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‎DIRECTORY OF CONTEMPORARY OPERAS & MUSIC THEATER WORKS AND & NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES 1980-1989‎

‎NY 1990. Central Opera Service 1990 Directory/Bulletin Volume 30 Numbers 2-4. Lg.8vo. 325pp. original printed wraps. VG light wear. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : a54359

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‎Don Giovanni Programme 1977‎

‎Performing Arts Council Transvaal 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Performing Arts Council Transvaal paperback‎

Bookseller reference : q271

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‎GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA PROGRAMME BOOK 1960‎

‎London 1954. large 4to. 104pp. illus. wraps. Good plus light cover wear; no ownership marks. not ears. . paperback‎

Bookseller reference : a43117

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‎Jenufa Programme‎

‎Performing Arts Council Transvaal. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Performing Arts Council Transvaal paperback‎

Bookseller reference : q260

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‎La Forza del Destino Programme 1976‎

‎Performing Arts Council Transvaal 1976. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Performing Arts Council Transvaal paperback‎

Bookseller reference : q268

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‎La Morte di Cleopatra Tragedia per Musica da Rappresentarsi Nell'Apertura del Nuovo Teatro Italiano. Dedicata a Sua Maesta Imperiale Alessandro I. Imperatore di Tutti le Russie‎

‎San. Petroburgo 1802. 6 60 1 pp. Title; Dedication leaf signed in type Antonio Cassasi; List of Characters with Members of the Orchestra on verso; Libretto. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf-backed boards rebacked original spine laid down. Ink stamp of Tsarsko-Selo Library. About fine. 6 60 1 pp. Title; Dedication leaf signed in type Antonio Cassasi; List of Characters with Members of the Orchestra on verso; Libretto. 1 vols. 8vo. Italian Opera in St. Petersburg. Not in OCLC unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 43922

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‎Madam Butterfly Programme 1980‎

‎Performing Arts Council Transvaal 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed and worn. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Performing Arts Council Transvaal paperback‎

Bookseller reference : q258

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‎OPERA AT HOME‎

‎LONDON GRAMOPHONE 1921. REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION VERY GOOD. LONDON, GRAMOPHONE, 1921 unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14432

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‎Rigoletto Programme 1971‎

‎Performing Arts Council Transvaal 1971. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed and worn. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Performing Arts Council Transvaal paperback‎

Bookseller reference : q269

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‎Science Education in a Changing Environment‎

‎New Delhi Publishers 2016. Hardcover. New. Printed Pages: 285. New Delhi Publishers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : NDP-9789385502033 ISBN : 9385502034 9789385502033

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‎Science Education in a Changing Environment‎

‎New Delhi Publishers 2016. Hardcover. New. Printed Pages: 285. New Delhi Publishers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : NDP-9789385502033 ISBN : 9385502034 9789385502033

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‎The Barber of Seville Programme‎

‎Performing Arts Council Transvaal. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Performing Arts Council Transvaal paperback‎

Bookseller reference : q263

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‎The Merry Widow Programme 1977‎

‎Performing Arts Council Transvaal 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Performing Arts Council Transvaal paperback‎

Bookseller reference : q261

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‎The Opera Libretto Library: The Authentic Texts of the German French and Italian Operas With Music of the Principal Airs With the Complete English‎

‎Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Avenel Books 1980. 1st Avenel Large very thick heavy book shiny black cloth very bright gilt lettering at spine spine very slightly sunken 481 pages plus pages for "Notes" double-column format text of librettos in English German French or Italian. DJ glossy red with yellow and white lettering. DJ has tiny nick at top front tip microtear at spine top edge tiny tear with crease at spine bottom edge. Near Good DJ/Very Good book. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Avenel Books Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 43163 ISBN : 0517318830 9780517318836

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‎Théâtre d'Auxerre. Dimanche 22 mai 1859. Représentation extraordinaire donnée avec le concours des artistes d'opéra. Une première représentation de Le Maître de chapelle, ou Le Souper imprévu, opéra-comique en un acte ; paroles de Mme Sophie Gay ; musique de Paër‎

