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2026Best.-Nr. LRB33005457Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Lingua: Italiano. Circa 526 pagine. Italiano : Ristampa su richiesta. Edizione originale : 1890. Opera in italiano. Opera semiseria in quattro atti di Friedrich von Flotow con libretto di W. Friedrich. Questa partitura per pianoforte e voce rappresenta un'opera fondamentale del repertorio lirico romantico caratterizzata da melodie accattivanti e una trama sentimentale. Adatta per studenti di musica ricercatori e appassionati di opera. Immagini del libro non contrattuali English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1890. Text in Italian. This modern reproduction of Marta: opera semiseria in quattro atti by Flotow Friedrich von 1812-1883 composer; Friedrich W. ca. 1820-1879 librettist makes an old or rare text available for consultation bibliographic research and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026Best.-Nr. LRB27031500Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 536 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1902. Ouvrage en français. Partition piano-vocal imprimée et manuscrite pour la tragédie lyrique Armide composée par Christoph Willibald Gluck sur un livret de Philippe Quinault. Cette oeuvre en cinq actes est un chef-d'oeuvre du répertoire baroque français mêlant mise en scène et musique. Images du livre non contractuelles English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1902. Text in French. Printed and manuscript piano-vocal score for the lyrical tragedy Armide composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck with a libretto by Philippe Quinault. This five-act work is a masterpiece of French Baroque repertoire combining stage direction and music. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026Best.-Nr. LRB33004842Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Lingua: Italiano. Circa 526 pagine. Italiano : Ristampa su richiesta. Edizione originale : 1870. Opera in italiano. Questa riproduzione moderna di Gli Ugonotti Les Huguenots: opera in five acts di Meyerbeer Giacomo 1791-1864 composer; Scribe Augustin Eugène 1791-1861 librettist; Deschamps Émile 1791-1871 librettist; Maggioni Manfredo J. librettist; Romer Frank 1810-1889 translator rende accessibile un testo antico o raro per la consultazione la ricerca bibliografica e le collezioni specializzate. Immagini del libro non contrattuali English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1870. Text in Italian. Opera in five acts composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer with libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps. This edition features the Italian translation by Manfredo J. Maggioni. The story set in 16th-century France follows the Huguenots blending historical drama with grand operatic elements. A cornerstone of French grand opera it continues to be celebrated for its musical and theatrical impact. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026Best.-Nr. LRB31030805Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 590 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1907. Ouvrage en français. Partiture pour piano et chant avec mise en scène incluant les indications scéniques. OEuvre majeure du répertoire lyrique français basée sur les contes fantastiques d'E.T.A. Hoffmann. Version complète en trois actes essentielle pour les chercheurs en musique et les amateurs d'opéra. Images du livre non contractuelles English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1907. Text in French. Piano-vocal score with stage directions. A cornerstone of French operatic repertoire inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann's fantastical tales. Complete three-act version essential for music scholars and opera enthusiasts. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
Best.-Nr. 240121006Ricordi Subsidiary of G. Schirmer NY. unknown_binding. Very Good. 0x0x0. Please Read No marks on text - My shelf location 42-a-45 Ricordi (Subsidiary of G. Schirmer, NY unknown
Best.-Nr. 3563205701.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 3385097975.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2026Best.-Nr. LRB33001892Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Lingua: Italiano. Circa 610 pagine. Volumi da 1 a 2 di un'opera in più volumi rilegati in un solo libro. / Volumes 1 to 2 of a multi-volume work bound together in a single book. Italiano : Ristampa su richiesta. Edizione originale : 1786. Opera in italiano. Questo volume presenta il libretto e la partitura completa dell'opera "Olimpiade: Drama Seria" di Giovanni Paisiello basato sul testo di Pietro Metastasio. L'opera composta nel 1786 è un esempio significativo del repertorio operistico del XVIII secolo caratterizzato dalla maestria melodica di Paisiello e dalla profondità drammatica del libretto di Metastasio. L'opera è strutturata in tre atti e combina elementi tragici e comici riflettendo le convenzioni teatrali dell'epoca. Immagini del libro non contrattuali English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1786. Text in Italian. This volume presents the libretto and full score of the opera "Olimpiade: Drama Seria" by Giovanni Paisiello based on the text by Pietro Metastasio. Composed in 1786 the opera is a notable example of 18th-century operatic repertoire distinguished by Paisiello's melodic mastery and the dramatic depth of Metastasio's libretto. The opera is structured in three acts and combines tragic and comic elements reflecting the theatrical conventions of the period. