication of works by French composers including Victorin de Joncières, Edouard Lalo, Jules Massenet, Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saëns, Maurice Ravel, Albert Roussel and Paul Dukas. The company also published the French editions of Tannhäuser, The Flying Dutchman and Lohengrin by Richard Wagner and many editions of old masters including, in particular, a complete critical edition of Rameau edited under the initial direction of Saint-Saëns. Between 1910 and 1913, Auguste and, after his death, his son Jacques organised concerts to raise awareness of new music. In 1914, Jacques published under the title Édition classique Durand & fils important nineteenth-century works for piano including the music of Chopin edited by Debussy, of Mendelssohn by Ravel and of Schumann by Gabriel Fauré. [.]. Sotiri Christides [sic. Christidis] who is an contemporary of Andria, started music publications in 1905's. Christides published on almost all the areas of music under the captions in Greek and Ottoman languages. He published some various Turkish marches and operets' scores besides Western music. He gave as the address 'Edition S. Christides: Grand Rue de Pera, 215, Constantinople). Hemay be stated that he published almost 1000 musical scores [.]. (Source: Musical publications from Ottoman Empire up today, 1876-1986.; BÜLENT ALANER).‎

‎LÜTFULLAH SURURI [ERULUÇ], (Turkish Tenor, First Turkish Founder of Operette in Turkey and Husband First Muslim operette prima donna, and Father of Gülriz Sururi), (1904-1967).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Lütfullah' sent to Vasfi Riza Zobu.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed as 'Lütfullah' sent to Vasfi Riza Zobu. 1 p. In Ottoman script. No letterhead. It starts as 'Aziz agabeyimiz Vasfi bey' [= Our beloved brother]. Dated February 17, 1946. Lütfullah Sururi, one of the first artists who contributed to the current level in the coming opera in Turkey. He is one of the first operetta tenors after Cemal Sahir. They performed many times together with his wife Suzan Lütfullah (the first Turkish and Muslim primadonna). He is one of the founders of the Public Operetta and Süreyya Opera House. He was the director of Istanbul Theaters until his death after his wife's death. He joined the Muhlis's Operette Ensemble (Muhlis Sabahattin Operetta Community) and took on the 'Jeune' roles, he sang tenor songs on the stage for many years. Vasfi Riza Zobu, (1902-1992), was born on December 5, 1902, in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. He was an actor, known for Tosun Pasha (1939), Karim Beni Aldatirsa (1933) and Milyon Avcilari (1934). He died on November 23, 1992, in Istanbul, Turkey. Extremely rare.‎

‎KHEDIVE ABBAS HILMI PASHA II of EGYPT, (The last Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt and Sudan, ruling from 8 January 1892 to 19 December 1914), (1874-1944).‎

