Opera San Francisco (198 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 36 pp., Photos, Color Illus Paperback, VG.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 46 clean, unmarked pages; stapled wraps; includes items by/about: Opera; San Francisco Opera issue Speight Jenkins (Kurt Herbert Adler), Stephanie Von Buchau (Golden Gateway: San Francisco Opera House), William Zakariasen (Fior d'Italia, Gartano Merola), Eva Redvall (Berit Lindholm interview), John W. Freeman (Vasco and the Slave Princess, L'Africaine), Obituaries (giulio Confalonieri, Helge Roswaenge, Marina De Gabarain, Rosalie Miller, Harriet Benders, Elsie Irwin Sweeney, Helene Wilderunn), Record Reviews, Etc. B/W Illus; Judith Clancy Sketch of San Francisco Opera House on Cover, More Sketches Inside (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good+ softcover souvenir program, clean & unmarked. Size 9x12 with approx 15 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs of the stars; musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Curran Theatre 14th annual season 1953. Photographs (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Siegfried 1999, 62 pp., Color Photos, Color Photo Illus Paperback, 4to, Fine, 1st ed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Summer Festival, 1983, 82 pp., Color Photos, Color Photo Illus Paperback, 4to, Fine, 1st ed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Die Walkure 1999, 62 pp., Color Photos, Color Photo Illus Paperback, 4to, wrinkle on front cover else VG, 1st ed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Das Rheingold, 1983, 82 pp., Color Photos, Color Photo Illus Paperback, 4to, wrinkle on front cover else VG, 1st ed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Ring Festival 1999, 62 pp., Color Photos, Color Photo Illus Paperback, 4to, Fine, 1st ed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Vol 76, No 14, 1999, 62 pp., Color Photos, Color Photo Illus Paperback, 4to, Fine, 1st ed.

Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Condition: Very Good. Unmarked. Kismet premiered in Los Angeles and then moved to San Francisco in the summer and autumn of 1953 before moving to Broadway. Program reads: "Edwin Lester General Director takes pride in presenting Alfred Drake in the World Premiere of Kismet," with Doretta Morrow, Joan Diener, Glenn Burris, Henry Calvin and others. Bios, photos. 20p.…

25 + 6 pp. 8vo, original printed wrappers. Pencilled signature; light use to wrappers. Ticket stub (1951) and related ephemera clipped inside front wrapper.

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fi. Original publisher's black-and-white paper wrappers with staple binding. Red, white, and blue decorative illustrations on front cover. 6" x 9." Unpaginated, fifty-two pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Program is very clean and intact overall. Pages have minimal age toning. Covers have slight rubbing and a few wrinkles along spine. A Near Fine copy. Program for a series of operas to be broadcast on radio from September 25 to October 27, 1945. The featured operas were all performed by the San Francisco Opera Company. The operas in this program are Carmen, La Boheme, La Traviata, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Tristan and Isolde, I Pagliacci, Die Walkure, Boris Godounoff, Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier, The Barber of Seville, Salome, Rigoletto, and Aida. Excerpt from an introduction by Safeway Stores: "We have prepared this program in the hope that it will bring into your home a fuller enjoyment of the world's great operas, as they are broadcast from the stage of the famous War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. In this program are interesting synopses of each opera, written by two noted music critics, to help you follow the actual stage performance. There are histories of the operas, notes about the composers and interpretations of the principal artists. For your easy reference the radio stations, date and time of each broadcast, are shown, together with a listing of the principal artists and the roles they sing." In the rest of the introduction, Safeway Stores note that while the operas cannot be aired in their entirety due to their length, "we are able to broadcast much of each opera and most of the favorite scenes and arias.".…

Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Condition: Very Good. Unmarked. Program for June 29, 2014 production, with two tickets to the opera. Illustrated throughout. Articles include "A United Voice for Opera" by Thomas May, "Revitatlizing the Past" by Niels Swinkels, "La Traviata" by Thomas May, and more. 86p.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shelf wear to covers. Tiny inked numbers on front free page upper corner area. No other markings in book. Binding is tight. 95pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's brown and white pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Text printed on front cover: "San Francisco Civic Light Opera; S. Laz Lansburgh, President; Edwin Lester, General Director; Ninth Annual Season, 1948; Naughty Marietta; Annie Get Your Gun; Sweethearts; Magdalena; Curran Theatre; The Playgoer." 5 3/4" x 8 3/4." Unpaginated, twenty-eight pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Replete with advertisements for a variety of local businesses, goods, and services. Many of the ads are illustrated. Illustrated ad for Acme Beer on back cover. Program is very clean and intact overall. Pages have light to moderate age toning. Covers have light to moderate age toning, a few wrinkles, and slight rubbing. A Very Good copy. An issue of The Playgoer, a program for a performance of a play, Naughty Marietta, starring Susanna Foster, Wilbur Evans, and Edward Everett Horton. The play was performed at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco by the San Francisco Civic Light Opera Association. The original play is by Victor Herbert. Other plays that are part of the association's ninth season are listed on the front, namely, Annie Get Your Gun, Sweethearts, and Magdalena. …

