Norena Eide (4 results)
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC, Syosset, NY, U.S.A.J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC
Contact seller5-star sellerCa. 106 x 113 mm. In black ink on cream paper. Worn; slightly creased and abraided, just touching signature; newspaper clipping laid down to verso. Together with a program booklet for a performance of Verdi's Rigoletto at the Académie Nationale de Musique et de Danse in Paris, May 26, 1929, featuring Noréna (as Gilda), Manceau,…Dobois-Lauger, Rex, and Llobérès. Illustrated wrappers. 80 pp. Slightly worn. Norwegian soprano, Noréna made her début as Cupid (Gluck's Orfeo) in 1907. She sang at the Nationale Theater in Oslo (1908-18) and then at the Swedish Royal Opera, Stockholm; in 1924 she was engaged to sing Gilda at La Scala. She first appeared at Covent Garden in 1924 and was a regular visitor to London where her Desdemona (1937) was especially distinguished. At the Paris Opéra (1925-37), her roles included the Queen of Shemakha (The Golden Cockerel), Marguerite de Valois (Les Huguenots), Mathilde (Guillaume Tell) and Ophelia (Hamlet). Norena sang at the Metropolitan (1933-8), making her début as Mimì. Her lovely voice, sincere feeling and restrained, impeccable style are preserved on recordings of her Violetta, Desdemona, Marguerite de Valois and Juliet." Harold Rosenthal and Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. Signed.
- Signed
- Manuscript
Seller: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, GermanyHerbst-Auktionen
Contact seller3-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 57.09
£ 7.25 shippingShips from Germany to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Fotoportrait (8°, frühes Programmheft), in Tinte eigenhändig signiert.
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerThis major Norwegian soprano debuted in 1907 at the National Theatre, but it was at La Scala in 1924 under Toscanini that her career took off, making her a favorite at the Paris Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. ANS, 2pp, heavy stock 5½" X 3 3/4", Paris, France, 1929 December 13. Addressed to "My dear" (American expatriate piani…st and music critic Irving Schwerke, 1893-1975). Fine. On her embossed "Plaza Athenee" correspondence card, the diva tells Schwerke that "I hope you are able to hear us all on sunday Brownlee, Sullivan, B[?] -- and I -- Must see you one day soon -- Brussel was a great triumph." Signed simply "Norena." A handsome example from the height of her fame.
Language: German
Published by Austria Historic Recordings
Seller: Antiquariat Buchseite, Purkersdorf, AustriaAntiquariat Buchseite
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 21.08
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14,1 x 12,6 x 1,4 cm, Audio CD. Condition: Gut. 1 CD kleiner Sprung auf der CD Hülle sonst guter Zustand Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100.