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1867Best.-Nr. 1298Philadelphia: Ledger Job Printing Office 1867. 8vo. 220 x 145 mm. 8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches. 21pp. Stitched single gathering on ivory stock inserted within glued cover of blue-gray paper of same weight. Libretto is solid and relatively unsoiled; substantial closed tear runs halfway up the back cover at the binding fold. Front cover shows post-publication stamp of “Henry McCaffrey Music Publisher Baltimore.” Printing unknown. This libretto accompanied performances of Norma by the Richings English Opera Company. The predominance of New York City in the advertising inside the front and rear covers points to Manhattan but Philadelphia seems to be the spot as the Philadelphia Daily Evening Bulletin of November 15 1867 declares in its “Amusements” column on that day that “The opera of Norma was given last evening at the Academy of Music by the Richings troupe in a very acceptable manner.” . Ledger Job Printing Office unknown
1982Best.-Nr. 277111982 hardcover published without jacket/slight bumping on the cover & slight toning along the page block edges/clean & unmarked. Garland Publishing hardcover
Best.-Nr. 14734On his letterhead Kissing Tree House Alveston Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire. 15 November 1965. 1p. 8vo. Priestley's agents have forwarded an invitation from Crozier 'to write a piece on Alan Herbert for a special issue you are planning'. Although Priestley has 'a high regard' for Herbert he is 'particularly anxious just now not to accept commissions of this kind and so must reluctantly refuse'. On his letterhead, Kissing Tree House, Alveston, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. 15 November 1965. unknown
Best.-Nr. 17512'Birmm: i.e. the Theatre Royal Birmingham Oct. 13: 1824'. The Oxford DNB's entry on Bunn states that from 1819 to 1824 he held the lease of the Theatre Royal Birmingham. 1p. 8vo. Bifolium. Addressed on reverse of second leaf to '- Perkins Esq'. In fair condition with light signs of age and wear. Bunn begins his letter: 'My dear Sir The dreadful bustle attendant on producing "Waterloo" must be my apology. The Music & Manuscript are herewith sent - & not a note or a syllable of either has been copied.' He thanks 'Mr Howes for his kindness' which he offers to reciprocate 'whenever in my power'. It is unclear which version of a pantomime of the Battle of Waterloo is being referred to here but the Duke of Wellington is said to have enjoyed the 1824 production at Astley's Amphitheatre in London and its revivals see Bradby James and Sharratt 'Performance and Politics in Popular Drama'. 'Birmm: [i.e. the Theatre Royal, Birmingham ] | Oct. 13: 1824'. unknown
Best.-Nr. 12301Without date or place. 1p. 16mo. On a piece of watermarked laid paper 17 x 10.5 cm. Fair on lightly-aged paper with a manuscript correction 'tracts' to 'tracks'. In three numbered stanzas Farnie's version being in effect an entirely new poem: 'This Fish was indeed Oh! A Woolwich Torpedo But Oh! But Oh! The big whale did not know.' 'Les noces d'Olivette' was first performed in Paris in 1879; Farnie's English language adaptation starring Florence St. John was performed at the Strand Theatre in London from 1880 to 1881. This version without date or place does not correspond to any of the six versions listed on COPAC. Without date or place. unknown
2021Best.-Nr. BIBSD0047438372021. Full Leather Bound. NEW. Size: 22.22x 29.21 cms A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED GREEN BLUE MAGENTA TAN PURPLE DEEP BROWN BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. This service is chargeable. Original edition was published in 1840 and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2021 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - Italian Pages 202. Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. FOLIO EDITION Size 12x19 Inches IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. hardcover
2021Best.-Nr. BIBSD0047469532021. Full Leather Bound. NEW. Size: 19.68 x 24.13 cms A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED GREEN BLUE MAGENTA TAN PURPLE DEEP BROWN BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. This service is chargeable. Original edition was published in 1843 and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2021 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - Italian Pages 237. Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. FOLIO EDITION Size 12x19 Inches IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 007785Signed boldly in a black flair on the first page by Jeritza who introduced the role of the Empress in 1919. Jeritza 1887-1982 was one of the great dramatic sopranos of her day noted for her acting ability her beauty her charisma. She was of Moravian origin and in the early part of her career based at the Vienna State Opera introduced a good number of important roles but came to make her home base the Metropolitan Opera and ended up living most of her life in New Jersey. After retiring from the opera stage Jeritza remained a public figure and was a regular presence at the Met. This performance of Die Frau Ohne Schatten had a stellar cast with Leonie Rysanek as the Empress James King as the Emperor and Christa Ludwig as the Dyer's Wife. The role was one closely associated with Rysanek who was responsible more than anyone else in reigniting interest in the opera which had become relatively obscure but is now a part of the standard repertoire and who basically owned the part for the rest of her career. Among other things the challenging role was a perfect fit for Rysanek's voice with its high tessitura for a dramatic soprano part the range where Rysanek's voice had few peers. unknown
