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OPERA LITERATURE

17826. DRUMMOND, John D.: Opera in Perspective. 1980. 383pp. Hardcover with DJ. Music exs. thr't; line drawings. Traces the development of music drama from primitive times. In very good condition.

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$26

41130. OPERA - LITERATURE. LAWRENCE, Robert.: Carmen.. Metropolitan Opera Guild. 1938. 40pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. Contains a vivid narrative of the opera's story, with themes and arias interspersed with beautiful illustrations in colour and black and white by Alexandre Serebriakoff. Two small nicks to spine of dust jacket and covers. Some wear to dust jacket, with water damage to one copy. .

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$12

61980. OPERA LITERATURE.: Stars of the Opera 1950-1985 in Photographs. Dover. 1986. 119pp. Paperback. A few creases to cover, o/wise good condition. 0-486-25240-X.

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$14

54913. OPERA LITERATURE. Arici, Romanelli, Pugliese, Sasportes, Veroli.: Gran Teatro La Fenice. Evergreen. Hardcover. Quarto. Unopened, still wrapped in oringal plastic. As New Condiiton. 3822870625.

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$45

12130. OPERA LITERATURE. AUSTIN, William W (ed).: New Looks at Italian Opera: Essays in Honor of Donald J. Grout.. Cornell University Press. 1968. 290pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Contributors: Adams, Hall, Palisca, Tagliavini, Bartha, Holmes, Pirrotta, Westrup. Musical examples. Ex-libris plate to front endpaper, a little pencilling, slight wear to dust jacket. Price-clipped. Good overall..

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$22

19427. OPERA LITERATURE. BARBIER, Patrick.: Opera in Paris, 1800-1850: A Lively History. Amadeus Press. 1995. 243pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. As new condition. "Women required dresses with a heart-shaped opening at the back and a large rosette of ribbons underneath. Evening shoes were pointed and open, while morning shoes had to be rounded and closed - a fashion that ... preserved the voice" - a quote which, while not central, conveys the flavour of an indeed lively book. ISBN 0-931340-83-7.

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$28

43619. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. BAITZEL, Edgar (ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1983.. Munchen. 263pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1983 season. In very good condition..

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$28

43618. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. BAITZEL, Edgar (ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1984.. Munchen. 203pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1984 season. Slight bumps to corners, penned inscription to first page, otherwise good. .

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$28

43622. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. KRELLMANN, Hanspeter (ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1985.. Munchen. 184pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1985 season. Very good condition..

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$28

43617. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. KRELLMANN, Hanspeter (Ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1986/87.. Munchen. 208pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1986/87 season. Very good condition aside from penned inscription to first page..

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$28

43626. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. KRELLMANN, Hanspeter (Ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1987/88.. Munchen. 194pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1987/88 season. In very good condition aside from a penned inscription to first page..

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$28

22179. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. KRELLMANN, Hanspeter (Ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1989/90.. Munchen. 205pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1989/90 season. In very good condition..

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$28

43623. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. SCHULTZ, Klaus (ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1982.. Munchen. 275pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1982 season. Good condition..

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$28

43621. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. SCHULZ, Klaus (ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1980.. Munchen. 202pp. Paperback. Small square 4to. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1980 season. Good condition..

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$27

43620. OPERA LITERATURE. BAVARIAN STATE OPERA. SCHULZ, Klaus (ed).: Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Staatsoper. 1981.. Munchen. 223pp. Hardcover. Small square 4to. No dust jacket. In German. B/W and coloured photos of productions, singers, conductors of the 1981 season. Good condition..

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$28

58144. OPERA LITERATURE. BERGER, William.: The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Opera. Perigee. 2002. 221 pp. Paperback. Foreword by Placido Domingo. Very good condition.

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$20

16153. OPERA LITERATURE. BERLIN.: 10 Jahre Komische Oper Berlin. 1947-1957.. n.d. c. 1957. 270pp. Hardcover. Large square 8vo. No dust jacket. Many illustrations, in B/W & colour. Performance details form 23rd December 1947 to 15th July 1957. In German. Very good condition. .

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$31

58188. OPERA LITERATURE. BERMAN. Annarosa.: The Company We Keep. Australia. Opera Australia and Currency Press. 2006. 245 pp. Paperback. Near new. An intimate celebration of Opera Australia.

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$30

50127. OPERA LITERATURE. BOYDEN, Matthew.: Opera: The Rough Guide.. The Rough Guides. 1997. 672pp. Paperback. 8vo. Covers some 130 composers. A complete guide to operas, composers, artists and recordings. B/W illustrations. Reading creases to spine, otherwise very good condition. Contents clean and bright. ISBN 1-85828-138-5..

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$21

22585. OPERA LITERATURE. BRITTEN. HOWARD, PATRICIA.: The Operas of Benjamin Britten. London. Barrie and Rockliff the Cresset Press. 1969. 236pp. Hardcover with dj. Ex-lib with associated stamps and stickers. Some rubbing to cover, tape marks to inner covers, o/wise good condition.

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$22

22279. OPERA LITERATURE. BROIDO, Lucy.: French Opera Posters 1868- 1930. Dover. 1976. 77pp. Paperback. 4to. Reproduction of 53 posters, 32 in original full colour and 20 B/W plates, with extensive notes. Very good condition.

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$28

16029. OPERA LITERATURE. BURIAN, Karel Vladimir.: Svetova Operni Divadla.. Supraphon. 1973. 223pp. Hardcover. 4to. Large section of B/W photographs. In Czech. With dust jacket. On opera houses around the world. Some small tears to dust jacket, some light foxing to page edges, otherwise good. .

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$25

10132. OPERA LITERATURE. BUSSOTTI, Sylvano.: Fedra. Libretto and Introduction.. Ricordi. 1988. 67pp. Paperback. 4to B/W & colour photos & illustrations. In Italian. Includes two articles: "Da una lettura recente della Phedre di Racine" by Francesco Orlando & "Parigi-Atene: Andata e ritorno (Piu di un'orchestrazione)" by Gustavo Malvezzi. In good condition aside from a small crease to lower right corner of front cover. .

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$18

29309. OPERA LITERATURE. CARGHER, John.: How to Enjoy Opera without really trying. ABC. 1986. 166pp. Paperback. Good condition. ISBN: 0-85572-163-4.

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$12

41761. OPERA LITERATURE. CHINA. HON, Wong Shiu.: A Catalogue of Cantonese Opera Scripts.. University of Hong Kong. 1971. xii, 59pp. Paperback. 4to. In Cantonese. Introductory notes in English. Ex-library, otherwise good. .