‎[FINE ALS / ROYALTY / KHEDIVE] Autograph letter signed 'Abbas Hilmi'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph manuscript letter signed by Khedive Abbas Hilmi Pasha II of Egypt. 20,5x16,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. 6 lines. Sent to an unknown recipient who he called 'Efendim hazretleri' in elqab of the letter. He mentions that he received a telegraph of the recipient. He celebrated 'eid' ('Iyd-i said'). Abbas II Helmy Bey, was the last Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt and Sudan, ruling from 8 January 1892 to 19 December 1914. In 1914, after the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in World War I, the nationalist Khedive was removed by the British, then ruling Egypt, in favor of his more pro-British uncle, Hussein Kamel, marking the de jure end of Egypt's four-century era as a province of the Ottoman Empire, which had begun in 1517. Abbas Hilmy, the great-great-grandson of Muhammad Ali, was born in Alexandria, Egypt on 14 July 1874.[4] He succeeded his father, Tewfik Pasha, as Khedive of Egypt and Sudan on 8 January 1892. In 1887 he was ceremonially circumcised together with his younger brother Mohammed Ali Tewfik. The festivities lasted for three weeks and were carried out under great pomp. As a boy, he visited the United Kingdom, and he had a number of British tutors in Cairo including a governess who taught him English.[5] In a profile of Abbas II, the boys' annual, Chums, gives a lengthy account of his education. His father established a small school near the Abdin Palace in Cairo where European, Arab and Ottoman masters taught Abbas and his brother Mohammed Ali Tewfik. An American officer in the Egyptian army took charge of his military training. He attended school at Lausanne, Switzerland; then, at the age of twelve, he was sent to the Haxius School in Geneva, in preparation for his entry into the Theresianum in Vienna. In addition to Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, he had good conversational knowledge of English, French, and German. He was still in college in Vienna when he assumed the throne of the Khedivate of Egypt upon the sudden death of his father, 8 January 1892. He was bare of age according to Egyptian law; normally, eighteen in cases of succession to the throne. For some time he did not cooperate very cordially with the British, whose army had occupied Egypt in 1882. As he was young and eager to exercise his new power, he resented the interference of the British Agent and Consul General in Cairo, Sir Evelyn Baring, later made Lord Cromer. At the outset of his reign, Khedive Abbas II surrounded himself with a coterie of European advisers who opposed the British occupation of Egypt and Sudan and encouraged the young khedive to challenge Cromer by replacing his ailing prime minister with an Egyptian nationalist. At Cromer's behest, Lord Rosebery, the British foreign secretary, sent Abbas II a letter stating that the Khedive was obliged to consult the British consul on such issues as cabinet appointments. In January 1894 Abbas II made an inspection tour of Sudanese and Egyptian frontier troops stationed near the southern border, the Mahdists being at the time still in control of Sudan itself. At Wadi Halfa the Khedive made public remarks disparaging the Egyptian army units commanded by British officers. The British commander of the Egyptian army, Sir Herbert Kitchener, immediately threatened to resign. Kitchener further insisted on the dismissal of a nationalist under-secretary of war appointed by Abbas II and that an apology be made for the Khedive's criticism of the army and its officers. By 1899 he had come to accept British counsels. Also in 1899 British diplomat, Alfred Mitchell-Innes was appointed Under-Secretary of State for Finance in Egypt, and in 1900 Abbas II paid a second visit to Britain, during which he said he thought the British had done good work in Egypt and declared himself ready to cooperate with the British officials administering Egypt and Sudan. He gave his formal approval for the establishment of a sound system of justice for Egyptian nationals, a great reduction in taxation...‎

‎SEMIHA BERKSOY, (Turkish soprano, opera singer and painter), (1910-2004).‎

‎Concert pamphlet signed 'Semiha Berksoy'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish 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).‎

‎MENGÜ ERTEL, (1931-1999).‎

‎Mengü Ertel. Players.= Oyuncular. [Exhibition catalogue]. Texts by Hilmi Yavuz, Ülkü Tamer. Photos by Isa Çelik. Translated toEnglish by Sevin Okyay, Ülkü Tamer. [SIGNED, NUMBERED AND LIMITED EDITION: 238/1000).‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Large 8vo. (26 x 13 cm). In English and Turkish. [48] p., color and b/w ills. Signed and inscribed by Ertel as 'Dost Erbekler'e sevgiler, mutluluklar. 20.3.1988, Ankara'. "Players" is published on the occasion of the artist's March 1988 Exhibition in Galeri Nev. It is edited and designed by Mengü Ertel and Galeri Nev. The number of copies is limited edition to an edition of 1000. Each volume is individually numbered. This is 238. copy: (238 / 1000).‎

‎MUHSIN FADL ALI, (Sultan of the Lahej, Aden, The Abdali).‎

‎[SULTAN OF LAHEJ - Business card of Sultan Mohsin Fadl Aly].‎

‎Very Good French Original business card. 6x9,5 cm. In Arabic and French. On card, engraved b/w portrait photo of Sultan, his tughra (dated 1331 Hegira), and the sign of Lahej sultanate. Lahej was a Sheikdom based in Lahej in Southern Arabia. The Sultanate became self-ruled in 1728 and gained independence in 1740. In 1839, the Sultanate became the Protectorate of Aden of the British Empire, though nominally the 'Abdali Sultan retained his status. The the Protectorate of Aden was briefly ruled again by the Ottomans during World War I, but regained by the British and absorbed into Federation of South Arabia in 1963. The 'Abdali dynasty was officialy abolished in 1967, through the proclamation by South Yemen. Hegira: 1331 = Gregorian: 1915.‎

