Search Results: Opera from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: Chappell & Co/Lerlane Corp, 1965. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Sheet Music. Very Good/None as Issued. 7-page Vintage SHEET MUSIC. Vocal/Piano. Musical score/NEW & Bright. Blue softcover/NF w/trace edge & surface wear, and soil spot to back. Song from Act II of 1965 Broadway musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Music by Burton Lane (1912 - 1997) and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (1918 - 1986). Story line is of a woman, submitting to hypnosis under a psychiatrist, recalls past incarnations. The song's noted recordings include those byf Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Leipzig, Switzerland: Insel-Verlag, 1912. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hard Cover/Stitched. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New w/light marginalia to 9 pgs( 114 thru' 131) to beginning sector on Kleinen Drament. German language text. Vintage 1912, First Edition, 2nd Printing. Taupe boards/NF w/wear to upper spine edge. DJ/None. Text edges dyed green. First published 1911; this copy is the 2nd Printing of 1912. Anthology of poems & short dramas of Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929).

Minneapolis, MN: Filiquarian Publishing, 2007. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/Fine. 3-act play by Norwegian playwright, theatre director & poet, Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828 - 1906). First published Dec.1879, the play premiered at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark in the same month. A critique of 19th century marriage norms, the play was highly controversial. It is the story of Nora, who leaves husband & children to discover herself. Ibsen was inspired by the belief that "a woman cannot be herself in modern society," as it is "an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors & judges who assess feminine conduct from the masculine standpoint. However, it was not meant to advocate feminist rights for in a 1898 speech addressing the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights in 1898, Ibsen insisted that he "must disclaim the honor of having consciously worked for the women's rights movement," for he… Read More

Madrid, Spain: Editorial Ebro, 1972. Decima Edicion Ilustrada . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/As New w/sporadic marginalia to some 6 pgs. Spanish language, 10th Edition of 1972. Yellow softcover/NF. Frontispiece: Author's portrait. Spanish playwright Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760 - 1828) wrote El Sí de las Niñas (The Maiden's Consent, or, The Young Lady's Consent) in 1801; it was first performed in 1806 at Madrid's Teatro de la Cruz, drawing extraordinary attendance. The 3-Act play is dramatizes prevalent Spanish mores governing courtship, marriage & family duties --- a rich, elderly man's proposes marriage to a poor, young girl who loves another. With a cast of many, the comedy addresses conflicts between fulfillment of one's personal needs & dreams and those of extended family-societal obligations, marking the rise of the age of Spanish Enlightenment. The drama was denounced upon the reinstatement of the Inquisition when… Read More

New York, NY: Amsco Music Publishing, 1937. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback/Sheet Music. Very Good - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. 1937, 223-page Vintage, SHEET MUSIC. Voice & Piano. Musical score: As New. Green softcover/Good: sound w/small losss to lower sprine; edge & surface wear, light soiling to surface; and, spine foritified with archival tape. Published 1937 w/Forward by Editor, E.M. Schumann. Volume reprinted many atime w/varing pg numbers & songs. Extended introductory notes, synopis of story background to musical gems from popular Italian, French, and German grand operas. Arranged for voice and piano w/complete piano score, upper and lower; verse in both English and the the original language. Collection contains: (10) arias from AIDA; (11) from CARMEN; (15) from FAUST; (11) from LOHENGRIN; (7) from LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR; (7) from RIGOLETTO; (10 from TANNHAUSER; and, (11) from IL TRAVATORE.

New York, NY: Raydell Publishing, 1979. First American Edition . Soft Cover/Theatre Program. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW w/PO name & date of attendance (Aug 14th, 1982, Boston) to upper corner of title page, & humidity spot to lower corner of back cover. LAID IN: One-page handout with Derin Altay as Eva. 24-page program to two-act Evita, winner of Best Musical, London (1978), 7 Tony Awards, Best Musical from NY & LA Drama Critics' Circles (1980). Excellent publication, & photos (some archival) & biographical sketches of Eva Peron, Juan Peron, Che Guevara (Argentinian-born, but likely never met Eva in real life), as well as those of Tim Rice (Lyricist), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Composer & Orchestrator), Harold Prince (Director) and supporting staff. Followed by Synopsis of the two acts.