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$32

22451. OPERA LITERATURE. CHRISTIANSEN, Rupert.: The Grand Obsession: A Collins Anthology of Opera.. 1988. 447pp. Hardcover. In dust jacket. Anthology of writings, gossip, criticism and more. Contents and dust jacket both in very good condition. Handsome book. ISBN 0-00-217775-7..

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$23

56176. OPERA LITERATURE. CLEMENT, Catherine. MCCLARY, Susan (foreword).: Opera, or the Undoing of Women. Virago Press. 1989. 201pp. Paperback. Light wear to cover, O/wise good condition. Translated by Betsy Wing.

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$20

16041. OPERA LITERATURE. CORSARO, Frank.: Maverick: A Director's Personal Experience in Opera and Theater.. Vanguard. 1978. 318pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. 12 B/W plates. Dust jacket price clipped with a few small tears, otherwise generally good. ISBN 0-8149-0790-3..

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$16

52234. OPERA LITERATURE. CORSARO, Frank.: Maverick: A Director's Personal Experience in Opera and Theater.. Vanguard. 1978. 318pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. 12 B/W plates. Generally good. ISBN 0-8149-0790-3..

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$16

39682. OPERA LITERATURE. COUCH, John Phillip.: The Opera Lover's Guide to Europe.. Limelight Editions. 1991. 265pp. Paperback. As new, excellent condition. ISBN 0-87910-145-8..

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$16

16019. OPERA LITERATURE. COVENT GARDEN. CATALOGUE.: 25 Years of Opera and Ballet. An exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 19 August - 10 October 1971. 133pp. Paperback. Many B/W and colour illustrations and programme details. Some light foxing, otherwise good condition..

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$12

16109. OPERA LITERATURE. COVENT GARDEN. CHANCELLOR, E. Beresford.: The Annals of Covent Garden and Its Neighbourhood.. Hutchinson. n.d. 288pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Frontispiece. 16 historical plates. Ex-libris. Slight foxing. Spine sunned. Overall fair to good..

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$54

53527. OPERA LITERATURE. DAVIDSON, Gladys.: Standard Stories from the Operas. Bibliophile Books. 1944 (1982 reprint). 967pp. Hardcover. Excellent condition, in DJ. ISBN 0370002598.

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$16

31179. OPERA LITERATURE. DAVIDSON, Gladys.: Standard Stories from the Operas. 1956 (1944). 968pp. Hardcover. No dj. Prev. owner's name penned to front endpaper, otherwise very good condition. 16 B/W plates; bios of composers; short treatments of many unusual operas. No music exs Volumes I and II combined.

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$12

22579. OPERA LITERATURE. DENT, Edward. DEAN, Winton, (ed.).: The Rise of Romantic Opera. Cambridge Uni Press. 1979 (1976.) 198pp. Paperback. Good condition. ISBN: 0-521-29659-5.

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$12

22600. OPERA LITERATURE. DICTIONARY. ROSENTHAL, Harold & WARRACK, John eds.: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford University Press. 1964. 446 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth cover with DJ. Good condition.

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$18

49050. OPERA LITERATURE. DICTIONARY. ROSENTHAL, Harold and WARRACK, John (eds).: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford University Press. 1980 (1979). Corrected reprint of the Second edition. 561pp. Paperback. 8vo. Light crease to rear cover, otherwise good. Contents clean and bright. ISBN 0-19-311321-X..

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$14

51165. OPERA LITERATURE. DICTIONARY. ROSENTHAL, Harold and WARRACK, John eds.: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford University Press. 1985 (1980). Corrected reprint of the Second edition. 561pp. Paperback. 8vo. A touch of sunning to covers, small stain to RH edges, edges browned, otherwise good. ISBN 0-19-311321-X.

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$13

23757. OPERA LITERATURE. DICTIONARY. WARRACK, John and WEST, Ewan (eds.).: The Oxford Dictionary of Opera.. Oxford University Press. 1992. 782pp. Hardcover. 8vo. 750 articles on composers with lists of works and bibliographies; 600 entries on individual operas with synopses; 900 biographies; 350 entries on specialist terms and more. Very good condition in dust jacket. Unmarked, clean and bright.

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$36

59455. OPERA LITERATURE. DICTIONARY. WARRACK, John and WEST, Ewan (eds.).: The Oxford Dictionary of Opera.. Oxford University Press. 1994. 782pp. Hardcover. 8vo. 750 articles on composers with lists of works and bibliographies; 600 entries on individual operas with synopses; 900 biographies; 350 entries on specialist terms and more. With D/J. Slight sunning to spine. Light spotting to page edges, otherwise good condition.

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$36

47965. OPERA LITERATURE. DRUMMOND, Andrew H.: American Opera Librettos.. The Scarecrow Press. 1973. 277pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. A comprehensive study with synopses. A touch of foxing to top edge of front cover, otherwise good condition. Scarce title. ISBN 0810805537..

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$28

52410. OPERA LITERATURE. DRUMMOND, John D.: Opera in Perspective.. Dent. 1980. 383pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Music examples throughout, line drawings. Traces the development of music drama from primitive times. Some slight marks to dust jacket. Some spotting to top edges. Contents very good. ISBN 0-460-04294-7..

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$21

14134. OPERA LITERATURE. ENO Opera guide. DEBUSSY.: Pelleas & Melisande. English National Opera Guide. London. John Calder. 96pp. Paperback. Good condition .

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$14

18653. OPERA LITERATURE. ERICKSON, Helen.: A Young Person's Guide to the Opera.. Macdonald General Books. 1980. 160pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Includes an interview with Nicolai Gedda. "A lavishly illustrated introduction and guide to opera for young people". B/W photographs and illustrations. Creases to dust jacket flaps, otherwise good. ISBN 0-354-04498-2..

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$16

44158. OPERA LITERATURE. FATH, Rolf.: Reclams Lexikon der Opernwelt (in sechs Banden).. P. Reclam. 1998. 509pp; 488pp; 555pp; 554pp; 509pp; 497pp. Hardcover. 6 small 8vo volumes. Protective slip-case. In German. Comprehensive. Condition very good apart from slight wear to slip-case. ISBN 3-15-030018-5..

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$99

15302. OPERA LITERATURE. FELLNER, Rudolph.: Opera Themes and Plots.. Simon and Schuster. (1958). Fourth Printing. 354pp. Paperback. The complete stories together with over 1,000 musical motives and themes from arias, duets etc., of 32 of the world's greatest operas.