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's black-and-white pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Text printed on front cover: "10th Annual Season, 1949; S. Laz Lansburgh, President; San Francisco Civic Light Opera; Edwin Lester, General Director; The Great Waltz; Brigadoon; Kiss Me, Kate; High Button Shoes; The Playgoer, Curran Theatre." 5 3/4" x 8 3/4." Unpaginated, twenty-eight pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Replete with advertisements for a variety of local businesses, goods, and services. Many of the ads are illustrated. Illustrated ad for Acme Beer on back cover. Program is very clean and intact overall. Pages have light to moderate age toning. Covers have light to moderate age toning, a few wrinkles, minimal rubbing, and a slight bend toward bottom edge. A Very Good copy. An issue of The Playgoer, a program for a performance of the Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers production of the play, Kiss Me, Kate. This performance stars Anne Jeffreys, Keith Andes, Marc Platt, and Julie Wilson. The play was performed at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco by the San Francisco Civic Light Opera Association. Other plays that are part of the association's tenth season are listed on the front, namely, The Great Waltz, Brigadoon, and High Button Shoes. …

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's sepia brown and white pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Illustration of Edwin Maxwell and Viola Frayne in character on front cover. Text printed on front cover: "The Playgoer, Geary Theatre." 5 3/4" x 8 3/4." Unpaginated, twenty-four pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Replete with advertisements for a variety of local businesses, goods, and services. Many of the ads are illustrated. Illustrated ad for Acme Beer on back cover. Program is very clean and intact overall. Pages have light age toning. Covers have light age toning, a few wrinkles, and slight rubbing. A Very Good copy. An issue of The Playgoer, a program for a performance of a play, Life with Father, starring Edwin Maxwell as Father and Viola Frayne as Vinnie. The play was performed at the Geary Theatre under Curran Theatre management in San Francisco. …

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Original publisher's black-and-white pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Text printed on front cover: "San Francisco Opera Company; Gaetano Merola, General Director; Grand Opera Libretto; La Forza del Destino; Verdi." No date, circa 1940s-1950s. 6" x 9." Unpaginated, c. thirty-six pages, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. Illustrated advertisement for Victor Records on back cover. Program is virtually pristine and intact except for slight age toning (most noticeable along spine). A Fine copy. Program for the opera, La Forza del Destino, which features music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Piave's libretto was based on the Spanish work, Don Alvaro o la Fuerzer del Sino. The program includes the script of the opera and sheet music for Verdi's titular song. The opera was performed by the San Francisco Opera Company. Illustrations of the members of the San Francisco Opera Company are in the front and back. …

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's silver-foil paper wrappers with staple binding. Illustration and lettering printed in black ink on front cover. Text printed on front cover: "San Francisco Opera Company; Gaetano Merola, General Director; Grand Opera Libretto; La Traviata; Verdi." No date, circa 1940s-1950s. 6" x 9." Unpaginated, c. thirty-six pages, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. Program is very clean and intact overall. Pages have slight age toning and a few folded corners. Covers have slight rubbing and a few wrinkles and creases. A Very Good copy. Program for an opera, La Traviata, which features the music of Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. The program includes the script of the opera and sheet music for Verdi's titular song. The opera was performed by the San Francisco Opera Company. Illustrations of the members of the San Francisco Opera Company are in the front and back.…

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's maroon, pink, and white pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Text printed on front cover: "10th Annual Season, 1949; S. Laz Lansburgh, President; San Francisco Civic Light Opera; Edwin Lester, General Director; The Great Waltz; Brigadoon; Kiss Me, Kate; High Button Shoes; The Playgoer, Curran Theatre." 5 3/4" x 8 3/4." Unpaginated, thirty-two pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Replete with advertisements for a variety of local businesses, goods, and services. Many of the ads are illustrated. Illustrated ad for Acme Beer on back cover. Program is very clean and intact overall. Pages have light to moderate age toning. Covers have light to moderate age toning, a few wrinkles, minimal rubbing, a small spot on spine, and a slight bend toward bottom edge. A Very Good copy. An issue of The Playgoer, a program for a performance of the Cheryl Crawford production of the play, Brigadoon. The play was performed at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco by the San Francisco Civic Light Opera Association. Other plays that are part of the association's tenth season are listed on the front, namely, The Great Waltz; Kiss Me, Kate; and High Button Shoes.…