‎Auxerre Typographie Ch. Gallot s.d. [1859] prospectus in-8 en feuille‎

‎2 pp.n.cch.Il s'agit d'un opéra-comique français en deux actes déjà ancien du compositeur italien Ferdinando Paër (1771-1839), sur un livret de Sophie Gay, d’après Le Souper imprévu, ou Le Chanoine de Milan d’Alexandre Duval (1796). La première avait eu lieu le 29 mars 1821 par l’Opéra-Comique au théâtre Feydeau à Paris, et elle fut par la suite représentée plus de 430 fois sur la même scène.L’action se déroule en 1797, près de Milan. Le maître de chapelle Barnabé a composé une œuvre intitulée Cléopâtre qu’il espère voir interprétée à Milan. Il organise un dîner chez lui, avec lequel il aimerait célébrer les fiançailles entre son élève Coelénie et son neveu Benetto. Pendant les préparatifs, il essaie certaines parties de son œuvre avec Gertrude, sa cuisinière, mais la fête est ruinée par l’irruption de deux hussards. Barnabé veut les faire arrêter, mais ceux-ci menacent de mettre le feu à Cléopâtre, et Barnabé ne peut qu’être le témoin de l’union du hussard Firmin et de Coelénie, dont celle-ci était secrètement amoureuse, et de celle de la cuisinière et de Sans-Quartier, l’autre hussard.On avait joint à cette représentation : Qui vive ! ou La Sentinelle perdue ; le premier acte de la Dame blanche ; Les Femmes qui pleurent, comédie en un acte, par MM. Siraudin et Lambert Thiboust‎

Bookseller reference : 37641

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‎Théâtre d'Auxerre. Mardi 24 mai 1859. Représentation extraordinaire donnée avec le concours des artistes d'opéra. Une première représentation de Le Chalet, opéra comique en un acte, paroles de MM. Scribe et Mélesville, musique d'Ad. Adam‎

‎Auxerre Typographie Ch. Gallot s.d. [1859] prospectus in-8 en feuille‎

‎2 pp.n.ch.Cet opéra-comique en un acte de Adolphe Adam (1803-1856), élève de Boïeldieu, sur un livret en français d'Eugène Scribe et Mélesville avait été composé d'après le Singspiel Jery und Bätely de Goethe. Il fut créé le 25 septembre 1834 à l'Opéra-Comique dans la Salle de la Bourse. Cette œuvre qui influença Offenbach connut un long et vif succès dans ce même théâtre ; elle atteignit les 500 représentations en 1851, la millième en 1873 et 1500e en 1922.On comprend pourquoi, tant le thème est susceptible de plaire à tous genres de publics et d'émouvoir la ménagère de plus ou moins cinquante ans : la scène se passe tout entière à l’intérieur d'un chalet, ouvert à l'arrière avec une vue sur la campagne, et à distance, les montagnes de l'Appenzell en Suisse. Après un chœur de jeune villageois, Daniel, un vigoureux fermier et "le plus charmant jeune homme de l'Appenzell", entre et chante son amour pour Bettly. Les villageois célèbrent son amour égaré, mais dans sa joie, Daniel invite tout le monde au dîner de son mariage.On avait joint à cette représentation : le premier acte du Barbier de Séville, opéra, musique de Rossini‎

Bookseller reference : 37642

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‎VILLABELLA Miguel, ténor, photo signée (14 x 9 cm)‎

Bookseller reference : 208C18.2

‎OPERA DON GIOVANNI MOZART Wolfgang Amadeus 1756 1791‎

‎Don Giovanni. Vocal score. German & Italian. Don Juan : Oper in zwey Aufz�gen von W.A. Mozart. Nebst einem Anhang von sp�ter eingelegten St�cken. Klavierauszug von A.E. M�ller.‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & H�rtel 1818. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong folio 330 x 240mm. 184 pages. Complete vocal score. Notated music. Added engraved title page: Il dissoluto punito; osia Il Don Giovanni. Dramma giocoso in due Atti posto in Musica da Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Ridotto per il Pianoforte da A.E. M�ller with vignette of Don Giovanni scene by Fr. Bolt after Kininger Pr. 4 Rthlr. Italian-German text. Richly bound in crushed green morocco handsomely gilt with device of lyre and central lozenge on front and rear covers spine done in the same and lettered in gilt �Don Juan � Mozart� speckled edges; toned and only lightly foxed few pages margins lightly torn or with paper repairs not frequent good with all with engraved music otherwise. <br/><br/>1818 Leipzig printing for the vocal score of Mozart�s famous opera �Don Giovanni�. Italian librettos were translated into German owing to the growing popularity of opera in Germany during the last decade of the 18th century; contemporary to Mozart�s death in 1791. Mozart immediately accepted at least the title under which on of his works would become known in the German-speaking countries: writing home on 3 October 1790 he reported �on Tuesday the theatrical company of the elector of Mainz are performing my Don Juan.� German communities variously received Mozart�s operas; the battle between the aristocratic and bourgeois audiences raged to and fro. When Don Juan played for the first time in the Frankfurt theater it was deemed suitable �for the general public� but not for its �educated section.� Yet the critics could all concede of Mozart�s popularity and that the subject matter turned the heads of the public. This fine well-preserved dual text is an early and complete keyboard transcription of the opera. It gives Lorenzo da Ponte's original Italian with the German translation by Schr�der underneath. Excellent piece of music history and staple of the standard operatic repertoire. Breitkopf & H�rtel hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : D7301