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$14

17827. OPERA LITERATURE. FENNER, Theodore.: Leigh Hunt and Opera Criticism: The "Examiner" Years, 1808-1821.. University Press of Kansas 1972. 353pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. B/W illustrations. Useful appendices, index and notes. An unusual study of a little-known aspect of Hunt's writing. Generally good condition, contents clean and bright. SBN 7006-0087-6..

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$16

45339. OPERA LITERATURE. FENNER, Theodore.: Opera in London: Views of the Press, 1785-1830.. Carbondale. Southern Illinois University Press. 1994. 788pp. Hardcover. No dust jacket. As new (still in shrink wrap). A lovely, comprehensive and unusual book. Scarce. ISBN 0809319128..

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$85

35945. OPERA LITERATURE. FORMAN, Robert.: Scene Painting.. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 1950. viii, 40pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. No dust jacket. B/W illustrations. B/W & colour plates. Describes the different types of stage, considers the chief difficulties with which the designer is most likely to be faced, & deals fully with materials, the preparation of working drawings, the various media employed, & the actual process of painting scenery. Ex-library, internal markings only. Spine a little faded. Overall good..

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$22

31301. OPERA LITERATURE. GALATOPOULOS, Stelios.: Italian Opera: An Introduction including stories of twelve famous operas.. J. M. Dent and Sons. 1971. 179pp. Hardcover. 8vo. B/W plates. "This book introduces the subject [Italian Opera] to younger readers and also offers a comprehensive background to operatic art for readers of all ages who may have seen or heard a few works and would like to enlarge their knowledge of opera as a whole". Dust jacket price clipped with some wear, otherwise good with contents clean and bright. ISBN 0460057987..

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$16

11873. OPERA LITERATURE. GISHFORD, A. (Ed.): Grand Opera. The Story of the World's Leading Opera Houses and Personalities. Wedenfeld and Nicholson. 1972 272pp. Hardcover. With DJ. Introduction by Britten. Many photographs and illustrations. Good condition .

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$30

50971. OPERA LITERATURE. GLYNDEBOURNE. CAMPION, Paul and RUNCIMAN, Rosy.: Glyndebourne Recorded: Sixty Years of Recordings 1934 - 1994.. London. Julia MacRae. 1994. 261pp. Hardcover. 8vo. B/W plates. In dust jacket. Very good condition, clean and bright text. ISBN 1-85681-069-0..

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$27

51981. OPERA LITERATURE. GLYNDEBOURNE. HIGGINS, John.: The Making of an Opera: Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne.. London. Secker & Warburg. 1978. 272pp. Hardcover. Peter Hall's 1977 production. Includes entire libretto and colour illustrations. Dust jacket price-clipped, otherwise excellent condition, as new with contents clean and bright. 436-19595-X..

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$19

52245. OPERA LITERATURE. GLYNDEBOURNE. HIGGINS, John.: The Making of an Opera: Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne.. London. Atheneum. 1978. 272pp. Hardcover. In dust jacket. Peter Hall's 1977 production. Includes entire libretto and colour illustrations. Tear to dust jacket flaps, otherwise as new. ISBN 0-689-10906-7..

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$18

52243. OPERA LITERATURE. GLYNDEBOURNE. HIGGINS, John.: The Making of an Opera: Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne.. London. Secker & Warburg. 1978. 272pp. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Peter Hall's 1977 production. Includes entire libretto and colour illustrations. Foxing to edges, otherwise very good with contents clean and bright. 436-19595-X..

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$18

18238. OPERA LITERATURE. GLYNDEBOURNE. NOWINSKI, Ira.: A Season at Glyndebourne.. Helm. 1988. 128pp. Hardcover. 4to. In dust jacket. B/W photographs. A rich photographic study during the summer of 1987 of the performers & audience. Light wear to dust jacket, otherwise near fine. ISBN 0-7470-2470-3..

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$27

16036. OPERA LITERATURE. GOURRET, Jean.: Vivre l'opera.. Les publications universitaires. 1983. 194pp. Paperback. 8vo. Conversations, anecdotes of French artists & composers. In French. B/W photos and illustrations. Some scuffs to covers, otherwise good. .

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$14

21809. OPERA LITERATURE. GRAF, Herbert.: Producing Opera for America.. Atlantis Books. 1961. 212pp. Hardcover. 4to. In dust jacket. B/W plates and line drawings + diagrams. Examines a number of facets of operatic production in the US. In very good condition apart from some sunning to spine. .

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$23

30408. OPERA LITERATURE. GRAMOPHONE CO. Ltd.: Opera at Home.. Gramophone Co. Ltd. 1925. 3rd edition. 470pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Completely revised third edition. Frontispieces and B/W plates of performers. Gilt titles. Some wear to edges of covers. Preface by Sir Hugh Allen. Generally in good to very good condition (contents bright, clean and unmarked). .

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$27

49274. OPERA LITERATURE. GREGOROVIUS, Ferdinand.: Lucrezia Borgia: A Chapter from the Morals of the Italian Renaissance.. Phaidon Press. 1948. 362pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. B/W plates. Several light tape marks to ends of spine and inside covers, otherwise good..

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$16

44603. OPERA LITERATURE. GRUBER, Paul (ed.): The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera.. Thames and Hudson. 1993. 782pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket. Comprehensive. Very good condition. Handsome book. ISBN 0500015996..

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$18

51980. OPERA LITERATURE. HAMILTON, David (ed).: The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera. Simon and Schuster. 1987. 415pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket. B/W and colour plates. Includes descriptions of operas, biographies, geographical entries, terms and chronology. Includes every opera ever performed at the Metropolitan Opera at time of writing. Remainder stamp to bottom edges, otherwise condition very good. Contents clean and bright. ISBN 0-671-61732-X..

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$27

30704. OPERA LITERATURE. HAMMERSTEIN. SHEEAN, Vincent.: The Amazing Oscar Hammerstein. The Life & Exploits of an Impresario.. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1956. 363pp. Hardcover. B/W plates. Includes references to Caruso, Mary Garden, Luisa Tetrazzini, Melba etc. Foxing to page edges. Average condition.

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$40

16246. OPERA LITERATURE. HARDING, James.: Folies de Paris: The Rise and Fall of French Operetta.. Chappell & Co - Elm Tree Books. 1979. 183pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. 8pp of B/W plates. Includes biographies of Offenbach, Herve, Messager, & Cuvillier. Some light marks to dust jacket, otherwise very good. ISBN 0-903443-28-7..

