(1) FAUST - Vocal Score. Hardcover, G. Schirmer,
New York, 1902. Signed by Geraldine Farrar, Giacomo Lauri-Volpe,
Edward Johnson, and the French soprano, Yvonne Gall (not to
be confused with the Met's Yvonne Gall of the 1980s and
90s). The signatures were probably obtained at different
times. Slightly loose pages in
the middle but otherwise in good shape. Cover and spine are
in wonderful condition. Price: $125.00 USD. No delivery
outside of the USA.
(2) Madame Butterfly - Vocal Score.
Softcover, G. Riccordi & Co., New York, 1905. Tight spine,
no score markings, English and Italian text. Price: $12.00
USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(3) The Bohemians (La Boheme) - Vocal Score. Softcover, Boosey & Co., New York, 1897.
Nicely bound, this is the red spine edition.
Some wear on spine, no markings in score. English edition (no Italian). Price: $12.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(4) The Bohemians (La Boheme) - Vocal Score. Softcover, G. Ricordi & Co., New York, 1897 (printed in Italy). Nicely bound with minimal spine wear.
This is a blue spine edition. No markings in score. English edition (no Italian). Price: $12.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(5) Die Boheme - Vocal Score. Softcover, G. Ricordi & Co., Leipzig, 1897 (printed in Italy). Bound with beige spine. "Boheme
- German" written on spine. It is signed by American soprano Marcella Craft on the book plate. It has some of Craft's notes in score, mostly English translations of the all-German text,
in various places. Some wear, as expected with a well-used score. Craft, an American, was very popular in Germany. German edition (no Italian/English). Price: $30.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(6) Unvergangliche Stimmen - Kleines Sangerlexikon, by K.J. Kutsch and Leo Riemens. Francke Verlag Bern und Munchen, 1966. Dictionary of Singers, 555 pages. Hardcover
with dustjacket. Tight spine. In German. Price: $7.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(7) The Boston Opera Company by Quaintance Eaton. Published by Appleton-Century, NY, 1965. Hardcover with dustjacket. Former library book. 338 pages with
index plus list of performances with principal casts, from 1909-1917. Price: $6.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(8) Opera in Chicago - A Social and Cultural History 1850-1965 by Ronald Davis. Published by Appleton-Century, NY, 1966.
Hardcover with dustjacket. Dustjacket is a little rough around the edges. Some cloth wear on spine ends. Former library book, 393 pages. Index plus list of performances with principal casts, from 1910-1965.
Price: $6.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(9) Carmen - Vocal Score. Hardcover. G. Schirmer, New York, 1895. Signed by Geraldine Farrar, Giacomo Lauri-Volpe,
and Edward Johnson, 1919. ALSO signed, on page 239, the beginning of Act III, by Mary Garden ("Mary Garden, Carmen.") The spine is good, and the cover
has minimal wear. There is a small stain along the front bottom edge. Text is in French and English. Price: $125.00 USD. No delivery
outside of the USA.
(10) Visiting Cards of Prima Donnas by F.C. Schang. Signed by the author. Published by Vantage Press, New York, 1977. Blue boards with gold lettering on front board and spine. Black and white illustrations. 111 pages. Dust jacket with two small tears on front. Excellent
condition otherwise. Price: $6.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
(11-13) Pelleas et Melisande U.S. and New York Premiere - Vocal Score, signed by all of the principal performers, Mary Garden (Melisande),
Jean Perier (Pelleas), Vittorio Arimondi (Arkel), Armand Crabbe (Doctor), Hector Dufranne (Golaud), Ludmilla Sigrist (Yniold), and the conductor Cleofonte Campannini. It
was signed on the day of the US/NY premiere, February 19, 1908 at the Manhattan Opera House in New York. It is also signed by Martial Singher, Lawrence Tibbet, and Greek basso Nicola Moscona, on the occasion of
the 1944 revival. Hardcover with edging and spine wear. Published in 1907. Bound within the score are Mishkin photos of Garden, Perier, and Dufranne. French/English text, 310 pages. Own this very
unique piece of operatic history. Price: $400.00 USD. No delivery outside of the USA.
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