Der Fliegende Holländer. Romantische Oper in 3 Aufzügen. Vollständiger Clavierauszug. [Mary Burrell's extra-illustrated Copy with Original Early Performance Programs and Clippings]

Berlin: C. F. Messer. [ca. 1874]. Title; 2 - 237 pp. [PN] 275. Lithographic reprint of the first edition, with "Richard Wagner's Werke. Band II" on the front board. Contemporary red textured cloth with decorative titling in gilt to upper boards. In very good condition.


From the collection of noted early Wagner scholar Mary Burrell, who published "Richard Wagner his life and work" in the year of her death, 1898. Her celebrated collection was dispersed by Christies in New York in 1978 but the present score was not offered in the catalogue. Her copy of Der Fliegende Holländer, with interesting early posters.


Laid down to the front and rear free endpages are the following:


[Clipping] The Morning Post. Wednesday, June 2, 1886. "The Cruise of the Bacchante," relating an apparent sighting of the legendary ghost ship "while between Melbourne and Sydney," laid down and inscribed by Burrell beside it "Extract from...from 1879-1882 by Prince Albert Victor + Prince George of Wales."


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Weimar. Grossherzogl hof=Theater. 15 September, 1889. Der Fliegende Holländer, featuring Hennig, Naumann-Gungl, Pichon, Szpiner and Schwarz. 23 x 37 cm. Partially torn.


Three trimmed broadside programs (the theatre header for one and the cast lists for 3 performances total), 22 April, 1884; 8 October, 1884; 19 February, 1885. Der Fliegende Holländer, featuring Nachbaur, Gura, Giehr, Vogl, Fuchs, Mayer, Weterlin, Nachbauer and others. (9829)

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