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$21

16195. OPERA LITERATURE. HARRIES, Meirion and Susie.: Opera Today.. 1986. 328pp. Hardcover. From composer to choreologist - how a modern performance comes together. Many B/W illus. As new. 0-7181-2334-4.

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$18

59242. OPERA LITERATURE. HARTMANN, Rudolf (ed.): Opera. Interviews and Reports Compiled and Adapted by Wolfgang Haefeli. Chartwell Books. 1976. 268pp. Hardcover. Square folio. In dust jacket. Discussions of 11 operas by producers and designers. Lavish illustrations in colour & B/W. Some wear to dust jacket, otherwise good. ISBN 0-89009-576-0.

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$18

22171. OPERA LITERATURE. HARTMANN, Rudolf (ed.): Opera. Interviews and Reports Compiled and Adapted by Wolfgang Haefeli. Chartwell Books. 1976. 268pp. Hardcover. Square folio. In dust jacket. Discussions of 11 operas by producers and designers. Lavish illustrations in colour & B/W. Light wear to dust jacket edges, occasional spotting to covers, shop stamp to first page, otherwise very good. ISBN 0-89009-576-0..

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$30

58423. OPERA LITERATURE. HEADINGTON, Christopher, WESTBROOK, Roy and BARFOOT, Terry.: Opera: A History. Arrow. 1991 (1987). 399pp. Paperback. 8vo. Good condition. ISBN 0-09-985150-4..

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$14

37924. OPERA LITERATURE. HOLDEN, Amanda with KENYON, Nicholas and WALSH, Stephen (eds).: The Penguin Opera Guide. Penguin. 1995. 530pp. Paperback. 8vo. Covers over 150 composers & more than 450 operas. Occasional light foxing. Condition good.

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$19

22275. OPERA LITERATURE. HONOLKA, Kurt.: Opernubersetzungen: zur Geschichte der Verdeutschung musiktheatralischer Texte.. Heinrichshofen. 1978. 173pp. Paperback. In German. Ex-libris sticker inside front cover, otherwise good. ISBN 3-7959-0202-9..

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$12

38308. OPERA LITERATURE. HUGHES, Spike.: Famous PUCCINI Operas: An analytical guide for the opera goer and armchair listener.. 1972 Hardcover. .

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$12

22165. OPERA LITERATURE. JACOB, Naomi and ROBERTSON, James.: Opera in Italy.. Hutchinson & Co. 1948. 234pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. 19 B/W illustrations. Sections on opera houses, criticism and commentary, individual operas and the composers who wrote them. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Dust jacket lightly scuffed, with a touch of foxing inside, but overall good. .

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$13

23684. OPERA LITERATURE. KARL-MARX-PLATZ.: Opernhaus am Karl-Marx-Platz: 1960-1970.. n.d. 51pp. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Numerous colour and B/W illustrations. Repertoire list for the decade. In German. Corner worn, internal hinge loose but still holding. Overall good..

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$16

41865. OPERA LITERATURE. KIRI TE KANAWA.: Photograph, black and white. Black and white photo of Kiri with Harry and Phyllisd Brussey. Harry was an adjudicator and opera director. She looks to be around 15 or 16 years old, andis in school uniform. 12 x 8 cm.

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$45

35629. OPERA LITERATURE. KOBBE, Gustav.: The Complete Opera Book. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1930 reprint (1922). 925pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Illustrated with sixty-four Portraits in Costume and Scenes from Opera, including photographs of The Grail Bearer from the first performance of "Parsifal", 1882. Frontis. of Melba as Juliette. Ornate gilt to spine and front cover, t.e.g. Dj worn with cut outs; light foxing to edges and endpapers, otherwise good.

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$25

16193. OPERA LITERATURE. KOBBE, Gustav.: Signora.. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1907 (1902). 205pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. 3 B/W plates. A novel written about an opera house focussing on the backstage characters and the story of a girl who is abandoned at birth, adopted by the stage manager and grows up at the theatre. Is this his only novel? Previous owner's inscription to first page, some light spotting. Otherwise good. A scarce title..

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$40

16196. OPERA LITERATURE. KOBBE. HAREWOOD, Earl of.: Kobbe's Illustrated Opera Book.. The Bodley Head. 1989. 160pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket.Twenty-six of the world's best-loved operas, including Rigoletto, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Boris Godounov, Jenufa, Porgy and Bess, and Peter Grimes. In excellent condition. Richly illustrated in B/W and colour. ISBN 0-370-31300-3..

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$25

50483. OPERA LITERATURE. KOBBE. HAREWOOD, The Earl of (ed. and rev.).: Kobbe's Complete Opera Book.. Putnam. 1966. 1262pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Gilt, red cloth. In dust jacket. Covers 237 operas. Spine edges bumped. Some wear and a few small tears to dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Contents good, clean and unmarked..

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$54

18537. OPERA LITERATURE. KOESTENBAUM, Wayne.: The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality and the Mystery of Desire. England Penguin. 1993. 271pp. Paperback. Light creases to cover, o/wise good condition.

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$13

47655. OPERA LITERATURE. KONOLD, Wulf.: Deutsche Oper - Einst und Jetzt.. Barenreiter. 1980. 127pp. Paperback. Square 8vo. B/W & coloured illustrations. In German. Small mark to front cover, light foxing to inside covers, otherwise good. ISBN 3761806272..

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$12

18612. OPERA LITERATURE. LA SCALA.: Cronache 1778-1960: From the Ducal Theatre to the Scala of Today.. Edizioni Della Scala. 1960. 230pp. Hardcover. 4to. In dust jacket. Numerous B/W illustrations of artists and La Scala itself. Text in Italian, French, English & German. Occasional foxing. Previous owner's name penned to inside cover. Dust jacket edges worn with some loss, especially to lower spine..

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$45

52244. OPERA LITERATURE. LA SCALA. LOTTI, Giorgio and RADICE, Raul.: Teatro Alla Scala.. Arnoldo Mondadori. 1977 231pp. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated in B/W & colour. Internal hinge split, ex-libris plate to first page, light wear to dust jacket, otherwise good..

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$18

43677. OPERA LITERATURE. LA SCALA. MOZART. PROGRAMME.: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro). Milan. Teatro Alla Scala. 1980/81. In Italian. Numerous B/W photos and illustrations. Production details. Includes booklet of B/W production photos..

