Melchior Lauritz, Signed (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Biography. Author signed inscription on the half title page. Book near fine and clean. Dust jacket rubbed, small tear on the rear panel. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed book about by LAURITZ MELCHIOR (1890 - 1973), signed on the title page. Melchior was a Danish-American opera singer. Some wear to back cover where it had been removed from scrap book. VG condition; light shelf wear. Also includes program of his March 18, 1947 performance with the Metropolitan Opera Ass'n. That program as a fold in the paper and soiling on the back. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine/ near fine first edition , first printing. Inscribed by the author "To Paula' (An opera diva). Inscribed by Author(s).

worn dust-jacket with a few small tears, cover price $24.95, good worn used copy, hardccover with black spine, brown boards, glue binding visible at end of photo section, gently read copy, about 5 pages are double printed but remain fully readable, apparently a printing error. INSCRIBED on half-title page For Robert - My beloved colleague in the Coffin league - with much affection, and SIGNED Shirlee (perhaps a reference to Berton Coffin, mentioned in acknowledgments p. xvi). EMMONS, SHIRLEE. Tristanissimo: the authorized biography of heroic tenor Lauritz Melchior. Foreword by Birgit Nilsson. New York : London: Schirmer Books ; Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1990, 1st printing number line starting with 1, xvi, 462pp., . CONTENTS: Da Capo : "En Køben havner Dreng" (1890-1905 -- Training as a baritone (1905-1916) -- Metamorphosis : baritone into tenor (1916-1922) -- A Bayreuth beginning (1923-1924) -- Frin Bayreuth beginning (1923-1924) -- From Bayreuth to the world (1924-1927) -- The metropolitan debut (1926-1927) -- Learning Tristan (1927-1930) -- Tristanissimo (1929-1931) -- The wagnerian ensemble at the met (1931-1935) -- The golden years (1935-1939) -- Hitler interferes (1939-1941) -- Another legendary partnership : Melchoir and Traubel (1941-1946) -- From opera star to movie star (1943-1946) -- The hottest dane since Beowulf (1946-1949) -- A dream unrealized (1949-1950) -- Melchoir and the Heldentenor crisis (1960-1972) -- "Leb' wohl, mein Held" (1973-1974). 9780028730608 ISBN 0028730607.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. THE BEACH HOUSE, by STEPHEN LONGSTREET. Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1952. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by STEPHEN LONGSTREET on the half title page to the famous Opera Tenor LAURITZ MELCHIOR. Also SIGNED by LAURITZ MELCHIOR on the front pastedown, presumably his ownership signature. The inscription by Longstreet to Melchior reads: "To the Melchiors / new friends - old lovers of good music, writing and life - in the hope of a big book about a big man. / Most cordially / Stephen Longstreet". A little research uncovers the fact that Henry Holt and Company, publisher of THIS book in 1952, announced in the same year that it was planning to publish a book on Lauritz Melchior to be written by Stephen Longstreet. Obviously that is why Longstreet's inscription in this book states "in the hope of a big book about a big man". (Publisher's Weekly Volume 162, dated 1952, includes the statement "Holt also plans to bring out a biography of the Danish Tenor, Lauritz Melchior, written by Stephen Longstreet.") The book apparently was never published. Hardcover Book, no dustjacket, 5.5x8 inches, 366 pages. GOOD condition, the covers have a 1 inch neatly closed horizontal tear across the word "THE" on the spine, some wear to the spine ends and corner tips, and some shelf rubs, but remain solid and bright; internally, there are five pages, 137-141, that have light dark stains across them (the text is fully clear and legible beneath the stains), otherwise the inner pages are tight, bright, clean and clear. Stephen Longstreet's inscription is sharp and bold. RARE with the SIGNATURES of both LONGSTREET and MELCHIOR and with the interesting INSCRIPTION. About STEPHEN LONGSTREET (from his L.A. TIMES Obituary): ******Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) was an artist, screenwriter and bestselling author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books. An artist by training whose best known artwork provides a firsthand chronicle of the dynamic and colorful world of jazz during the 20th century. Longstreet wrote many critically acclaimed and bestselling novels and works of nonfiction. He was also a noted screenwriter. Under contract at Warner Brothers in the 1940s, Longstreet wrote "The Jolson Story" and also "Stallion Road," based on his novel of the same name and starring Ronald Reagan. He later wrote "The Helen Morgan Story," and as a television writer in the '50s and '60s he wrote for "Playhouse 90." He even wrote the book for the hit 1947 Broadway musical "High Button Shoes," which was based on his novel, "The Sisters Liked Them Handsome."****** About LAURITZ MELCHIOR (from Wikipedia): ******Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 - 18 March 1973) was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the pre-eminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has since come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. He also made numerous recordings.******. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. SIGNED and inscribed on the title page by Ib Melchior. ; Tight, clean and crisp. A faint hint of shelf wear to dustjacket with a tiny tear to top of spine, otherwise in excellent condition and now protected in a new removable Mylar cover. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. ; With text and photographs from the scrapbooks of Lauritz Melchior. ; Great Voices Special Edition; 7.75 X 0.9 X 10.5 inches; 273 pages; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Lauritz Melchior (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Printing. Signed and inscribed by author on Title page. Black paper boards with gold foil-stamped cover and spine. AS NEW cond with only flaw: slight bumping to spine tail. NO other flaws - NO markings throughout - NO rem mark or ex-lib. DJ is VG+ with crease along top edge and NO chipping or tears. Price intact: $50.00. In protective archival cover. Includes CD. Inscribed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Small format photograph, 3.5 x 5.5 inches (about 8.9 x 14 cm.). Signed with a fountain pen in the lower margin. The Danish-born tenor Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) was as a major figure in Wagnerian opera in the 20th century. He became an American citizen in 1947. Fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. [65 x 135 mm / 2½ x 5¼ ins.] Mounted on card, otherwise in very good condition. [Within the UK postage is not charged. Outside the UK, shipping is by insured airmail and at cost.]. Signed by Author(s).

140 x 90 mm. "The heroic scale of his singing, even as experienced through recordings," marked Lauritz Melchior as the foremost Heldentenor of the twentieth century. "In his later years [he] sang little but Wagner, and concentrated on the heaviest roles, in each of which he appeared over 100 times (as Tristan, over 200). These figures suggest the stamina and endurance that enabled him to sound fresh in the last acts of Tristan and Götterdämmerung. A certain baritonal warmth remained a welcome characteristic, but there was no corresponding constriction in his top notes; Siegfried's lusty high C always rang thrillingly. These virtues were coupled with vivid and enunciation." Desmond Shawe-Taylor in Grove Music Online. Melchior was named Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1945. Signed.

FOTO, EIGENHÄNDIG SIGNIERT mit Empfehlung, persönlicher Widmung.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Danish-American operatic tenor Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) signed this brief, friendly note to a fan which reads in part: "Just a short line to thank you very much for your kind birthday greetings which made me very happy. I had a wonderful birthday, and when you reach my age, each birthday is a very special one." The letter is dated March 25, 1972 and Melchior died less than a year later. Melchior was the preeminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Typed on a Hallmark thank you card that measures 7" x 5".  Condition: The note was stored in one of those ubiquitous "sticky" page photo albums leaving tidy, vertical stripes of glue residue on the verso. Overall good condition with a large, neat signature. Signed by Author(s).