1948Best.-Nr. 141028N.p.: N.p. 1948. Draft script for an unproduced musical. Several annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Originally published in the Saturday Evening Post and based on a short story by Dana Burnet. A senator is slated to give the keynote speech at the upcoming Democratic National Convention with many young people in attendance to protest the war. Following the advice of his assistant he ends up giving a speech from his heart and ends up nominated for president. Set in Philadelphia. Rust titled wrappers. Title page present dated June 1948 with credits for playwright Dana Burnet and librettist Shirley Solomon. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 7:3. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1985Best.-Nr. 7949Manila: Shangkuan Press & School Supply. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. Shangkuan Press & School Supply Manila 1985 no further printing statement red boards Very Goodsome edgewear and bumping to the boards/no dust jacket 160 pages OPERA MONGOLIAN HISTORY CHRISTIANITY OPERA; A7227 Shlf; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages . Shangkuan Press & School Supply hardcover
Best.-Nr. 11173Letter One: 20 Woodstock Road Bedford Park Chiswick; 1 May 1926. Letter Two: The George Hotel South Molton North Devonshire; 22 September 1941. Letter One: 2 pp 12mo. 23 lines. Good. Docketed '3.5.26 copd.' He thanks him for his letters and has 'sent the verses to Sanderson'. The copies of the 'Quilter publications' that Bennett needed for the writing of an article in the 'Music Teacher' have not arrived. Asks for information on a 'volume of songs by Sibelius'. 'If they are available could they be included in the Quilter parcel'. He is 'writing about Sibelius for publication in July & want to be as complete as possible'. Letter Two: 2 pp 4to. 23 lines. Good with staple holes to one corner. The 'question of rights as between author & composer . seems a problem without solution. One thing seems certain - that though indifferent music can ruin good words not even the best words can save indifferent music. Which is an annoying state of things for authors.' He considers it 'an excellent thing' that 'relative rights for broadcasting & gramophone are fixed. So much discussion is avoided.' He had rather 'the royalty proportions for "Freedom" were not discussed further' and will sign the agreement Boosey is sending him. Born in Farnham Harry Rodney Bennett was a children's author a writer of educational textbooks and the librettist of Quilter’s 1936 light opera Julia Love at the Inn. Letter One: 20 Woodstock Road, Bedford Park, Chiswick; 1 May 1926. Letter Two: The George Hotel, South Molton, North Devonshire; unknown
1951Best.-Nr. 814New York: The Living Theatre 1951. First edition. Fine. Octavo. Rice paper wrappers printed and decorated in black. 16pp. A fine copy of an often fragile and scarce item. First edition. A program for The Living Theatre's December 2 1951 production of Stein's play at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC. The play/opera was originally written in 1938 but unproduced until November 1951 at Beaver College a small college outside of Philadelphia. It was a hit. Essays "Vanguard and Theatre" by Paul Goodman "Lines Before the Curtain" by Alfred Kreymborg and "Note Written on Stone" by Carl Van Vechten precede the playbill. The directors are Julian Beck and Judith Malina the actors include Donald Marye Robert King Moody Remy Charlip and Constance Mobley among distinguished others. A photo exhibition by Van Vechten entitled "Gertrude Stein and the Theatre" was presented in the lounge on the second floor of the theatre. The Living Theatre unknown
1820Best.-Nr. 2508040020A La Lyre Moderne Rue Vivienne No 6 A Paris 1820. Hardcover. Good. Folio; 34 cm. Bound in contemporary leather backed red boards. Corners bumped. Hardcover. 1 score 255 177 pages. Toning. Scattered spotting. "Represente pour la premiere fois a Nimes par les Comediens sous la direction de Mr. A. Singier le 31 Decembre 1818" - on title page. Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on La folle journe our Le mariage de Figaro / Beaumarchais - Grove Dictionary of Music. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. A La Lyre Moderne, Rue Vivienne, No 6, A Paris hardcover