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$19

44287. OPERA LITERATURE. LINCOLN CENTER.: Annual Report issued "Lincoln Center Day," Sep 22, 1963.. 1963. 35pp. Paperback. Oblong. B/W photos, construction and performance history details from the first season, etc. Good condition..

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$18

18239. OPERA LITERATURE. LINKE, Manfred (ed).: Theatre 1967-1982.. Federal Republic of Germany Centre of the International Theatre Institute, Volume 2. 1983. 352pp. Hardcover. Square 4to. No dust jacket. With essays by Rolf Michaelis, Manfred Jahnke, Jochen Schmidt, Gerhard Koch, & Joachim Werner Preuss which chart the development of German theatre through 15 years. Articles in German & English. Numerous B/W & colour plates. .

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$27

19526. OPERA LITERATURE. LITTLEJOHN, David.: The Ultimate Art: Essays Around and About Opera.. University of California Press. 1992. 303pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket. Many B/W illustrations. Essays ranging from "Sex and Religion in French Opera" to "What Peter Sellars did to Mozart". Near fine. A handsome copy. ISBN 0-520-07608-7..

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$27

22189. OPERA LITERATURE. MARTENS, Frederick.: A Thousand and One Nights of Opera.. Da Capo. 1978. 487pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Describes plots and "places" the music of some 1550 operas & ballets. Comprehensive and well-written. Some foxing to edges, otherwise in very good condition. ISBN 0-306-77565-4.

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$36

14748. OPERA LITERATURE. MARTIN, George.: The Companion to Twentieth Century Opera.. Victor Gollancz. 1980. 653pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. In three parts, Introductory Essays, Synopses and Statistics. Repertories of 23 Opera Houses/Companies. Some spotting to top edges and edges of dust jacket, otherwise very good condition. ISBN 0-575-02814-9..

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$28

59459. OPERA LITERATURE. MARTIN, George.: The Opera Companion. John Murray. 1961. 692 pp. Paperback. 8vo. A good guide for the casual operagoer. With glossary, statistics section and appendices. Drawings by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Very good condition.

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$25

18998. OPERA LITERATURE. MARTINOTY, Jean-Louis.: L'Opera Imaginaire.. Messidor. 1991. 208pp. Hardcover. Glossy new folio. In dust jacket. B/W & colour illustrations of designs and inspirations, many by famous artists. Text in French. A rare and fascinating book. A couple of light creases and marks to dust jacket, otherwise near fine with contents clean, bright and unmarked..

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$90

38488. OPERA LITERATURE. MASSENET. COLSON, Percy.: Manon. Boosey & Hawkes. 1947. 31pp. Paperback. Covent Garden Operas series. Information on Massenet, his music, other books to read, and a brief analysis. Very occasional foxing, otherwise good.

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$12

42769. OPERA LITERATURE. METROPOLITAN OPERA.: Metropolitan Opera Association. Annual Report 1966-67. 32pp. Light ware to cover, o/wise good condition. Provides an interesting financial breakdown from 1958 to 1967. B/W photos.

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$20

16028. OPERA LITERATURE. METROPOLITAN OPERA. JACOBSON, Robert. FITZGERALD, Gerald (photo editor).: Magnificence Onstage at the Met: Twenty Great Opera Productions.. Thames and Hudson. 1985. 256pp. Hardcover. Square 4to. 274 illustrations, 227 in colour. As new. A handsome and lavishly illustrated book. Lovely copy. ISBN 0-500-01369-1..

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$36

16857. OPERA LITERATURE. METROPOLITAN. RUBIN, Stephen.: The New Met in Profile.. Macmillan. 1974. 202pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. B/W plates. In very good condition. Lovely book. ISBN 0-02-605800-6..

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$22

55438. OPERA LITERATURE. NATAN, Alex: Primo Uomo Grosse Sanger der Oper. 152pp. Hardcover. Biographical portraits of some of Operas biggest male stars. A few marks to cover, light bumps to edges, page edges yellowing with age, o/wise good condition. In German.

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$28

16366. OPERA LITERATURE. NEEF, Sigrid.: Handbuch der russischen und sowjetischen Oper. (Handbook of Russian and Soviet Opera).. Barenreiter. 1988. 750pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Includes 82pp. short articles on regional opera in the USSR. Also background, publication, first performance dates and more for 152 operas. In German. Overall condition good to very good. Contents clean and bright. ISBN 3-362-00257-9..

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$45

52321. OPERA LITERATURE. NEWMAN, Ernest.: Opera Nights.. Putnam. 1947 (1943). 628pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. British edition of "More Stories of Famous Operas". 29 operas, many musical examples. Some foxing and stains to pages, some creases to back cover, otherwise good..

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$18

52320. OPERA LITERATURE. NEWMAN, Ernest.: Opera Nights.. Putnam. 1956 (1943). 629pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. British edition of "More Stories of Famous Operas". 29 operas, many musical examples. Ex-library, price-clipped, otherwise good. .

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$22

31552. OPERA LITERATURE. NICE, David.: The Illustrated Story of Opera.. Marshall Cavendish. 1994. 192pp. Hardcover. Square 4to. In dust jacket. B/W & colour photos. A guide and concise reference for opera. Very good condition. Contents fine. ISBN 1-85435-718-2..

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$25

14675. OPERA LITERATURE. OPERA. SCOTLAND.: Scottish Opera Book. Programme Book, 1981-1982.. Paperback. Photos of productions & synopses, etc. Good condition..

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$12

49657. OPERA LITERATURE. ORREY, Leslie. MILNES, Rodney (revised and updated).: Opera: A Concise History.. Thames & Hudson. 1987 (1972). 252pp. Paperback. 8vo. With 253 photographs and illustrations, 32 in colour. Ex-libris plate to front endpaper, light wear to ends of spine, otherwise good condition. ISBN 0-500-20217-6..

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$14

16420. OPERA LITERATURE. OSBORNE, Charles.: The Opera House Album: a Collection of Turn-of-the-Century Postcards.. Robson. 1979. 128pp. Hardcover. Oblong. In dust jacket. Reproductions of cards of over 60 houses with a brief history. Ex-libris plate to front endpaper. Internal hinge cracked at centre. Overall fair. ISBN 0-86051-078-6..

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$23

48666. OPERA LITERATURE. OSBORNE, Charles (ed.).: Opera 66.. Alan Ross. 1966. 258pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Frontispiece. B/W plates. An account of opera in 1966. Includes the article "Twelve singers and a conductor" by Lotte Lehmann. Light yellowing to dust jacket, spotting to edges, otherwise very good condition. .

