Libretto Opera Richard Wagner (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. In English and German. 80 pages. 255 x 170 mm. Attractive Met Opera cover. Undated, but Gatti-Casezza is listed as the General Manager.

Very Good (covers nice & bright with tiny, light spot on rear cover; contents clean & tight). 16mo., pictorial blue cloth, stamped in gilt; 58 pages First Edition, printing B, with p. vii incorrectly paginated "vi." [BAL 22669]. "Herein lies the story of the miraculous discovery in a hat box of an unpublished opera by the late Richard Wagner, dealing in the most unique and climacteric manner with feminism, trial, marriage, bigamy and polygamy; its libretto and leit-motive. (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. In English and French on facing pages. 54 pages. 253 x 169 mm. Very attractive front cover. Also: clippings from the Met program notes giving the roster for actual performances: dec. 3, 1927 with Rothier and frances alda, Nov 21, 26 with Martinelli and Mardones and Alda, Jan 19, 24 with Rothier, Tibbett and Alda, March 24, 23 with Mardones and Dec. 20, 1919 with Martinelli, Mardones and Farrar.…

Very Good (covers very bright with only minor wear; contents clean & tight) A very nice copy! 12mo., pictorial blue cloth, stamped in gilt; 58 pages First Edition, printing B, with p. vii incorrectly noted as page vi. [BAL 22669]. Signed presentation from Wiggin on the front endpaper: "I am an ardent Wagnerite notwithstanding the insinuations of this nonsensical book. Kate Douglas Wiggin. To Amy Maxwell Parkins... Herein lies the story of the miraculous discovery in a hat box of an unpublished opera by the late Richard Wagner, dealing in the most unique and climacteric manner with feminism, trial, marriage, bigamy and polygamy; its libretto and leit-motive. (illustrator). Signed.…

Very Good (covers very bright with only minor wear; contents clean & tight) A very nice copy! 16mo., pictorial blue cloth, stamped in gilt; 58 pages First Edition, printing A, with p. vii so noted on the page. [BAL 22669]. Signed inscription from Wiggin on the front endpaper: "My one musical joke! Kate Douglas Wiggin.". "Herein lies the story of the miraculous discovery in a hat box of an unpublished opera by the late Richard Wagner, dealing in the most unique and climacteric manner with feminism, trial, marriage, bigamy and polygamy; its libretto and leit-motive (illustrator). Signed. …