‎HRANT PAPAZIAN.‎

‎Dicran Tchouhadjian. Vie et oeuvres. [i.e. Tigran Chukhajian: His life and works].‎

‎Very Good French Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In French. 27 p., fully visual material including musical scores, ills., posters, et alli. Dicran Tchouhadjian. Vie et oeuvres. Life and works of Tigran Gevorki Chukhajian (1837-1898). Chukhajian was an Ottoman Armenian composer and conductor, and the founder of the first opera institution in the Ottoman Empire. He is considered the first opera composer in Turkish history. He created the first Armenian opera, Arshak II (1868, partially staged in 1873), based on the historical figure King Arsaces II (Arshak II). The score was considered lost, but was discovered in 1942 and performed in 1945 in a revised version at the Armenian Opera Theater opera theater in Yerevan. Arshak II continued in the repertoire of the Yerevan Opera Theater. In 2001, it was staged at the San Francisco Opera. He is famous with his Leblebidji Hor-Hor Agha (1875).‎

‎Tours, Berthold (Editor)‎

‎Martha. A Comic Romantic Opera in Four Acts Composed By F. Von Flotow‎

‎Music and score of F. von Flotow's opera. English translation by Natalia MacFarren. Wear to base of spine and less so to top. Some chips to edges, general edgewear and soiling.‎

‎Beaumont, Cyril W.‎

‎The Sadler's Wells Ballet‎

‎Revised and enlarged. Over forty photographs. 214 pages. Black cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket price clipped, light soiling, some chips and wear around edges. Previous owners signature and date on front free endpaper; a few light spots on page edges.‎

‎Gilbert, W. S.‎

‎The Savoy Operas. Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875-1896‎

‎Covers of dark blue calf leather with blind tooled borders, gilt illustration on centre front cover, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Gilt to all page edges. Small tear at top of spine; light wear to cover corners; name of previous owner on front free endpaper.‎

‎Härtwig, Dieter‎

‎Carl Maria von Weber‎

‎Biography of Carl Maria von Weber. In German. Well illustrated. 92 pages Crease to half-title and title page.‎

‎Keynes, Milo (Editor)‎

‎Lydia Lopokova‎

‎Twenty essays forming a complete appreciation of the gifted Lydia Lopokova, the Diaghilev ballet dancer. xii, 238 pages. Illustrated. Index.‎

‎Kodicek, Ann (Editor)‎

‎Diaghilev: Creator of the Ballets Russes Art, Music, Dance‎

‎Large format biography with six contributors. 174pp. well illustrated‎

‎Buckle, Richard in Collaboration with John Taras‎

‎George Balanchine: Ballet Master‎

‎Comes with letter from the author. Pages cocked.‎

‎Beaumont, Cyril W.‎

‎Supplement to Complete Book of Ballets‎

‎With over 45 illustrations. Previous owners name and date at top of front free endpaper. Small tear at base of back cover. General light shelfwear.‎

‎Rene Hainaux (Editor)‎

‎World Theatre Volume II Number I Opera and Musical Comedy‎

‎Published under the auspices of Unesco. Text in English and French. 63 pages‎

‎Anon‎

‎S. Hurok Presents The Ballet Theatre Coast to Coast Tour 1944-1945‎

‎A really splendid magazine size program with photographs and excellent colour and black and white whole page advertisements. Staple bound with some wear at base of spine.‎

‎No Author‎

‎The 1988 Pavlova Festival‎

‎Magazine for The Pavlova Festival held at Middlesex Polytechnic's Ivy House site 13-17 April 1988. Numerous photographs. Various contributors.‎