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$19

12330. OPERA LITERATURE. PARIS. CATALOGUE. KAHANE, Martine.: Opera de Paris.. n.d. 34 cards from an exhibition of costumes and jewellery of the Paris Opera over the past three centuries. Each has a full colour illustration with design details on reverse side. Beautifully presented in hard cover, red cloth to board, presentation folder..

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$54

23675. OPERA LITERATURE. PARIS OPERA. MEEK, J. (ed).: The Magic of the Paris Opera: 300 Years of French Style.. Art Gallery of New South Wales. 1991. 91pp. Paperback. Booklet accompanying NSW Art Gallery's 1991 exhibition on the Paris Opera. Previous owner's name penned to front endpaper, otherwise good. Luscious colour photos & illustrations of costumes, jewellery and sets. With dust jacket. ISBN 0-7305-8333-3..

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$13

59904. OPERA LITERATURE. PAULY, Reinhard G.: Music and the Theater: An Introduction to Opera. New Jersey. Prentice-Hall. 1970. 462pp. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Copious B/W illustrations & music examples. Differences between spoken and musical drama with historical overview & specific works. Contents very good. Water damage to bottom of book.

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$14

16015. OPERA LITERATURE. PAULY, Reinhard G.: Music and the Theater: An Introduction to Opera.. New Jersey. Prentice-Hall. 1970. 462pp. Hardcover. 4to. In dust jacket. Copious B/W illustrations & music examples. Differences between spoken and musical drama with historical overview & specific works. Some tears to edges of dust jacket. Contents very good. Overall good condition..

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$24

19382. OPERA LITERATURE. PEM.: Und der Himmel hangt voller Geigen. Glanz und Zauber der Operette.. Lothar Blanvalet. 1955. 196pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. In German. 30 B/W plates of artistes, composer & conductors of this genre. Ex-libris plate to inside front cover. Shop stamp to first page. A couple of light stains to early pages. Slight sunning and a touch of buckling to spine. Otherwise very good. .

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$19

18548. OPERA LITERATURE. PHOTOS. CAMNER, James (ed).: Stars of the Opera 1950-1985 in Photographs. Dover. 1986. 119pp. Paperback. A few creases to cover, o/wise good condition. 0-486-25240-X.

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$14

17990. OPERA LITERATURE. PRAWY, Marcel.: The Vienna Opera. Vienna. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1969. 224pp. Hardcover. 4to. 18 chapters dealing with the individual directorships from 1869 -1969. Casts, engagements, anecdotes, critiques, newspaper reports, gossip etc... B/W & col. illus. Wear to Dust jacket and foxing to page edges otherwise good.

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$55

45359. OPERA LITERATURE. PRESTON, Katherine K.: Opera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States, 1825-60. . Urbana. University of Illinois Press. 1993. 479pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. B/W illustrations. As new condition. A handsome book. ISBN 0-252-01974-1..

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$32

40407. OPERA LITERATURE. PREVOST, Abbe.: Les Aventures du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut.. 1949. 230pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Limited edition of the Club Francais du Livre, No. 2743 of 3,000. Attractive small volume, with B/W illustrations. In French. This is the 18th-century novel on which Aubert, Puccini, and Massenet based their respective operas. A touch of foxing to edges, otherwise good condition. .

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$28

60069. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME.: The GoldsbroughString Orchestra. c.1955. n.p. Concert featuring conductor Norman Del Mar. Light wear, o/wise good condition.

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$20

36387. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME.: Theatre National de L'Opera/Comique. 28pp. Paperback. A set of 8 mini programs in French and English. Includes Barber of Seville,The Pearl Fishers,La Tosca,Fidelio,Samson & Dalila, Rigoletto, Don Juan & tThe Phantom Ship. General ware, a few nicks, o/wise good.

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29094. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. DOMINGO. Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Aida. Monday, 14 January 1974.. n.p. Features Placido Domingo as Radames. Several small tears to edges of rear cover, light crease to front cover, o/wise good.

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$22

42764. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. FAUST. FRENI/ GHIAUROV/ MILNES.: Metropolitan Opera. Season 1966-67. Teusday Evening, November 8, 1966 at 8:00. 72pp. Good condition. Cast included Gianni Raimondi as Faust, Mirella Freni as Marguerite, Nicolai Ghiaurov as Mephistopheles, and Sherrill Milnes as Valentin.

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50733. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. FOURNIER, Pierre. AUSTIN, Richard.: Fourth Concert of Second Series: Friday, 4th February, 1949. The Royal Albert Hall. Philharmonia Orchestra. Paperback. A concert put on by The New Era Concert Society. Fournier played Haydn's Concerto in D for Violoncello. Good.

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$20

31642. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. LA SCALA.: Aida. Stagione Lirica 1959 - 1960. 20pp. Cast includes Birgit Nilsson as Aida. Text in Italian and English. B/W illus of cast members, stage and costume designs. Cover a little grubby, o/wise good condition.

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$14

42145. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. LA TRAVIATA. SUTHERLAND, Joan.: Metropolitan Opera. Season 1963-64. Saturday Evening, December 14, 1963 at 8:30. 52pp. Covers loose, o/wise good condition. Signed by Sutherland in a bold hand on the cast listing page.

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$40

42760. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. LA TRAVIATA. SUTHERLAND, Joan.: Metropolitan Opera. Season 1964-65. Sunday Evening, November 29, 1964 at 8:00. 56pp. Light ware, o/wise good condition. Signed by Sutherland in a bold hand on the cast listing page. The performance consisted of first acts of Der Rosenkavakier (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as Princess von Werdenberg), La Boheme (Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Tebaldi in the major roles), and La Traviata.

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$40

42144. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. SUTHERLAND, Joan.: Metropolitan Opera. Season 1964-65. Friday Evening, November 20, 1964 at 8:00pm. 56pp. Light ware to cover, o/wise good condition. Includes Robert Merrill as Lord Ashton. Signed by Sutherland in a bold hand on the cast listing page.

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$40

42763. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. OTELLO. MCCRACKEN/ TEBALDI/ MERRILL.: Metropolitan Opera. Season 1963-64. Thursday Evening, April 30, 1964 at 8:00. 56pp. Rubbing to cover, small tear to lower spine, o/wise good condition. Also pictures of a young Nicolai Gedda, Leontyne Price etc..

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$20

60067. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. Royal Festival Hall: New Era Concert, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Wednesday, 3rd October, 1956. n.p. Concert featuring violinist Nathan Milstein with works by John Ireland, Glazunov, Beethoven and Wagner. Good condition.

