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1887rif. 56496N.p. Providence 1887. Folio broadside approx. 12" x 4¾" text in a single column beneath the running head light toning very good. Listing the cast of characters for this Irish comedy in four acts a summary of which is appended as well as a list of the Providence Opera House Orchestra and an announcement of two matinees Atkinson's Aphrodite and Peck's Bad Boy. unknown
1936rif. 300382Paris: Alliance de Publicite et de'Impression 1936. Full color program for the 1936-1937 season of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo presented by Col. de Basil. Cover illustration by I. Bilibine on silver paper jacket folded over plain covers~ ~66pp. with 4 pages of tipped-in color plates on both sides picturing different aspects of the production such as the costumes and scenery. Some wear to cover edges and bottom of spine. Good. Alliance de Publicite et de'Impression unknown
1924rif. 51696New 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
1986rif. 223029Sichuan.: 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
rif. 0865340277.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1808rif. 354London: Lowndes Printer 1808. First Edition. Broadside. Fine. Broadside approximately 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches untrimmed. Portion of bottom line of text unprinted. Small remnants of paper tape on verso else fine. Broadside advertising the twelfth performance of the opera KAIS OR LOVE IN THE DESERTS at Drury Lane starring and produced by the renowned English tenor John Braham. John Braham ca. 1774-1856 rose from poverty and orphanhood in London to the heights of European opera where he celebrated as one of the great voices of his age. As a British Jew he also represented a major shift in Jewish status and social potential in the late Georgian era becoming not only an artist of acclaim but also eventually the father-in-law of several English aristocrats. KAIS was based on the ancient Arabian love story of Layla and Majnun which had been adapted into a famous work by Persian Poet Nizami Ganjavi in the 12th century which in turn became the source for numerous later poets and mystics throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia. The story gained great popularity in Europe after Isaac DIsraeli published an English translation in the early 19th century. It was upon this translation that Isaac Brandon based the libretto for KAIS. Braham and William Reeve composed the music for the opera which opened in 1807. Lowndes, Printer
rif. 219368Tianjin.: 毓順成 芳記. Yushuncheng fangji. Early 20th Century. Four handbills showing popular images two 13.2 x 18.4 are images of characters from Peking Opera and two 12.2 x 16.5cm depict themes important in Chinese society at the time. Text in traditional Chinese characters. Light even browning tiny closed tears at margin of one sheet repaired with washi. Very good. Chinese opera characters in the style of traditional woodblock prints were popular in the late Qing dynasty and early Republican period. Handbills of characters from Beijing opera were sold as collectible items that also helped to familiarise people with the characters of different operas; their costumes make up weapons and names. In this case there are two characters from the opera 白水灘 on one handbill and three characters from the opera 落馬湖 on the other. Images with social themes also made popular handbills especially in places such as Tianjin where the influence of foreigners was pronounced. In 福壽財源 we see an immortal carrying a peach of longevity surrounded by images of fertility - a young woman and boys carry fruit and flowers as well as other items symbolic of wealth - a coin a vase gold ingots and so on probably issued for New Year. The final handbill of the four 娶大媳婦 tells the tale of a girl of eighteen married to a boy of seven. The Chinese custom of marrying a young boy to an older girl adopted into the family is thus open for discussion - everyone in the image clearly has a different opinion of the situation; from the young husband the older farmer in the background and the two men in long scholars robes to the modern young man in a western suit with leather shoes as well as the girl herself. The practice of adopting a girl to bring up as a future wife for a male child was made illegal in 1949. The text mentions some of the ways in which the girl would be expected to help in her adoptive family's home. . 毓順成 芳記. [Yushuncheng fangji] hardcover
1939rif. 63657London: Royal Opera House 1939. Folio. 8 pp. Large pictorial stiff card wrappers with tassels at spine. In custom made half red morocco solander box with leather title label and felt corner-pieces. Front and rear cover designs by Rex Whistler. Printed programme. Spotting to covers. Internally fresh. A performance by the Vic-Wells Ballet under the direction of Ninette de Valois and The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Constant Lambert and Sir Thomas Beecham. Scarce. Very good example. . Near Fine. Wraps. 1939. Royal Opera House 1939 paperback
rif. 4-39274Roma 1927 8vo br. pp. 85 con tav. fot. f.t. unknown
rif. 113823Turnhout Brepols 1969. 1088 columns. H.cl. 28 cm Rebound unknown
rif. 0960584404.Gplastic_comb. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
rif. 60995. PLEASE NOTE that those programmes on pink/yellow paper were sold whilst those on white paper were given free with the performance. Apart from the Announcement booklets all the programmes have a central panel on the front cover with an ornamental border. unknown