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's maroon pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. 6" x 9." Unpaginated, forty-four pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Replete with advertisements for a variety of local businesses, goods, and services. Many of the ads are illustrated. Black-and-white illustration for Chesterfield cigarettes on back cover. Program is very clean and intact overall. Pages have light age toning. Covers have light age toning, a few wrinkles, slight rubbing, and a slight bend toward the bottom edge. A Very Good copy. Program for the 26th season of the San Francisco Opera Association. Includes a list of staff, members of the opera, and other people who are part of the opera association and brief programs for each opera. The featured operas are La Boheme and Siegfried.…

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Original publisher's black and blue pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. No date, circa 1940s-1950s. 6" x 9." Unpaginated, c. fifty-two pages, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. Illustrated advertisement for Victor Records on back cover. Program is virtually pristine and intact except for slight age toning (most noticeable along spine). A Fine copy. Program for a performance of Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen, by the San Francisco Opera Company. The program includes the script for the opera and sheet music for three of the songs performed in the opera. Illustrations of the members of the San Francisco Opera Company are in the front and back.…

Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Condition: Very Good. Unmarked. Bumped edges. Residue from mailing label on back. Synopsis of opera by Robert Commanday, and descriptions of composer, librettist, author, conductor, and director. Illustrated. Based on the 1972 Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by the retired Stanford University Prof. Wallace Stegner, the music of the opera was composed by Mr. Imbrie and the libretto was written by Oakley Hall. Contributors include Andrew Imbrie, Oakley Hall, Wallace Stegner, John Mauceri, Gerald Freedman, Douglas W. Schmidt, and Robert Commanday. 24p. Measures 5.5x9 inches.…

Condition: Good. Glossy BW photo proof sheet. 6 x 11 inches. Very Good. Series of 16 head-shot photos on black background, with Kodak film roll numbers. Handwritten name in pen, and misc number notation in pencil, on back.

Condition: Good. Opera program. Staple-bound folio. 8 pp. Ill. black & white, with text reprinted from San Francisco Opera Guild Magazine. Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original publisher's gray paper wrappers with staple binding. Maroon lettering printed on front cover. No date, circa 1925. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4." Unpaginated, forty pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, complete. Red sticker, perhaps original (has black lettering printed on it reading, "San Francisco Opera Co.; Martha") tipped in on front and back covers along fore-edge (acted as a seal but has since been opened). Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Cover are very clean and intact except for slight age toning and slight bumping to corners and edges. A Very Good copy. Program designed and printed by A. Carlisle & Co. This is the program of the San Francisco Opera Company for the 1925 season. It contains many advertisements for a variety of performances and products and services related to theater and music. The program is interspersed among the ads and includes a statement from San Francisco Mayor James Rolph, Jr.; a brief biography about director Gaetano Merola; names of the officers of the San Francisco Opera Association; synopses of the acts of three operas performed during the 1925 season, Martha, Aida, and Amore Dei Tre Re; names of the lead singers and staff of the San Francisco Opera Company; names of box holders for the season; a map of the theater's seating; names of the chorus of the San Francisco Opera Company; and names of the Men's Auxiliary of the San Francisco Opera Association. Among the people, companies, and organizations featured in the ads are Cadillac; Wiley B. Allen Co.; Claudia Muzio; Baldwin Piano Company; Alfred Hurtgen; San Carlo Opera Company; Arrillaga Musical College; Trovatore Roof Garden Cafe; Victrola; San Francisco Chamber Music Society; San Francisco Bank; Monteverde, Rolandelli & Parodi, Inc.; Shreve & Company; and the Fairmont Hotel.…

Condition: Good. Black & white press photograph measuring 7 x 5 inches. Near fine.

Condition: Good. Black & white press photograph measuring 5 x 7 inches. Verso: "Anna Caterina Antonacci will sing the role of Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma.November 7-28, 1998 at the War Memorial Opera House." Near fine.

Condition: Good. Black & white press photograph measuring 7 x 5 inches. Verso: "1995 San Francisco Opera Summer Events / Music Director John DeMain will conduct Porgy and Bess". Near fine.