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$15

60062. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Aida. Tuesday, 31st December, 1957. n.p. Features JonVickers as Radames. Good condition.

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$12

55420. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. STRAVINSKY, Igor.: The Rake's Progress. Lyon. Saison 95/96 44pp. Paperback. In French, includes complete libretto in French.

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$16

44051. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. THE AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST.: Opera Season 1958. Lohengrin. Sydney. 39pp. Small 8vo. B/W photos. Holes punched to left edge, o/wise good condition.

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$12

20287. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. WAGNER.: 39th Season B.B.C. Promenade Concerts. At the Queen's Hall Monday, 11 September, 1933. 24pp. Wagner Concert. Conductor: Sir Henry Wood; Soloists: Florence Easton & Horace Stevens. Descriptive notes by Rosa Newmarch. Rusty staples in spine, o/wise good condition.

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60063. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. WAGNER. Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Die Walkure, Monday, 28th May, 1956. n.p. Features Joan Sutherland as Helmwige. Good condition.

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60066. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. WAGNER. Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Gotterdammerung, Wednesday, 6th June, 1956. n.p. Features Joan Sutherland as Woglinde. Good condition.

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60065. OPERA LITERATURE. PROGRAMME. WAGNER. Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Siegfried, Thursday, 31st May, 1956. n.p. Good condition.

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$12

24996. OPERA LITERATURE. PUCCINI. HUGHES.: Famous Puccini Operas. Dover. 1972. 267pp. Paperback. 0-486-22857-6.

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$12

16119. OPERA LITERATURE. RECLAMS FUHRER Series.: Opern- und Operettenfuhrer.. Reclam. 1954. 345pp. Hardcover. Pocket. No dust jacket. B/W illustrations. Covers hundreds of operas. Text in German. Light sunning to spine, previous owner's name penned to first page, otherwise good..

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$16

22594. OPERA LITERATURE. ROBINSON, Michael F.: Opera before Mozart. A history of opera from 1597 to the end of the 18th century. Apollo. 1967 (1966). Reprint. 168pp. Paperback. 8vo. Includes chapters on opera in the age of absolutism, seventeenth century Italian opera and problems of music drama. Musical examples. Occasional underlining. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Wear to front cover, reading creases to spine, otherwise good..

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$14

22709. OPERA LITERATURE. ROSEN, Carole.: Opera.. Blandford. 1983. 158pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. B/W illustrations. Shop sticker to back cover. Slight creasing to top right page corners. Dust jacket taped in. Otherwise very good. ISBN 0-7137-1194-9..

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$12

21749. OPERA LITERATURE. ROSENTHAL, Harold (ed).: Opera Annual 1955-6, Mozart Bicentenary Number. Second Year of Publication.. Calder. 1956. 176pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket. B/W and colour illustrations. Some wear to ends of dust jacket spine. Otherwise very good..

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$18

16020. OPERA LITERATURE. ROSENTHAL, Harold (ed).: Opera Annual 1954-1955. Calder. 1954. 183pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket. Many B/W plates. Frontispiece. With introduction by the Earl of Harewood. Several tears to dust jacket with loss. Price-clipped. Previous owner's inscription to fly-leaf. Contents very good. Overall fair to good..

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$16

16027. OPERA LITERATURE. ROSS, Anne (ed.): The Opera Directory.. Calder. 1961. 566pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. No dust jacket. Comprehensive directory of singers, conductors, producers, designers, administrative & technical staff. Includes brief articles on Peggy Glanville-Hicks and Eugene Goossens, and pictures and short biographies on singers e.g. John Cameron, Callas, Cristoff and Joan Sutherland. B/W illustrations. Wear to ends of spine, otherwise very good with bright, unmarked contents..

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$19

58730. OPERA LITERATURE. ROUS, Samuel.: The Victrola Book of the Opera. Stories of the Operas with illustrations & descriptions of Victor Opera records. HMV. 1924. Seventh Ed. 428 pp. Hardcover. Gilt to cover. Sunning and light fraying to spine, light foxing to end papers and page edges. Includes B/W photographs. Contents clean and good.

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$36

43872. OPERA LITERATURE. SADIE, Stanley ed.: The New Grove Book of Operas. Macmillan. 1996. 758pp. Hardcover. A vew spots to edges, o/wise good condition in dj. B/W & col. photos. ISBN: 0-333-65107-3.

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$45

35088. OPERA LITERATURE. SADLER'S WELLS. ARUNDELL, Dennis.: The Story of Sadler's Wells: 1683 - 1964. Hamish Hamilton. 1965. 306pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Many B/W illustrations. The first book to attempt a record of Sadler's Wells. Light creasing to dust jacket spine, otherwise good condition, contents clean and bright.

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$18

22297. OPERA LITERATURE. SADLER'S WELLS. STAPLETON, Michael.: The Sadler's Wells Opera: A Pictorial Record. Adam & Charles Black. 1954. 65pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket. With 95 photographs. Wear and some tears to dust jacket edges. Price clipped. Occasional light foxing.

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$12

58958. OPERA LITERATURE. SCHICKEL, Richard.: The World of Carnegie Hall. The Rich and Resonant History of one of America's most Famous Landmarks. Messner. 1960. 438 pp Hardcover. Rubbing and ripping to DJ. Page edges browned otherwise condition fine.

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16033. OPERA LITERATURE. SEEGER, Horst and LANGE, Wolfgang (ed).: Oper Heute: Ein Almanach der Musikbuhne 11.. Berlin. 1988. 239pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Text in German. B/W plates. Interesting articles. Slight edgewear to dust jacket. Pages are in near fine condition. ISBN 3-362-00255-2..

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$21

31104. OPERA LITERATURE. SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley.: The Duenna: A Comic Opera in Three Acts, with an introduction by Nigel Playfair and illustrated by George Sheringham.. London. Constable & Co. 1st. edition. 1925. xxvii, 105pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Collotype reproductions of drawings in monochrome - frontispiece and 13 colour plates of designs for costumes and scenery used in the 1924 production at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. B/W illustrations. Facsimiles: 2 first edition title-pages (the "surreptitious" edition 1794, printed in Dublin and the authorised, printed in London in 1795); the first playbill; & the programme of the Playfair-Sheringham production. Deckle edges. Condition very good. .

