LOHENGRIN. In drei Auszugen von Richard Wagner. Musikalische Leitung: Clemens Krauss. In der neuen Inszenierung. National-Theater, Munchen, Sonntag den 28. August 1938. (Program). Together with the program for a concert conducted by Gino Marinuzzi.

(Wagner, Richard). Krauss, Clemens; Marinuzzi, Gino.

Published by (Munich, Germany: Munchener Festspiele), 1938., 1938

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- Small quarto [9-1/2 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed cream wrappers. The wraps are very lightly foxed with their edges darkened & their corners lightly creased. Pages [29]-64 plus 8 pages of ads. Numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations & pictorial ads. The 4-page program insert is darkened & there is occasional light foxing. Together with a 1-page program for a festival concert conducted by Gino Marinuzzi. Very good. The Lohengrin program is included in the overall program for the Munchener Festspiele 1938 with the Bayerische Staatsoper. The festival ran from July 24 to September 7,1938 and Clemens Strauss was artistic director of both the Bavarian State Opera and the Festival. The program includes information on "Lohengrin" and other operas in the festival with photos of singers, sets, costumes and artistic staff. There is a 1933 statement by Adolf Hitler and a prominent place is given to an unappealing portrait of Gauleiter Staatsminister Adolf Wagner. Laid in is the program for the Fest-Konzert at the Odeon on September 3, 1938 with Gino Marinuzzi conducting the Munich Festival's orchestra [the Bayerischen Staatsorchester]. This concert is part of the festival's Italian Week and includes a work by the conductor.Clemens Krauss [1893-1954 was an Austrian conductor and opera impresario, particularly associated with the music of Richard Strauss. He was General Director of the Bavarian State Opera from 1927 to 1940. Gino Marinuzzi [1882-1945] was an Italian conductor and composer associated with the operas of Wagner and the Italian repertory.The text is in German. Seller Inventory # 36808

Bibliographic Details

Title: LOHENGRIN. In drei Auszugen von Richard ...

Publisher: (Munich, Germany: Munchener Festspiele), 1938.

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very good