THE MAGIC FLUTE: TRANSLATION BY J.D. MCCLATCHY ART BY DAVIDE PIZZIGONI - Rare Pristine Copy of The Clamshell Box Edition: With Original Lithograph Signed by Davide Pizzigoni And Original Outer Box

1st Printing. Signed. 200 pages. Published in 2000. New English Translation of the German opera, visually re-interpreted by accompanying art. One of the greatest operas of all time, in a fresh and vital new book production. The Clamshell Box Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition. Published in a small and limited one-time-only print run that sold out upon publication. The Clamshell Box Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Davide Pizzigoni: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on spine, as issued. Text and Introductory Essay by J. D. McClatchy, commissioned by The Bogliasco Foundation Italy. Art by Davide Pizzigoni. 10 X 10 inch original print laid-in and signed by the artist. Two CD's of the full opera appended at the back. Maroon Cloth Clamshell Box. Original Publisher's Outer Box. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Re-presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Magic Flute" in a new and definitive English translation by the great poet J. D. McClatchy and splendid full-color illustrations by the brilliant artist Davide Pizzigoni. Nothing left to say of whatever significance about one of the most glorious and beloved operas ever composed. "The ultimate gift for opera lovers, the irresistible illustrated libretto pairs Davide Pizzigoni's engaging images with J. D. McClatchy's witty new translation. Music CD of the rare 1937 recording of Arturo Toscanini conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Pizzigoni is a Milan-based artist and designer who has created sets and costumes for productions in Zurich and Vienna. McClatchy is Editor of The Yale Review and author of four collections of poems and four original opera libretti" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, J. D. McClatchy, and Davide Pizzigoni collectors. This is a copy of the Clamshell Box Edition. It comes with a lovely 10 X 10 inch original print that is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on recto by Davide Pizzigoni. It is signed directly on the print itself. Pizzigoni signed the print, NOT the book. This title is a classical music collectible, and is itself a classic. This is one of very few copies of the Clamshell Box Edition still available online, is still in the publisher's original outer box, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. The print is eminently suitable for framing. Please note: Precedes and should NOT be confused with the regular trade edition. Copies available online have serious flaws ("very Good", "slight wear"). A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the greatest operas of all time. A fine collectible copy. ISBN 0789206455.…