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$45

52322. OPERA LITERATURE. SIMON, Henry W. (Revised by).: The Victor Book of the Opera.. Simon & Schuster. 1968. Thirteenth new, larger, updated edition. 475pp. Hardcover. 4to. In dust jacket. Over 400 B/W illustrations. Background, summaries, listing of recordings for 120 operas. Wear and tear to top edge of dust jacket. Ex-libris plate to first page. Contents near fine. Handsome book..

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$27

18011. OPERA LITERATURE. STOCKDALE. F.M. & DREYER, M. R.: The Opera Guide. Collins & Brown. 1990. 342pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Lists houses, companies, festivals, composers, operas. Lots of practical information for the operagoer. Slight tear to upper edge of back cover dust jacket. Contents fine, overall very good. ISBN 1-85585-080-X..

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$26

44588. OPERA LITERATURE. STOCKDALE, Freddie.: Emperors of Song: Three Great Impresarios. John Murray. 1998. 214pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. B/W plates. Includes references to Caruso, Melba, Patti etc, as well as accounts of the lives of James Mapleson, Oscar Hammerstein I, and John Christie. Concentrates on the period 1860-1939. Near fine condition. ISBN 071955702X.

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$25

24537. OPERA LITERATURE. STRAUSS. JEFFERSON, Alan.: The Operas of Richard Strauss in Britain, 1910-1963.. Putnam. 1963. 185pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. No dust jacket. Lists artists, venues, dates and commentaries (including reviews). Ex-library copy. Otherwise very good..

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$25

44157. OPERA LITERATURE. STRAUSS. MANN, William.: Richard Strauss: Das Opernwerk.. C. H. Beck. 1964. 390pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Many B/W plates and music examples. In German. Good condition..

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$45

53316. OPERA LITERATURE. STREATFEILD, Noel: Enjoying Opera. Dobson. 1966. 63pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Good condition.

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$12

45345. OPERA LITERATURE. TARUSKIN, Richard.: Opera and Drama in Russia as Preached and Practiced in the 1860s. New York. University of Rochester Press. 1994. 560pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. Taruskin is widely held to be the world's greatest living authority on Russian music. This work is based on his 1981 dissertation. Many musical examples. Near fine condition. A rare, scholarly and erudite book. ISBN 1-878822-32-2.

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$81

40518. OPERA LITERATURE. TE KANAWA, Kiri with WILSON, Conrad.: Opera for Lovers. Hodder & Stoughton. 1996. 288pp. Hardcover. DJ. Illustrated with colour photographs. An anecdotal and personal account of opera and its world. Near fine condition.

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$24

31427. OPERA LITERATURE. TOYE, Francis.: Italian Opera.. Max Parrish & Co. 1952. 1st ed. 65pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. 40 illustrations in B/W including paintings, drawings and engravings of composers, singers and stage designs, some from private collections. Light foxing to end papers. Dust jacket cut with loss to lower spine. Foxing to first and last few pages. .

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$16

16157. OPERA LITERATURE. TURNBULL, Robert.: The Opera Gazetteer.. Rizzoli. 1988. 240pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Near fine. B/W plates. ISBN 0-8478-0727-4..

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$16

22421. OPERA LITERATURE. TURNER, J. Rigbie. with KENDALL, Robert and PARSONS, James (eds).: Four Centuries of Opera: Manuscripts and Printed Editions in the Pierpont Morgan Library.. Pierpont Morgan Library/Dover. 1983. 132pp. Paperback. 4to. 53 operas discussed, each illustrated by facsimile manuscript, or 1st edition. Light creasing to covers, otherwise very good condition. ISBN 0-486-24602-7..

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$16

47735. OPERA LITERATURE. VERDI. PARKER, Roger.: Leonora's Last Act: Essays in Verdian Discourse.. Princeton University Press. 1997. 187pp. Hardcover. 8vo. In dust jacket. Music examples. As new. An excellent book. ISBN 0691015570..

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$18

17131. OPERA LITERATURE. VIENNA. KRALIK, Heinrich.: Das Opernhaus am Ring.. Vienna. Bruder Rosenbaum. 1955. 195pp. Hardcover. 4to. In dust jacket. Numerous colour and B/W illustrations and sketches. In German. Small tears to upper edges of dust jacket and dust jacket spine. Some light marks to covers. Contents clean and bright. Overall good. .

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$32

38491. OPERA LITERATURE. WAGNER. GEISSMAR, Berta.: Siegfried. B&H. 1948. 40pp. Paperback. Slight wear to cover, small tear to lower corner of cover, otherwise goo. Covent Garden Operas series. Brief information and analysis on each of the acts by Betty Geissmar.

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$12

44159. OPERA LITERATURE. WAGNER, Heinz.: Die Oper.. Nikol. 1999. New edition. 1311pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. In dust jacket. Condition very good in dust jackets. In German. Comprehensive. Das grosse Standardwerk mit fast 2300 Werktiteln und uber 750 Komponisten. Near fine. ISBN 3-933203-11-2..

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$67

22521. OPERA LITERATURE. WALSH, T.J.: Second Empire Opera: The Theatre Lyrique, Paris, 1851-1870.. John Calder. 1981. x,384pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrations. Light creasing to dust jacket, otherwise very good condition. ISBN 0-7145-3659-8..

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$25

16023. OPERA LITERATURE. WEAVER, William.: The Golden Century of Italian Opera from Rossini to Puccini. Thames and Hudson. 1980. 256pp. Hardcover. 168 illus, 38 in colour. Light foxing to page edges o/wise great condition.

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$35

10129. OPERA LITERATURE. WECHSBERG, Joseph.: The Opera.. Weidenfeld Nicolson. 1972. 312pp. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Foxing and browning to page edges, o/wise contents is good.

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$20

14253. OPERA LITERATURE. WEISSTEIN, Ulrich. (ed.): The Essence of Opera.. W. W. Norton & Co. 1969 (1964). 372pp. Paperback. 8vo. Slight foxing to edges. Contents good. ISBN 0-393-00498-8..

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$13

41888. OPERA LITERATURE. WINTERTON, Bradley.: Falstaff in Macau.. Fairfield Books. 1995. 157pp. Paperback. 8vo. B/W illustration. Condition very good. Follows the production of a major opera by international performers. A scarce title. ISBN 962-85027-1-9..

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$30

36347. OPERA LITERATURE. WRENCH, Mrs Stanley.: More Stories of Famous Operas.. London. Pearson. 1926. First edition. 192pp. Hardcover. 8vo. No dust jacket. B/W line illustrations by T. Peddie. Stories told in simple language. Previous owner's inscription to flyleaf. Light foxing throughout. Gilt to titles. Overall fair..

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$12

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