1960ref. 88091CULTURAL REVOLUTION MODEL OPERA Manuscript Ledger Master Inventory: General Record of Stage Props for a traveling Chinese theatrical repertory company introducing Revolutionary Opera into its program including costs for creating silk stage props sets costumes and scenery with various paper slip receipts some loose dated from 1963 to 1969. Oblong album measuring 7-3/4 x 10-5/8 inches contents with 20 numbered leaves of double-sided ruled ledger; bound in brown cloth-backed plain light blue paper board with lettered pink paper label decorative pattern endpapers originally with ribbon-tied spine now lost contents loose. Includes entries for the revolutionary opera Taking Tiger Mountain 1968 with one entry bearing signature of Wang Xiu Wen dated 12 September 1967. Includes a pink silk armband laid into the album inscribed "Mei Ying Shan" which could be translated as Huaying Mountain. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=cjE0LDNycE8 There is also reference to a 1961 novel which the Bejing Film Studio made into a movie called Lie Huo Zhong Yong Sheng Living Forever in Burning Flame its IMDB title translated as Red Crag based partly on fact by Chinese authors Luo Guangbin and Yang Yiyan former inmates in a Kuomintang prison in Sichuan. It was set in Chongqing during the Chinese Civil War 1949 and featured underground communist agents under the command of Zhou Enlai fighting an espionage battle against the Kuomintang. The story takes place in Huaying Mountain. hardcover books
ref. 30832Executed in ink pencil gouache and silver paint on wove paper. Unsigned but with monogrammatic handstamp to lower left corner. With annotations in ink in Russian relative to various parts of the costume. 13.125" x 8.75" 332 x 222 mm. Slightly worn and soiled; some edge tears and repairs; upper right corner with erasure resulting in minor paper loss. Korovine designed costumes for productions of Russian operas including Borodin's Prince Igor Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko and Le Coq d'Or. "Konstantine Korovine is one of the most famous of Russia's twentieth-century stage designers . He made his debut as a theatrical painter in 1885 when he executed the sets and costumes for the production of Snegurochka at Savva Mamontov's Private Opera after Vasnetsov's designs and thereafter he emerged rapidly as an independent stage designer - decorating according to one souce 80 operas 37 ballets and 17 dramas during his lifetime. Korovine brought to the Russian stage a vibrancy and richness that was lacking in the traditional Imperial theaters . He felt more at ease when called upon to design operas and ballets treating of Russian history and legend such as Prince Igor Sadko and The Golden Cockerel and he designed sets and costumes for such spectacles at home and abroad." Bowlt: Russian Stage Design Scenic Innovation 1900-1930 from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Nikita D. Lobanov-Rostovsky pp. 175-176. Provenance: MacDougall Arts Ltd. London auction June 9 2011 lot 413 catalogue p. 17. unknown books
1929ref. AG20057SELECTIONS FROM REPERTOIRE OF OPERATIC SONGS AND TERPSICHOREAN MELODIES OF MEI LAN-FANG - by Professor Liu T'ien. Hua 梅兰芳歌曲谱 Published in 1929 specially edited and printed for Mei Lan-Fang's performance in the United States. Mei Lan-Fang was invited by America in the winter of 1929 to help the people better understand Chinese Opera the master of Chinese songs Liu Tianhua produced two volumes of books one in Chinese 126pp. and the other in English 118pp. which includes 18 Kunqu Opera with music script and score. Signed and stamped by the Author on the English version 1050 copies printed and only 50 copies were signed this is No. 43 on Chinese art paper 4to matching red silk sewn thread binding with printed gold paper labels very fine condition. 本套书å°åˆ·äºŽ1929年，共分为2册，精装，此书为梅兰芳赴美演出特制，共1050部，其中的50部为æˆåŒ–宣纸å°åˆ¶ï¼Œåˆ—有编å·ï¼Œç¬¬ä¸€å·ä»·æ ¼äº”百美元，二至五åå·ä¸€ç™¾ç¾Žå…ƒï¼Œæ¤å¥—为50部中的第43å·ï¼Œæœ‰åˆ˜å¤©åŽäº²å°å¹¶è‹±æ–‡ç¾å。两套书分别为ä¸è‹±æ–‡ç‰ˆï¼Œå…±æ”¶å½•äº†18æ¡æ˜†æ›²çš„å”±è¯ã€å”±è…”工尺谱和五线谱，历ç»æ•°æœˆå®Œæˆ å“相如新，ä¿å˜å¦‚æ¤å®Œå¥½çš„éžå¸¸å°‘è§ã€‚ paperback books
