Verdi Performance (61 results)

Condition: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable. Any access codes or passwords originally included with the book may be expired, used or no longer valid. Image is stock photo and cover art edition may be different than pictured.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 346p, portrait frontispiece and 192 musical examples, lengthy inscription on end-paper, possibly by the author, hardback, VG+/VG+, dustwrapper.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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

Condition: Good. New York: Tribune Printing Co. Publishers, 1922, 1922. Good. - Octavo, 10 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed cream wraps titled and decorated in black on the front cover. The covers are splitting along the top half of the spine with chipping along the split. 35 & [1] pages, including the covers, with textual illustrations. The corners are creased. Good. The Spanish operatic singer Lucrezia Bori (1887-1960) studied in Milan with Vidal. She made her debut as Micaela in Bizet's "Carmen" at the Teatro Adriano in Rome on October 31, 1908. She subsequently debuted at La Scala as Carolina in "Il Matrimonio segreto" in 1910. She first sang with the Metropolitan Opera during the MET's first visit to Paris, in the role of Manon opposite Enrico Caruso in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut", replacing a singer who had become ill. She appeared on the cover of "Time" in 1930, famous for her performances as Manon in "Manon Lescaut", Mimi in "La Boheme", Melissande in "Pelieas e Melisande", and Violetta in "La Triaviata".…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This is an interesting bit of theatre ephemera. It is a program from April 1950 of the Syracuse Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Carlo Opera Company performing Giuseppe Verdi's great tragic opera, "Aïda". The Syracuse Philharmonic Orchestra was directed by Dr. Nicholas Gualillo, and the San Carlo Opera Company was directed by Fortune Gallo. The opera was performed April 3, 1950 in Lincoln Auditorium. The libretto was prepared in book form by A. Ghislanzoni, and published by Edwin F. Kalmus in Scarsdale, New York in the Grand Opera Libretto Series. The book measures approximately 6" x 9", is 29 pages in length, and is bound in decorated orange wraps, stapled. BOOK CONDITION : VERY GOOD - There are four small scars to the inside of the rear cover where the program had obviously been attached, else the libretto is in exceptional condition - bright clean and unmarked, with solid binding. The playbill is a single sheet, measuring 5 1/2" x 11", printed on one side only. PLAYBILL CONDITION : GOOD ONLY - It was folded once, horizontally, displays mild weathering, a touch of spotting with shallow creasing, and is a bit rough about the edges, with the remains of clear tape to each corner, but for the bottom right corner tip, which has small loss (diagonal length of loss about an inch). Performing in the opera were :: ** Aïda, an Ethiopian Slave - Selma Kaye ** Amneris - Martha Larrimore ** Rhadames ** Captain of the Guard - John Cortay ** Amonasro, King of Ethiopia - Anton Marco ** Ramfis, High Priest - Victor Tatozzi ** The King of Egypt - William McNully ** Messenger - Adrian La Chance ** Priestess - Deanna De Sanctos ** Officials, Ethiopian Slaves and Prisoners, Egyptians, etc. DANCES : The San Carlo Ballet : ** Lydia Arlova - Premiere Danseuse ** Lucien Prideux - Premiere Danseur CONDUCTOR : Carlo Moresco STAGE DIRECTOR : Mario Valle. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Softcover. Mildest corner wear. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Index. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: new.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Card 147pp music illus + 34pp pl.VG+.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Ricordi is proud to present the first titles in their new series of orchestral scores featuring engaging images (from Casa Ricordi's historical archives) and synopses in Italian, English, French and German. In addition, these scores feature heavier cover and paper stock plus stronger binding.…

4pp.one vertical fold, clean & bright.

20pp.VG+.

20pp.VG+.

20pp.

24pp.VG+.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Giuseppe Verdi - La Traviata Full Score for Orchestra Choir and Vocalists Ricordi Opera Sheet Music with Multilingual Synopses and Archival Images Durable Edition for Performance Reference | Giuseppe Verdi | Taschenbuch | Partitur | Englisch | 1999 | Ricordi | EAN 9780634019463 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…

Folio. Decorative wrappers sewn with silk ribbon. 44 pp. Text in Arabic and French. With numerous photographic illustrations. Slightly worn; vertical crease from folding.

24pp.VG+.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 444 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 20p Size: A4 Number of books: 1 book.

1st edition. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 196 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. Notes; Papers principally given at a conference entitled Verdi in performance which took place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1995. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The pains and pleasures of liberation / Alison Latham and Roger Parker -- Staging Verdi's operas : the single, 'correct' performance / James Hepokoski -- In praise of the pragmatic / Andrew Porter -- On staging that matters / David Rosen -- Lights-- action / Harold Powers -- 'Trust the tale, not the teller' / John Rosselli -- Misinterpreting Verdian dramaturgy : history and grand opera / Mike Ashman -- Ornamenting Verdi's arias : the continuity of a tradition / David Lawton -- On 'exactly what is written' / Clive Brown -- A rubber band / Mark Elder -- An avenue unexplored : the divertissement and the ope?ra-ballet / Knud Arne Ju?rgensen -- Ballet in Italy : the background to Verdi / Kathleen K. Hansell -- Milan and Paris : a lasting dialogue / Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schu?ller -- A conflict of interests / Jose? Sasportes -- Drawing the audience in : the theatre and the ballroom / Marian Smith -- The feminization of ballet / Maribeth Clark -- 'Reading' ballet / Rebecca Harris-Warrick -- Critical editions and performance / Philip Gossett -- Critical performance / Francesco Degrada -- On 'traditional' performance / Gabriele Dotto -- The 'textualization' of opera / Stefano Castelvecchi -- Appendices. A. List of operas -- B. Chronology of Verdi's life and times / Alison Latham. Subjects; Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 ; Congresses. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 Criticism and interpretation. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901. Operas. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 ; Congresses. Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunino Giuseppe Francesco). Verdi, Giuseppe. 1 Kg.…