‎OPERA PHOTOGRAPHS & POSTER. TALLEY Marion Nevada.‎

‎This small archive of press photos studio photos travel images large panoramic photo of Marion Talley’s 1924 singing performance in Kansas City together with the large opening night colour lithograph poster document the early career of this young artist who in 1926 was the youngest prima donna to have made a debut at the Metropolitan Opera and would later star in one of the first Vitaphone sound films.‎

‎New York NY; Hollywood CA; Taos NM: Underwood & Underwood Anderson Lumiere Guard Vitaphone Studios Metropolitan Music Bureau 1924-1927. Twenty Eight items. With 26 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.; and 1 sized 12 x 20 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 as seen here in the large photo by Anderson of her performance April 10 1924 in the Convention Hall in Kansas City. 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 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

Bookseller reference : 51696

‎OPERA 19th Century Italian Teatro San Carlo‎

‎Veduta del Teatro de S. Carlo di Napoli‎

‎Firenze n.d. Hand-coloured engraving of the exterior of the Teatro San Carlo. 235 x 305 mm. A 20th century re-impression of the 19th century original with "Correction du dessin et imprimé par l'Editrice PV 200" printed to corners just below image. Matted framed and glazed. From the collection of Marilyn Horne b. 1934. A distinguished American mezzo-soprano "Horne had a voice of extraordinary range rich and tangy in timbre with a stentorian chest register and an exciting top. In concert she once achieved the feat of singing in a single programme Rossini arias and Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene proof of her exceptional versatility. Throughout her lengthy career she was an admired recitalist singing lieder mélodies Spanish and American songs with equal aplomb." Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 30299

‎OPERA 19th Century Italian Teatro San Carlo‎

‎Veduta del Teatro de S. Carlo di Napoli‎

‎Firenze n.d. Hand-coloured engraving of the exterior of the Teatro San Carlo. 235 x 305 mm. A 20th century re-impression of the 19th century original with "Correction du dessin et imprimé par l'Editrice PV 200" printed to corners just below image. Matted framed and glazed. <br/><br/>From the collection of Marilyn Horne b. 1934. A distinguished American mezzo-soprano "Horne had a voice of extraordinary range rich and tangy in timbre with a stentorian chest register and an exciting top. In concert she once achieved the feat of singing in a single programme Rossini arias and Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene proof of her exceptional versatility. Throughout her lengthy career she was an admired recitalist singing lieder mélodies Spanish and American songs with equal aplomb." Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 30299

‎OPERA 20th Century German‎

‎Fliegende Blätter. Nos. 3325-3328 April-May 1909‎

‎München: Braun & Schneider 1909. 4 issues. Small quarto. Stapled. 185-232 pp. Profusely illustrated with drawings cartoons and caricatures by August Roeseler 1866-1934 Werner Zehme 1859-1924 and others. From the collection of the distinguished American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne b. 1934. Slightly worn and browned. This popular German periodical contained commentary of a humourous nature particularly relating to contemporary German theatre opera literature art and social mores. "Horne had a voice of extraordinary range rich and tangy in timbre with a stentorian chest register and an exciting top. In concert she once achieved the feat of singing in a single programme Rossini arias and Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene proof of her exceptional versatility. Throughout her lengthy career she was an admired recitalist singing lieder mélodies Spanish and American songs with equal aplomb." Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. Braun & Schneider unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 31924

‎OPERA 20th Century‎

‎Poster for the Metropolitan Opera Centennial featuring 11 printed caricatures by Al Hirschfeld of contemporary opera singers surrounding a large birthday cake‎

‎1983. Image size 556 x 352 mm overall size 630 x 430 mm. On glossy dark red stock. From the collection of the distinguished American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne b. 1934. Edges slightly worn; verso of mount foxed. "Horne had a voice of extraordinary range rich and tangy in timbre with a stentorian chest register and an exciting top. In concert she once achieved the feat of singing in a single programme Rossini arias and Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene proof of her exceptional versatility. Throughout her lengthy career she was an admired recitalist singing lieder mélodies Spanish and American songs with equal aplomb." Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 31384

‎OPERA 20th Century Chinese‎

‎Peking Opera North American Tour 1980. Souvenir program‎

‎Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers printed in colour. 32 pp. <br/><br/>Includes an essay on the company the stage the music and the actors by A.C. Scott together with synopses of operas in the repertoire. With photographic illustrations in colour and black-and-white throughout. <br/><br/>Slightly worn. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 27798

‎Opera Auden W. H. and Chester Kallman‎

‎The Magic Flute‎

‎New York: Random House 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good . 8vo. A new English translation of the libretto of Mozart's famous opera. Illustrated by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. 108 pp. A handsome copy in decorated boards with cloth spine in equally handsome unclipped dustwrapper. Just lightly rubbed on rear panel. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 19477