Verdi Performance (62 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 346p, portrait frontispiece and 192 musical examples, lengthy inscription on end-paper, possibly by the author, hardback, VG+/VG+, dustwrapper.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: Good. New York: Tribune Printing Co. Publishers, 1922, 1922. Good. - Octavo, 10 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed cream wraps titled and decorated in black on the front cover. The covers are splitting along the top half of the spine with chipping along the split. 35 & [1] pages, including the covers, with textual illustrations. The corners are creased. Good. The Spanish operatic singer Lucrezia Bori (1887-1960) studied in Milan with Vidal. She made her debut as Micaela in Bizet's "Carmen" at the Teatro Adriano in Rome on October 31, 1908. She subsequently debuted at La Scala as Carolina in "Il Matrimonio segreto" in 1910. She first sang with the Metropolitan Opera during the MET's first visit to Paris, in the role of Manon opposite Enrico Caruso in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut", replacing a singer who had become ill. She appeared on the cover of "Time" in 1930, famous for her performances as Manon in "Manon Lescaut", Mimi in "La Boheme", Melissande in "Pelieas e Melisande", and Violetta in "La Triaviata".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This is an interesting bit of theatre ephemera. It is a program from April 1950 of the Syracuse Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Carlo Opera Company performing Giuseppe Verdi's great tragic opera, "Aïda". The Syracuse Philharmonic Orchestra was directed by Dr. Nicholas Gualillo, and the San Carlo Opera Company was directed by Fortune Gallo. The opera was performed April 3, 1950 in Lincoln Auditorium. The libretto was prepared in book form by A. Ghislanzoni, and published by Edwin F. Kalmus in Scarsdale, New York in the Grand Opera Libretto Series. The book measures approximately 6" x 9", is 29 pages in length, and is bound in decorated orange wraps, stapled. BOOK CONDITION : VERY GOOD - There are four small scars to the inside of the rear cover where the program had obviously been attached, else the libretto is in exceptional condition - bright clean and unmarked, with solid binding. The playbill is a single sheet, measuring 5 1/2" x 11", printed on one side only. PLAYBILL CONDITION : GOOD ONLY - It was folded once, horizontally, displays mild weathering, a touch of spotting with shallow creasing, and is a bit rough about the edges, with the remains of clear tape to each corner, but for the bottom right corner tip, which has small loss (diagonal length of loss about an inch). Performing in the opera were :: ** Aïda, an Ethiopian Slave - Selma Kaye ** Amneris - Martha Larrimore ** Rhadames ** Captain of the Guard - John Cortay ** Amonasro, King of Ethiopia - Anton Marco ** Ramfis, High Priest - Victor Tatozzi ** The King of Egypt - William McNully ** Messenger - Adrian La Chance ** Priestess - Deanna De Sanctos ** Officials, Ethiopian Slaves and Prisoners, Egyptians, etc. DANCES : The San Carlo Ballet : ** Lydia Arlova - Premiere Danseuse ** Lucien Prideux - Premiere Danseur CONDUCTOR : Carlo Moresco STAGE DIRECTOR : Mario Valle.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1997 University of Chicago Press (Chicago, Illinois), 6 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches tall trade paperback, extensively illustrated with musical notation, xii, 436 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~SP25~ [2.0P] During the middle phase of his career, 1849-59, Verdi adopted new compositional procedures to create some of his best-loved and most-performed works. Focusing on the operas he composed during this period, this volume explores Verdi's work from three interlinked perspectives: studies of the original source material, cross-disciplinary analyses of musical and textual issues, and the relationship of performance practice to Verdi's musical and dramatic conception. In addition to offering new insights into such staples as Il trovatore, La traviata, and Un ballo in maschera, Verdi's Middle Period also highlights works which have only recently begun to re-enter public consciousness, such as Stiffelio, as well as lesser-known works such as Luisa Miller and Les Vêpres siciliennes. Comprising major essays by some of the best-known Verdians of our day, as well as articles from up-and-coming scholars, this volume has much to offer readers ranging from musicologists to serious opera buffs. Contributors are Martin Chusid, Markus Engelhardt, Linda B. Fairtile, Philip Gossett, Kathleen Kuzmick Hansell, Elizabeth Hudson, James Hepokoski, Roberta Montemorra Marvin, Carlo Matteo Mossa, Roger Parker, Harold S. Powers, David Rosen, and Mary Ann Smart.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Softcover. Mildest corner wear. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Index. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: new.

8vo Unpaginated. Red wrappers, a little creased along fold, else VG. Internally VG. Cast includes Tito Gobbi, Anne Howells and Joan Carlyle.

4to 143 pages. Golden wrappers, worn. many protraits, illustrations and advertisements. Cast includes Tito Gobbi, Josephine Veasey and Forbes Robinson.

Condition: New.

First edition. Quarto. 12 pages. Wrappers. Simon Rattle was the Principal Conductor for the 1979-80 season and conducted this performance in particular.Signed by Simon Rattle on the title-page.Very good indeed.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Card 147pp music illus + 34pp pl.VG+.

8vo xii, 436 pages. Paperback, very slightly shelf worn, else VG as new. Internally VG, as new. Few illustrations, tables and many music examples.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

4pp.one vertical fold, clean & bright.

24pp.VG+.

20pp.VG+.

20pp.VG+.

20pp.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Folio. Decorative wrappers sewn with silk ribbon. 44 pp. Text in Arabic and French. With numerous photographic illustrations. Slightly worn; vertical crease from folding.

24pp.VG+.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 444 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 20p Size: A4 Number of books: 1 book.

1st edition. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 196 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. Notes; Papers principally given at a conference entitled Verdi in performance which took place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1995. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The pains and pleasures of liberation / Alison Latham and Roger Parker -- Staging Verdi's operas : the single, 'correct' performance / James Hepokoski -- In praise of the pragmatic / Andrew Porter -- On staging that matters / David Rosen -- Lights-- action / Harold Powers -- 'Trust the tale, not the teller' / John Rosselli -- Misinterpreting Verdian dramaturgy : history and grand opera / Mike Ashman -- Ornamenting Verdi's arias : the continuity of a tradition / David Lawton -- On 'exactly what is written' / Clive Brown -- A rubber band / Mark Elder -- An avenue unexplored : the divertissement and the opéra-ballet / Knud Arne Jürgensen -- Ballet in Italy : the background to Verdi / Kathleen K. Hansell -- Milan and Paris : a lasting dialogue / Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller -- A conflict of interests / José Sasportes -- Drawing the audience in : the theatre and the ballroom / Marian Smith -- The feminization of ballet / Maribeth Clark -- 'Reading' ballet / Rebecca Harris-Warrick -- Critical editions and performance / Philip Gossett -- Critical performance / Francesco Degrada -- On 'traditional' performance / Gabriele Dotto -- The 'textualization' of opera / Stefano Castelvecchi -- Appendices. A. List of operas -- B. Chronology of Verdi's life and times / Alison Latham. Subjects; Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 ; Congresses. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 Criticism and interpretation. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901. Operas. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 ; Congresses. Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunino Giuseppe Francesco). Verdi, Giuseppe. 3 Kg.