1924rif. 191217New Jersey: Victor Talking Machine Company 1924. Seventh Edition; revised. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Top text block edge gilded fading. Victor Talking Machine Company hardcover
1828rif. AQ34991London: S. G. Fairbrother Lyceum Printing Office 1828. Single leaf broadside. Browned with chipping to edges. Small hole to lower left-hand side touching text without loss of sense. A Regency playbill advertising the performance of Tit for Tat a comic opera adapted from Mozart's opera buffa Così fan tutte first performed in England during May 1811 at the King's Theatre London. Mozart's libretto and score was adapted by William Hawes 1785-1846 director of music at the English Opera Lyceum. . Dimensions 337 mm x 216 mm. S. G. Fairbrother, (Lyceum Printing Office) unknown
1828rif. AQ34992London: S. G. Fairbrother Lyceum Printing Office 1828. Single leaf broadside. Very slight chipping to edges; overall a fine copy. An early playbill advertising the eleventh British performance of The Pirate of Genoa! proclaiming itself an adaptation of Austrian composer Joseph Weigl's 1766-1846 comic seafaring opera 'Gli Amor Marinari' more accurately known as L’amor Marinaro Ossia il Corsaro 1797. . Dimensions 338 mm x 224 mm. S. G. Fairbrother (Lyceum Printing Office) unknown
rif. 0961868600.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 0823905446.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. ria9781800856257_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
1997rif. 13711Prentice Hall 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Publisher: Prentice Hall / Year: 1997 First Edition ./ ISBN: 0133407381 / Description: Hardcover without dust jacket Very Good condition / Condition: Stamp on back cover: "Simon and Schuster Special Copy Cannot be Returned" whatever that means no underlining no highlighting / Pages: 387 pages . Prentice Hall Hardcover
1601rif. 127846Opera Gallery 2016-01-01. paperback. Like New. 0x0x0. Brand new slender exhibition catalog illustrated in color. Invitation card laid in. Please email for photos. Opera Gallery paperback
1938rif. 209421938. Anderson Marian archive of six concert programs dating from 1938 to 1953 documents the touring career of Marian Anderson during a period when her performances intersected with national debates over race access to public space and cultural representation. By the early 1940s Anderson had achieved international recognition following appearances at the White House and before British royalty as well as her widely attended 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial where she performed before an audience of 75000 after being barred from Constitution Hall. The programs trace her sustained concert activity across North America including major tours and individual performances in Canada and the United States and document the presentation of her repertoire which combined European art song traditions with African American spirituals. Anderson Marian. Archive of six concert programs. Various venues including University Artists tour circuits and concert halls in Toronto Brooklyn and Denver 1938 to 1953. Six programs in staple bound wrappers ranging from approximately 5 x 8 inches to 9 x 12 inches. Includes a program from her 1941 to 1942 coast to coast tour with extended biographical content and photographic illustrations depicting Anderson in performance receiving honors and in personal settings with family and manager Sol Hurok. A later illustrated program from the 1951 to 1952 tour presents similar material reflecting her continued prominence. Additional smaller programs document specific engagements at Eaton Auditorium in Toronto 1946 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences 1950 and Denver Auditorium 1953. These programs provide a record of Anderson's sustained public presence during a period when African American performers navigated segregated venues and expanding national audiences contributing to shifts in cultural access and representation. The inclusion of biographical narratives photographic imagery and repertory selections illustrates how her career was framed for concert audiences and how her public identity was constructed through touring circuits. Her performances in major cities across North America demonstrate the geographic reach of her influence and the institutional contexts in which her work was received offering material for the study of music history race and performance culture in the mid twentieth century. Minor edge wear with some foxing to several programs and manuscript notation to the Eaton Auditorium program; overall clean and stable. Overall very good condition. unknown
1898rif. 120815Buenos Aires Litografia Blanchi. Granzini y Volante 1898. In 8° massimo brossura in cromolitografia con belle immagini ai due piatti. Pp. 12 con al centro la composizione nominativa per palchi degli abbonati e la composizione nominativa dell'orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera. Le pagine sono una grande miniera di notizie sulla vita commerciale di Buenos Aires sono infatti tutte pubblicità di vario formato alcune con figure di negozi e aziente della città unknown
1949rif. 52974New 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
rif. 463060Scottish Opera. Hardcover. Good. Scottish Opera's production of Der Ring Des Nibelungen with photos and text relating to the production and signed by members of the cast and production crew. Scottish Opera hardcover
rif. 75-9973New York NY: The Everyman Opera 1953. 4to. Very good. Soft Cover. 40 pp. B & W Plates. New York, NY: The Everyman Opera, 1953 paperback
