Offenbach Jacques 1819 1880 (143 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. America and the Americans [microform]: the Theatres, the Streets, the Cars, the Newspapers . Book.

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No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. THIS IS A 12", 33 1/3 RPM STEREOPHONIC RECORD IN IT'S ORIGINAL FORMAT AND PACKAGING IN A PROTECTIVE VINYL OUTER SLEEVE TO BE CAREFULLY WRAPPED AND BOXED FOR SAFE SHIPMENT.SHIPPING RATES OUTSIDE THE US WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR ACTUAL COST. This complete Offenbach opera features Beverly Sills and Norman Triegle and the John Aldis Chorus. the London Symphony led by Julius Rudel. There are 3 stereo discs in excellent condition and a 28 page booklet in an excellent box. The box containing the set is in as new condition and will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.…

American first edition (as stated upon copyright page). [10], 373, [1], i-xiv pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled, spine ends chipped, nicks and short tears at panel edges, slender chipping along flap folds, top corner of front flap is price-clipped; dj presented in old mylar protector. Orange cloth, some fraying and short tears at spine ends, shelf soiling along boards' bottom edges. Dark purple top edge; foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge; toning/foxing to endpapers; past owner's ink signature at top of front free endpaper. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy in a good dust jacket.…

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Large octavo. Original publisher's light pink wrappers. 1f. (recto title within decorative border by F. Baumgarten), 3-4 (introduction), 5 (recto cast list, notes on first performance, and named cast list, verso contents), 7-286 pp. Text in German only. Named cast includes A. Isaac, M. Ugalde, Dupuis, Talazac, Taskin, Gourdon, Belhomme, Troy, Chenevières, Grivot, and Teste. Wrappers slightly worn; upper partially detached; spine creased and with small tears. Some signatures split. Les contes d'Hoffmann, to a libretto by Barbier completed by Guiraud, was first performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 10 February 1881. "[Offenbach] was, with Johann Strauss (ii), one of the two composers of outstanding significance in popular music of the 19th century and the composer of some of the most exhilaratingly gay and tuneful music ever written . His opera Les contes d'Hoffmann has retained a place in the international repertory . Moreover, it was through the success of Offenbach's works abroad that operetta became an established international genre, producing outstanding national exponents in Strauss, Sullivan and Lehár and evolving into the 20th-century musical." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online. …

Large octavo. Original publisher's illustrated wrappers printed in colour. 1f. (recto title, verso copyright statement), 2ff. (introduction, synopsis, and biogrpahical notes), 1f. (recto named cast list and contents, verso blank), 54 pp. With publisher's catalogue to verso of upper wrapper. La bonne d'enfant, to a libretto by Bercioux, was first performed in Paris at the Bouffes-Parisiens on14 October 1856. "[Offenbach] was, with Johann Strauss (ii), one of the two composers of outstanding significance in popular music of the 19th century and the composer of some of the most exhilaratingly gay and tuneful music ever written." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online.…

Octavo. Original publisher's decorative wrappers printed in colour. 1f. (recto title, verso copyright statement), 2ff. (notes, synopsis, biographical notes), 1f. (recto cast list and contents, verso blank), [1] (half title), 2-49, [i] (blank) pp. Named cast includes Cécile Gregoire, Esther Gregoire, Adèle Cuinet, Daubray, and Sanson. A re-issue of the Choudens edition. Pierrette et Jacquot, to a libretto by Noriac and Gille, was first performed in Paris at the Bouffes-Parisiens on 13 October 1876. "[Offenbach] was, with Johann Strauss (ii), one of the two composers of outstanding significance in popular music of the 19th century and the composer of some of the most exhilaratingly gay and tuneful music ever written . Moreover, it was through the success of Offenbach's works abroad that operetta became an established international genre, producing outstanding national exponents in Strauss, Sullivan and Lehár and evolving into the 20th-century musical." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online. …

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13,4 x 12,0 cm. [SW - Porträt, Portrait].

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Large octavo. Original publisher's ivory wrappers printed in colour. 1f. (recto title, verso copyright), iii (note), iv-v (synopsis), vi (cast list), vii (contents), [i] (full-page illustration), 172, 173-200 (libretto) pp. Text in French and English. Les bavards [Bavard et bavarde], to a libretto by Nuitter after Cervantes' Los habladores, was first performed in Bad Ems on 11 July 1862; in Vienna at the Kaitheater on 20 November 1862; and in Paris at the Bouffes-Parisiens on 20 February 1863. "[Offenbach] was, with Johann Strauss (ii), one of the two composers of outstanding significance in popular music of the 19th century and the composer of some of the most exhilaratingly gay and tuneful music ever written . Moreover, it was through the success of Offenbach's works abroad that operetta became an established international genre, producing outstanding national exponents in Strauss, Sullivan and Lehár and evolving into the 20th-century musical." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online.…