Metropolitan Opera Guild (59 results)

Richard Kool (illustrator). 3 Issues March 12, 1960 La Forza del Destino March 19, 1960 Tosca March 26, 1960 Andrea Chenier.

3 issues January 30, 1960 Cavalleria and Pagliacci February 6, 1960 Carmen February 15, 1960 Fidelio.

Bernard Waber (illustrator). 3 issues February 20, 1960 Die Walkure February 27, 1960 Il Trovatore March 5, 1960 Der fliegende Hollander.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Offers profiles of modern and lesser known opera composers and includes plot summaries of their major works Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Boards are moderately bowed, but not severely. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Identifies top singers, composers, designers, and impresarios, explains operatic terms, and includes brief essays on the most important operas Piece(s) of the spine missing. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Many wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hard cover. Condition: Fair. No dust jacket. 497p. 7th edition There is a crease in the front cover, the front hinge is open and the webbing is exposed, some small stains on the cover and some light edge wear, reading copy."Seventh edition 1947."-t.p.v. "A publication of the Metropolitan Opera Guild."-t.p. Bibliography: p491-496. -"Suggested recordings": p497-511. -Includes index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st. A good used copy. Laid in is a program correction sheet regarding Sarabia performance. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Minimal wear. Orange cover with B&W photo of two 1910 tickets at doubled prices to La Fanciulla del West. Great Opera Houses: Cincinnati.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). trade paperback in very good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A good copy with a stapled binding. Text, photos, and illustrations are clean. Softcovers are good but back cover is mildly scuffed. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Hard Back Eleventh Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket in archival protective jacket cover. Published jointly by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and W.W.Norton, this book contains the plots of 150 of the world's most popular operas with short, informative biographies of each of the 72 composers represented, and historical background material pertinent to each work. The operas represented are international, ranging from Argento to Weill and are representative of opera composers and their works from 16th century Italy to 20th century America. Represented are works in Italian, German and French and also from the Russian, English, Czech, Hungarian, and Spanish languages. Binding of half cloth blue linen w/sharp and bright gilt titles, purple boards. Very clean, no marks, very slight rubbing to lower edge. Tight, solid and square, with sharp corners. Former owner name label on endpaper. Pages in new condition. Pages xxxii, 547. 7 x 9.75 inches. Norton & Co, New York and London, 1984.

Glossy Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Fair. 68pp. Minor wear extremities. Dust jacket is edgeworn but presentable within new Brodart sleeve. Dec. 7, 1940, Chicago Daily News Saturday Photogravure Section, with full page of photos celebrating opera's 90 years in Chicago, laid in. Size: Large Quarto.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (opera, performing arts, theater) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Staple Bound. Condition: Very Good. (USA No markings, crease to corner of cover, Very Good. Card cover with sepia toned photo of Caruso as Radames in Aida, 40pp, counting both covers, monochrome photos, colour plates, illus. Articles by Quaintance Eaton (The mouth that could cradle an egg); Bruno Zirato (My boss, my friend); Francis Robinson (A Long Crescendo); Harvey Phillips (The Recorded Legacy) caricatures; books on the tenor. (1.3 JM ITF2 docket 44 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Periodical.

Staple Bound. Condition: Fine. (USA) No markings, Fine. Paper cover with colour photo of Renata Scotto and Luciano Pavarotti in La Boheme, stapled, 40pp,colour and B&W photos. There is an article entitled Mangia, Mangia with colour photos of Renata Scotto and Luciano Pavarotti cooking and eating with Jmes Beard, Marta Casals Istomen, George Lang, Andrea Lang. Recipes are included. Production stills from La Boheme with background story by Joseph Kestner. Ads. (1.3 JM ITF2 docket 44 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Periodical.

Condition: very good. 27 cm, 96 pages, wraps, illus. (many in color), minor wear to cover edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The official program for the 25th Annual "Ball in the Opera House" held at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on April 20, 1985. The ball honored Italian contributions to opera; this program follows this theme and includes a series of articles mainly on opera and on Italy (La Scala, Giovanni Martinelli, Italian wines, etc.). A special feature provides an alphabetical list of Italian operas performed at the Met from 1883-1985. Vintage ads, many from Italian related companies. Measures 9" x 12" with approx. 100 pages. Minor scuffing to spine areas; contents is clean and intact. SALE PRICE.

VOLUME IV ONLY OF A FOUR VOLUME SET. 40 pages. Hardcover; H 24cm x L 18.75cm. Light gray dust jacket rubbed and soiled, shallow chipping at spine and flap ends, slender chip and closed tear at bottom left of front panel adjacent to spine, several short tears as well as nicks and creases along edges; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Dark green cloth spine with light gray boards, bright color illustrations (same as dj panels) on front and rear boards, slight fraying at spine heel, board corners bumped. Illustrated endpapers; color frontispiece as well as color and b/w illustrations within text by Alexandre Serebriakoff. Bottom corner of last page of text and rear free endpaper creased. A very good+ copy in a good+ dust jacket.

weicher Einband. Heft, 26x16,5 cm (schräg geschnitten), 13 Seiten, guter Zustand. // Soft cardboard cover,26x16,5 cm,(diagonally cut) 13 pages. Good condition. Englische Sprache // English language. English Translation by Glen Sauls. Only text, no scores. 80 gr.

paperback. Condition: Fine. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). x, 658 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Previously published in 1941 under title: Our music.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Color & b/w Photos & Illustrations (illustrator). Not Indicated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Version 1. 1. Illustrated by Metropolitan Opera Guild. Very good with 5 1/4" diskettes in slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 24x16.5cm. First edition. "New English language translations and the original librettos of Mozart's seven most popular operas. With introductory essays, performance histories, and illustrations of famous Met productions and performers." ppX,658,(2). Black faux leather, backstrip titled in silver. Top- & lower edges of text-block sparsely spotted. VERY GOOD copy in GOOD unclipped dust jacket lightly rubbed, with two scratchmarks - one pronounced of length about 4.5cm, the other hardly visible of length about 6.5cm - on front panel, and with minor discolouration on the inside at & close to foot of backstrip panel where a little damp-affected.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Maroon paper covers, wear along the edges of the cover and a couple of dents, inside clean and bright; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (opera, singer, biography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (Caruso, Opera Singers, Periodicals) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.