Search Results: Opera from ANTHOLOGY BOOKSELLERS

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 325pp. Illus. b&w photos. Paper-covered Boards. First Edition. The Story of Sopranos, both male and female and the Bel Canto tradition that they founded.

New York: Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1989. First edition. Cloth. Fine/No dust jacket. 4to. 1000pp. illus. 313pp, b&w photos. Gray cloth . No dust jackets.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1937. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/No dust jacket. 8vo. 259pp. Cloth. First Edition. Bibliography of Ballads, Bibliography, Index. A study and history of the Ballad Opera, a characteristic English type of comic opera, originating in the 18th century and featuring farcical or extravaganza plots. Review slip attached to front endpaper.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. Later printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 240pp. illus b&w photos. An inside glimpse of the world of Opera from one its greatest artists and reconteurs.

New York: Scribners, 1977. Later printing. Cloth. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo, 224 pp. Top edge a bit sunned, light edgewear and a few tiny nicks to jacket, price on jacket marked out.

New York: Bramhall House, 1957. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to. 160pp. Illus. Photos. Caruso discography by John Secrist. Hardback in Very Good dj. Dj shows wear along edges, particularly at upper righthand corner. Former owner's name on upper righthand corner of front flyleaf.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1984. First Dodd Mead Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No dust jacket. 8vo. 653pp. Paperback. Bibliography, Index. Corner crease at upper righthand corner of rear cover. Ownership stamp at upper righthand corner of front flyleaf.

Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1995. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 996. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine 1st Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket in excellent, unmarked,. The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 184 pages, discography organized chronologically. Seller Inventory # 072378.

Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 2002. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 352pp. illus. b&w. Index. Cloth. First Edition. Fine/Fine.

New York: Citadel, 1962. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. 8vo. 272pp. illus. drawings of scores.Tanning on front/rear flyleaves.

Sydney, Australia: Currency Press, 1995. First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Large 8vo. 278pp. Illus. Disography, Bibliography, Index. Cloth, First Edition. Fine in Uclipped dj. The story of Florence Austral, one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos.

San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay, 2001. First edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/Fine. 4to. 176pp. Illus. photographs. Index. Illustrated boards in Fine dj. Collection of photographs and short biographies of more than eighty major operatic figures of the 20th Century.1.

London: André Deutsch, 1996. First edition. Cloth. fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo. 373pp.IIllus. b&w photos. Cloth. First Edition. Small chip to upper right-hand corner of dj. "a lavishly illustrated combination of musical history, biography, commentary and anecdote.

Moscow, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.(2 vols.) 552pp, 792pp.Illus. b&w photos. Collection of letter, articles speech and photos of the Russian opera singer Leonid Sobinov. Russian Text. dj of vol. ii has a couple of small chips at top of spine and corners. A couple of small marks at the end of the text block. Very nice set. Extremely Rare.

Chicago: Chicago, Lyric Opera, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/No dust jacket. 4to. 72pp. Illus. Black/white photographs and complete rosters for the introductory short season and first full ten seasons of Lyric Opera of Chicago. Includes a short essay by Carol Fox. Lower righthand corner bumped.

New York: Beechhurst, 1955. New Edition. Cloth. Good/No dust jacket. 4to. 209pp. illus. b&w. 50 b&w plates. Minor insect damage to lower portion of front cover.

New York: Scribner, 2000. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 447pp. Repertory, Discography, Bibliography, Index. Cloth. First Edition. Remainder stripe on bottom of book.The only definitive biography of "arguably the greatest contralto of the century.

New York: Norton, 1984. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 8vo. xxxii, 547pp. illus. b&w photos. Hardback. Contains the plots of 150 of the world's most popular operas, with lists of character roles and premiere dates, and informative biographies of each of the 72 composers represented. A Fine copy with no inscriptions, in a Fine unclipped dustwrapper.

New York: Anchor Books, 2003. First Anchor Edition. Paperback. Fine/No dust jacket. 12mo. 414pp. illus. b&w photos. "A rare, gossipy, behind the scenes look into the life of New York's Metropolitan Opera"--Town & Country.

New York: Doubleday, 2001. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 393pp. Illus. Photos. Written by the daughter of Arthur fiedler, the long time conductor of the Boston Pops, and has worked in the field of classical music for many years. Behind the curtains of the Metropolitan Opera House, amid the elborate sets, bejeweled costumes, and the labyrinth of administrative offices, the Met has traditionally operated in great secrecy, until now. The author was the met's general press representative for 15 years, draws upon her insider knowledge.