Vintage original photograph signed and inscribed on the verso by all four members of the Czech quartet: Jiri Novak (1924-2010; from 1947), Lubomir Kostecky (b. 1922), Milan Skampa (b. 1928; from 1956), Antonin Kohout (b. 1919). Inscribed and dated Newcastle, 1956, the signatures amusingly penned on a four-stave system.
Vintage glossy photograph signed and inscribed on the verso by the members of the Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet (Josef Sivo, Otto Strasser, Rudolf Streng, Robert Scheiwein), Salzburg, August 1966. 23.5 x 18 cm. Fine.
Rare single-sheet program for a January 14, 1916 benefit performance for French refugees given by the remarkable lineup of singers Supervia, Muratore, Journet and Dufranne under the direction of Marcel Charlier. 12.5 x 18 cm. In very fine condition.
Rare signed check from the great Italian baritone, creator of numerous Bellini and Donizetti roles. Business check, 6 x 3.25 inches, drawn on the account of The King's Theatre, for £325.00, June 1, 1836, and endorsed by Tamburini on the verso as "A Tamburini." In fine condition with a small tear along the left side. Read More...
Autograph note, 1 page. 15 March, 1896. In full: "Dear Sir - it is most kind to lend me this lovely little piano + I beg you to accept my appreciative thanks + my assurances that it has given me + my daughter a very great deal of pleasure. I am yrs. gratefully, Ellen Terry." In fine condition, 20 x 12 cm.
Terry ruled the English stage in her day and was a favorite of George Bernard Shaw.
Photograph of the portrait by John Sargent of Terry as Lady Macbeth, signed on the mount by Terry and further inscribed by John Sargent, image 222 x 115mm., [ca.1889].
New York: Aaronson & Cooper. Illustraded with photographs, 4to, original off-white wrappers printed in black and olive with a lace design.
The New York printing of the Deluxe Souvenir program, including text by Stein ("Portrait of Virgil Thomson" reprinted from 'Dix Portraits'), Van Vechten, et al. The program for the Hartford production precedes and is identical except for being printed on pink, rather than white paper. Wilson G6. Some splitting along center fold, else fine.
A charming note from the influential American composer and critic, penned in 1989 (March 14) on the verso of a portrait postcard. To Miriam Stern, in full: "Darling Miriam, By all means blue corn meal please. And bring yourself with it. Yours with love, Virgil."
Signed 1-page autograph letter from the important Hungarian soprano who was a star in London from her 1858 debut until she collapsed onstage during a performance of "Lucrezia Borgia" and died two months later of cancer at the age of 46. Read More...
Signed photograph of the great English dramatic soprano in her most celebrated role, who adds "Turandot, Royal Opera 1941" after her signature and inscription on this strking Maurice Semour photograph. Some surface creasing, including a fairly heavy diagonal crease from the upper left corner, otherwise fine.
London: Oxford University Press. 1935. Miniature score, 118 pp.. With a clipped signature of the composer affixed to the title page. Softcover printed wrappers, as issued. Two ownership signatures, spine chipped at ends, else fine.
Rare original ticket for the 1896 "Ring" at Bayreuth. The Bayreuth Festival was created for the first complete staging of the Ring in 1876 but the Ring was next staged in Bayreuth in 1896, the only other season when the cycle has been performed there unaccompanied by other operas.
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Striking CDV portrait photograph of the great composer. Without photographer's imprint, 6.5 x 10 cm. A few stray marks, overall in very fine condition.
Dresden: C. F. Meser. 1814. First edition. Der Fliegende Holländer, Romantische Oper...Vollständiger Clavierauszug. Large upright folio, pages somewhat foxed and browned, modern boards and cloth. First edition, Fuld: 229pp. The copy of the renowned Wagner bass, August Kindermann who has signed the dedication page, "A Kindermann." Read More...
Original 1960 8 x 10 inch photograph of the American singer, known as "Queen of the Blues." Washington is shown seated and singing into a set of microphones. Stamps and press markings on the verso, else fine.
Despite her early death, Washington is generally regarded as one of the most influential vocalists of the twentieth century.
Early postcard photograph of the celebrated American blues and jazz vocalist and actress in a fabulous outfit and ecstatic pose, boldly signed "Sincerely Ethel Waters." Image slightly speckled but in otherwise fine condition. 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
A rich and varied letter from the Austrian conductor, composer and pianist who studied with Liszt. 4 pp. Urfeld am Walchensee. July 20, 1904. A bit wrinkled, some small tears and toning around edges, overall very good. Translated in full: Read More...
AMQS "Clar Quintet op 81" from the Austrian composer and musicologist, a member of Schoenberg's Verein für Musikalische Privataufführungen after World War 1 and the author of the the first Schoenberg biography (Vienna, 1921).
An LP of his acclaimed musical West Side Story, boldly inscribed and signed on verso of jacket: "For Holly Lambro Best wishes Leonard Bernstein". Some wear as expected, original record inside, overall good. Dedicated to the wife of his assistant, the popular film composer, Philip Lambro.