ref. 39101Quarto. Full mid-tan mottled calf with coat of arms gilt to both boards raised bands on spine in decorative compartments gilt marbled endpapers. With occasional decorative woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces throughout. 1. DESTOUCHES Andre Cardinal 1672-1749 Le Carnaval et La Folie Comedie-Ballet representée par l'Academie Royale de Musique pour le premiere fois. Le troisième Janvier 1704. Remise au théâtre Le seizième May 1719. Le treizième Juillet 1730. Le septième Août 1738. Et le Mardi onziéme Juin. 1748. Nouvelle Édition Prix XXX. Sols. Paris: Aux Depens de l'Academie. On trouvera les Livres de Paroles à la Salle de l'Opera & à l'Academie Royale de Musique rue S. Nicaise. . Avec Approbation et Privilege du Roy. . De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve Delormel & Fils 1748. 1f. recto title verso "Les Paroles de Monsieur de la Motte. La Musique de Monsieur Destouches." 1f. cast list 5-51 i approbation and imprint. With manuscript paraph to title. Named cast includes: - "Acteurs Chantans dans les Choeurs" for the Côté du Roi performance Mlles. Dun Toulou Delorge Larcher Cazeau Rosalie Le Tourneur Duperey and Grimiaux and Messrs. Lefebre Le Page C Laubertie Fel Bourque Duchênet Rochette and Gratin; and for the Côté de la Reine performance Mlles. Cartou Masson Gondré Rôllet Delâtre Lablotiere Daliere Victoire Hery and Folliot and Messrs. S. Martin Le Mesle Bellanger Levasseur Belot Chapotin Favier and Le Roy - "Acteurs du Prologue" Mlle. Romainvile; Messrs. Person Le Page and de la Tour - Dancers Mlle. Puvigné in Hebé; Mlles. Lyonnois Courcelle and Thieri in Les Graces; Messrs. Devisse Caillez Laval Feuillade and Mion; Mlles. Dazenoncourt Briseval Minot and Puvigné in "Jeux & Plaisirs." A pupil of Campra Destouches achieved considerable success as a composer of stage music. His Isse was greatly admired by King Louis XIV. "Le carnaval et la folie is one of the first examples of a lyric comedy in France." James R. Anthony in Grove Music Online 2. CAMPRA André 1660-1744 Monteclair Bourgeois and Rameau Fragmens de Differens Ballets Représentés par l'Academie Royale de Musique Le Mardi 10 Séptembre 1748. Prix XXX. Sols. Paris: Aux Depens de l'Academie. On trouvera les Livres de Paroles à la Salle de l'Opera & à l'Academie Royale de Musique rue S. Nicaise. . Avec Approbation et Privilege du Roy. . De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve Delormel & Fils 1748. In a prologue and 3 acts. - 1f. recto title verso "Les Paroles de M. Danchet. La Musique de M. Campra." 3-4 cast list 5-8 "Prologue des Amours de Venus" Named cast includes: - "Acteurs Chantans dans les Choeurs" for the Côté du Roi performance Mlles. du Toulou Delorge Larcher Cazeau Rosalie Folliot Le Tourneur and Grimiau and Messieurs Lefebvre Le Page C. Laubertie Fel Bourque Duchênet Rochette and Gratin; and for the Côté de la Reine performance Mlles. Cartou Masson Gondré Rôllet Delâtre Lablotiere Daliere Chesdville Hery and Duperey and Messieurs S. Martin Le Mesle Bellanger Levasseur Belog Chapotin Favier and Le Roy - "Acteurs du Prologue" Mlle. Romainville Jacquet and Met - Dancers Mlles. Imblot Sauvage Parquet Amedée Carville Devaux Bellot L. and Bellot C; Mrs. Le Febvre Laurent Laval Caillé Feuillade and Bourgeois; Messieurs Le Lievre and Devisse. Campra was a leading figure in French theatrical and sacred music in the early 18th century. With: MONTECLAIR Michel Pignolet 1667-1737 1 Les Soirées de l'Eté tirées du ballet Des Festes de l'Eté: Le Paroles d de M. Pellegrin. La Musique de M. Monteclair. 