1870Best.-Nr. SP39-0142-14198Colombier 1870. Hardcover. Good. Libretto in French. 1870 Colombier Paris 7 1/2 x 11 inches tall beige cloth hardcover appears recently rebound with refreshed marbled endpapers 4 371 pp. Intermittent light foxing throughout especially to front and rear prelims. Moderate soiling and edge-chipping to front prelims including title page which has a blue Columbier publisher's stamp at the bottom. Moderate to heavy edge chipping to last 10 pages especially lower tips not impacting text. Otherwise a very good copy of this scarce imprint handsomely bound. ~SP39~ 4.0P Les brigands The Bandits is an opera bouffe or operetta by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy. Meilhac and Halevy's libretto lampoons both serious drama Schiller's play The Robbers and opera comique Fra Diavolo and Les diamants de la couronne by Auber. The plot is cheerfully amoral in its presentation of theft as a basic principle of society rather than as an aberration. As Falsacappa the brigand chieftain notes: 'Everybody steals according to their position in society.' The piece premiered in Paris in 1869 and has received periodic revivals in France and elsewhere both in French and in translation. Les brigands has a more substantial plot than many Offenbach operettas and integrates the songs more completely into the story. The forces of law and order are represented by the bumbling carabinieri whose exaggerated attire delighted the Parisian audience during the premiere. In addition to policemen financiers receive satiric treatment. The satire counterpoints lively musical romps and the frequent use of Italian and Spanish rhythms; 'Soyez pitoyables' is a true canon and each act finale is a well-developed whole. A 1983 New York Times article theorized that the music of the piece influenced Bizet in writing Carmen and noted that the librettists for this work supplied Bizet's libretto but standard Offenbach references do not mention any such influence. Colombier hardcover
Best.-Nr. BN262840Wystan Hugh Auden 1907-1973: Seine opernästhetische Anschauung und seine Tätigkeit als Librettist Kölner Beiträge zur Musikforschung Barbara Engelbert Wystan Hugh Auden 1907-1973: Seine opernästhetische Anschauung und seine Tätigkeit als Librettist Kölner Beiträge zur Musikforschung Barbara Engelbert Wystan Hugh Auden 1907-1973: Seine opernästhetische Anschauung und seine Tätigkeit als Librettist Kölner Beiträge zur Musikforschung Barbara Engelbert unknown
Best.-Nr. 2518810 January 1993 with address label of ‘ERIC CROZIER OBE / 4 THE TIMBERYARD / GREAT GLEMHAM / SAXMUNDHAM / SUFFOLK’. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p foolscap 8vo. In fair condition lightly aged and creased. Folded twice for postage. The address is printed on a small golden label affixed at the top left corner. Addressed to ‘Dear Mr. Catry’ and signed ‘With all best wishes - and thank you for writing! / Sincerely / Eric Crozier.’ He asks him to forgive a typed letter as he is ‘convalescing from a heart-attack and still not very good at hand-writing. / The opera I must enjoyed producing was I suppose my very first - Smetana’s THE BARTERED BRIDE in 1943 in a new English version made by Joan Cross and myself which stayed in the repertoire at Sadler’s Wells and Covent Garden for twenty years.’ He recalls that it was first staged ‘during the black-out to audiences starved of colour and gaiety: our first audience included the Czech government in exile - President Benes Jan Masaryk and others - and on the second night they took the whole theatre for their fellow-countrymen to see what all Czechs regarded as their national opera’. The rest of the letter concerns his next production Britten’s ‘Peter Grimes’ ‘a world-wide event’ premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1945 ‘and one year later I staged the American premiere with Leonard Bernstein as conductor at Tanglewood. I worked with Britten and Montagu Slater the librettist throughout the writing and composition of that great work which has had I would guess a greater international success than any other English opera all through the past fifty years. It is still being staged - Rostropovich will conduct performances of it at the Barbican this March.’ 10 January 1993, with address label of ‘ERIC CROZIER, OBE / 4 THE TIMBERYARD / GREAT GLEMHAM / SAXMUNDHAM / SUFFOLK’. unknown
Best.-Nr. 2325612 October 1953. On London letterhead of 'The King and I' Williamson Music Limited 14 St George St W.1. 1p 4to. In fair condition lightly aged. Folded once. The printing of the letterhead in red and black extends along three edges with decorations including an oriental-style architectural motif in front of a tree at bottom right. At the head of the page the letterhead reads 'Williamson presents The King and I as originally produced by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein 2nd.' The four directors of Williamson Music Limited are named at the foot including Rodgers Hammerstein and 'Louis Dreyfus British formerly American'. The note addressed to 'Mr. MacQueen Pope' at his Coventry Street address reads: 'Dear MacQueen Thank you for your book I know that I shall read it with great pleasure. We had the opening you predicted and I am very glad that you were not wrong. All the best to you.' 'The King and I' was written as a vehicle for Gertrude Lawrence who starred in the original Broadway run opposite Yul Brynner. The original London production opened on 8 October 1953 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and featured Valerie Hobson as Anna and Herbert Lom as the King. MacQueen-Pope was the Drury Lane publicist hence his ability to make a prediction about the production's success. 12 October 1953. On London letterhead of 'The King and I', Williamson Music Limited, 14 St George St, W.1. unknown