2 cast list 3-22 pp. Named cast includes: - Actors Mlles. Coupée and Chevalier and Messieurs Person de la Tour and Le Page - Dancers Mlles. Camargo Lyonois Thierry Dazenoncourt Sauvage Beaufort and Briseval; Mrs. Dupré Dumay Matignon Hamoche and Caillé; Monsieurs Tessier and Levoir "Although not prolific Montéclair wrote in most of the genres cultivated during the early 18th century in France excepting only the keyboard. He was one of the most versatile of the generation between Lully's death 1687 and Rameau's advent as a stage composer 1733; composers of this 'préramiste' period are often described as 'imitators of Lully' but Montéclair and Campra are among those who influenced Rameau's dramatic music. In his stage works Montéclair was particularly sensitive to the dramatic function of orchestral colour. His operatic scores are much clearer than those of his contemporaries in giving directions for specific instruments like the off-stage horns 'played very softly to simulate the hunt in the distance' in the second entrée of Les festes de l'été Montéclair added that 'if no cors de chasse are available oboes and violins may play the following and remain in the orchestra'. In the same work a 'Prélude à trois basses' introduces the first scene of the third entrée where the main roles are sung by basses; the prelude to the second scene whose main roles are sung by sopranos is scored for violins and violas without continuo. The parts enter in reverse order and the melodic material is derived from the earlier prelude ex.1. Les festes de l'été and Jephté both contain an a cappella chorus and the former has a large-scale double chorus - an operatic counterpart to the choruses in Lalande's grands motets." James R. Anthony in Grove Music Online With: BOURGEOIS Thomas Louis 1676-1750 or 1751 1 L'Estime tiré Des Amours Déguisés. Les Paroles de Monsieur Fuzelier. La Musique de Monsieur Bourgeois. 2 cast list 3-14 pp. Named cast includes: - Actors Mlles. Fel Jacquet and Gondré; Messieurs de Chassé Poirier and Person - Dancers Mlles. Dallemand Thieri St. Germain Minot Sauvage Briseval and Himblot; Mrs. Dupré Lany Devisse Lyonnois Dumat Matignon Hamoche Laval and Feuillade; Mr. Doumoulin. A French composer and singer best known for his contributions to the 18th century French cantata Bourgeois also wrote ballets and divertissements. With: RAMEAU Jean-Philippe 1683-1754 1 Pigmalion Acte de Ballet. La Musique de Monsieur Rameau 2 cast list 3-10 1f. approbation and privilege "Rameau was one of the greatest figures in French musical history a theorist of European stature and France's leading 18th-century composer. He made important contributions to the cantata the motet and more especially keyboard music and many of his dramatic compositions stand alongside those of Lully and Gluck as the pinnacles of pre-Revolutionary French opera." Graham Sadler and Thomas Christensen in Grove Music Online 3. RAMEAU Les Festes de l'Himen et de L'Amour; ou Les Dieux d'Egypte Ballet Héroïque Donné à Versailles le quinze Mars 1747. Et Représenté pour la premiere fois par L'Academie Royale de Musique le Mardi 5 November 1748. Prix XXX. Sols. Paris: Aux Depens de l'Academie. On trouvera les Livres de Paroles à la Salle de l'Opera & à l'Academie Royale de Musique rue S. Nicaise. . Avec Approbation et Privilege du Roy. . De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve Delormel & Fils 1748. 1f. recto title verso blank 3 half-title with "La Poëme est de M. de Cahusac. La Musique de M. Rameau. La Danse de M. Laval Compositeur des Ballets du Roi." 4 cast list 5 synopsis 6 cast list 7-58 1f. privilege. With manuscript paraph to title. Named cast for the Prologue includes: - "Acteurs Chantans dans les Choeurs" for the Côté du Roi performance Melles. Dun Tulou Delorge Larcher Cazeau Rosalie Le Tourneur Dupereyand Grimiaux and Messieurs Lefebvre Le Page C. Laubertie Fel Bourque Duchênet Rochette and Gratin; and for the Côte de la Reine performance Mlles. Cartou Masson Gondré Rôllet Delâtre Lablotiere Daliere Victoire Hery Folliot and Messieurs S. Martin Le Mesle Bellanger Levasseur Belot Chapotin Favier and Le Roy. - "Acteurs du Prologue" Mlles. Coupée and Romainveille; Mr. Poirier - Dancers Mlles. Carville Courcelle and St. Germain in Les Graces; Mlles. Puvignée Dazenoncourt Himblot and Briseval and Mrs. Laval Laurent le Lievre and Bourgeois in Jeux et Plaisirs; Mlles. Minot Beaufort Thierry and Sauvage in Vertus. Named cast for the Premiere Entrée includes: - "Acteurs Chantans" Mlles. Chevalier and Gondré; Monsieur Jeliote - Dancers Mlles. Puvignée Derseuille Chevrier Masson Hutte St- Germain Courcelle Thiery Minot Dallemand Belnot C. Parquet Devaus Amedée Camargo Dazenoncourt Beaufort Belnot L. and Belnot C.; Mrs. Dupré F. Barrois Hamoche Mion Matignon Dumay Laval Dupré Feuillade Caillé le Liévre and Laurent; Messieurs Lany and Dumoulin Named cast for the Seconde Entrée includes: - "Acteurs Chantans" Mlle. Romainville; Messieurs le Page De la Tour and Albert - Dancers Mlles. Lyonnois Amedée Devaux Sauvage L. Belnot and C. Belnot; Mrs. Laval Matignon Dumay le Lievre Hamoche Feuillade Lyonnois Mion Laurent and Bourgeois; Messieurs Lyonnois and Dupré Named cast for the Troisieme Entrée includes: - "Acteurs Chantans" Mlles. Fel Coupée and d'Aliére; Messieurs Jeliote Person Poirier and Lamarre - Dancers Mlles. Camargo Dallemand Puvignée Lyonois St. Germain Courcelles Thiery Puvignée Desnoncourt and Minot; Mrs. Lany Dumoulin Tessier Laval Hamoche Caillez Feuillade Dumay and Dupré; Monsieur Device First Edition. Sonneck p. 500 editions of 1765 and 1778 only. 4. RAMEAU Platée Ballet Bouffon representé par L'Academie Royale de Musique pour le Carnaval De mil sept cent quarente!neuf. Le Mardi quatre Fevrier de la même année. Prix XXX Sols. Paris: Aux Depens de l'Academie. On trouvera les Livres de Paroles à la Salle de l'Opera & à l'Academie Royale de Musique rue S. Nicaise. . Avec Approbation et Privilege du Roy. . De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve Delormel & Fils 1749. 1 title 2 "Les Paroles de Monsieur Autreau. La Musique de Monsieur Rameau." 3-4 cast list 5-55. 1f. approbation and privilege. With manuscript paraph to title. Named cast include: - "Acteurs Chantans dans les Choeurs" for the Côte du Roi performance Mlles. dun Tulou Delorge Larcher Cazeau Rosalie Le Tourneur Deperey and Grimiaux and Messieurs Lefebvre le Page C. Laubertie Fel Bourque Duchênet Rochette and Gratin; and for the Côté de la Reine performance Mlles. Cartou Masson Rôllet Lablotiere Daliere Victoire Hery Folliot s. Martin Le Mesle Bellanger Levasseur Bellot Chapotin Favier and Le Roy - "Acteurs du Prologue" Mlles. Cartou Chesdeville Coupée and Rozalie; Messrs. Poirier Person De Lamare - Dancers Mlles L. Belnot C. Belnot Desiré Lyonnois Briseval Dazenoncourt Imblot Parquet and Amedée; Mrs. Laval Caillé Monservin Le Lievre Laurent Hamoche Bourgeois and Milon; Monsieur Lany - "Acteurs du Ballet" Mlles. Jacquet Fel and Coupée; Messrs. De la Tour Le Page Person Poirier and DeLamare - Dancers Mlles. Lany Courcelle St-Germain Thiery Minot Beaufort Sauvage Dallemand Carville Devaux L. Belnot C. Belnot Lyonnois Dallemand Desiré Dazenoncourt and Briseval; Mrs. Dumay Dupré Matignon Feuillade le Lievre Laval Hamoche Bourgeois Laurent and Mion; Me. Dourdet; Messrs. Lyonois Dupré Monservain Tessier Dumoulin Devise and Lany First Edition of the second version. 5. SALOMON Joseph-François 1649-1732 Medée et Jason Tragedie Representée par L'Academie Royale de Musique pour la premiere fpois. Le vingt-quatrième jour d'avril 1713. Reprise le premier de May 1727. Et le vingt-deux Novembre 1736. Remise au Théâtre le Jeudi 20 Février 1749. Prix XXX Sols. Paris: Aux Depens de l'Academie. On trouvera les Livres de Paroles à la Salle de l'Opera & à l'Academie Royale de Musique rue S. Nicaise. . Avec Approbation et Privilege du Roy. . De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve Delormel & Fils 1749. 1 title 2 "Les Paroles de Monsieur Pellegrein. La Musique de Monsieur Salomon." 3-4 cast list 5-64 i approbation and privilege. With manuscript paraph to title. Not in Sonneck. A French composer and organist "Salomon's operas Medée et Jason and Théonoé are in the tradition of Lully and Campra." Guy Bourligueux in Grove Music Online Binding somewhat worn rubbed and bumped; minor loss to head and tail of spine; slightly shaken; hinges partially split. Minor internal wear; edges slightly browned; occasional foxing; two leaves loose. Very good crisp wide-margined copies overall. unknown books