London, UK: Oxford Univ Press, 1964. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Embossed dark blue linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF; price clipped w/trace shelfwear. First published 1953; this is the 1964 printing. This collection fills the gap between World's Classics Five Elizabethan Tragedies and Five Restoration Tragedies. These 5 plays, written between 1603 to 1640, in 497 pgs, are: 1, George Chapman's (c. 1559 -1634) 'Bussy D'Ambois'; 2, Francis Beaumont (1584 -1616) & John Fletcher's (1579 - 1625) 'The Maid's Tragedy'; 3, John Webster's (1580? - 1635) 'The Duchess of Malfi'; 4, Philip Massinger's (1583 - 1640) 'The Roman Actor'; and, 5, John Ford's (1586 - 1639) ''Tis Pity She's a Whore'. Spellings modernized, augmented w/footnotes facilitate reading. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Times Books, 1979. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen boards w/silver spine lettering/Fine. DJ/VG; sound w/nips, chips, small losses & light surface wear. Biography and photographic essay of the electrifying dance partnership between English, Royal Ballet ballerina Margot Fonteyn (1919 - 1991) & Russian native dancer Rudolf Nureyev (1938 - 1993). Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 against great odds. The two first performed together in Giselle. She was 42 and he was 24. Their performance outstanding, they became an on-and-offstage partnership that lasted until her retirement in 1979 at age 60. and knew many a repeated, frenzied curtain calls and bouquet tosses.

New York, NY: Oxford Univ Press/Franklin Library, 1981. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Rockwell Kent (Illustrator). BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. 1981, First Edition, First Thus. Red, gilt embossed leather backstrap & gilt embossed red linen boards/Fine. Decorated endpapers. Red ribbon book mark. All leading edges in gilt. DJ/None as Issued. This edition based on text established by William Aldis Wright (1863 - 1866), the 2nd Edition of which was published 1891. The 6 Rockwell Kent (1882 - 1971) illustrations included were originally commissioned by Doubleday, 1936. 639 pgs. Anthology includes: 1, Macbeth; 2, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; 3, Othello, Moor of Venice; 4, Romeo & Juliet; 5, King Lear; and 6, Julius Cesar.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1956. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Hard Cover/Flexible Boards. Fine/Very Good. Stated 3rd Printing, 1961. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated flexible green cover w/red spine lettering/Fine. DJ/VG; Strong & sound w/rubs to leading edges & short losses to upper/lower spine edges. Kubuki, a form of traditional Japanese drama of highly stylized song, mime & dance, was initially performed by women in early 17th century --- by century's end, actors were only male. Typically scenes extracted from historical narratives, full appreciation presumes knowledge of the story at large which this excellent volume provides.

New York, NY: The Citadel Press, 1958. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Vintage 1958. Bi-color boards/NF w/trace edge rubs. DJ/Poor; intact, edge worn w/losses to upper spine. First published New Fathoms, 1950; this is the first 1958 printing by Citadel Press. Nobel & Pulitzer winner Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) arrives at the Wharf Theatre, Provincetown, MA in 1916 w/a trunkful of plays. "Bound East for Cardiff" was immediately staged. The remaining "trunkful" lay hidden for years as the playright's new works received acclaim. This volume contains those lost works, all written 1913 to 1915, and all non-royalty plays and very stageable. They are: 1, Abortion; 2, The Movie Man; 3, The Sniper; 4, Servitude, Acts I, II & III; and, 5, A Wife for Life.

New York, NY: Evergreen/Grove Weidenfeld, 1973. First Edition, 11th Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 1973, First Edition, 11th Printing. Illustrated softcover/NF w/a whisper of shelfwear. First presented by the Royal Shakespeare Co., Aldwych Theatre, London, 1971. Powerful 2-act play from English playwright Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008) at his best. Set in a converted farmhouse w/sparse furnishings (two sofas & arm chair). Protagonists ---all in their forties --- Deeley & wife Kate, and Anna, and a friend of Kate's whom they've not seen for 20 years. Stripped of all but essentials, it is of drama that lurks beneath terse, taut, civil, witty, often pregnant, of insinuating conversations that both enchant & horrify. Fine copy.

Minneapolis, MI: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1966. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/Cover/NF; strong w/shelfwear. Published 1966 w/o ISBN; ISBN subsequently assigned. Collection of 5 plays from participants of an experimental program under the Office for Advanced Drama Research at the Univ of Minnesota. The anthology includes: 1, The Space Fan & 2, The Master (titled together, American Power), two related one-act plays by James Schevill; 3, Ex-Miss Copper Queen on a Set of Pills by Megan Terry; 4, A Bad Play for an Old Lady by Elizabeth Johnson; and, 5, And Things that go Bump in the Night by Terrence McNally.

New York, NY: Samuel French, 1952. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Very Good w/trace marginalia. Orange, stapled softcover/VG w/PO (Marie Fischer Wing) to upper front, and again, to first title page. Light water damage resulting in bleeding to first & last page. Vintage 1925 one-act play by playwright, actor & director George Edward Kelly (1887 - 1974), and father of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco (1929 - 1982). A realistic playwright, Kelly's dramas of the 1920s are foibles of the American middle class with telling accuracy. Featuring one male & three female actors, this 1925 work, was an immediate Broadway success. Story of a visit from an old friend of Amy Piper, on an late Saturday afternoon, during which Amy's husband Aubrey tries to impress their guest his accomplishments in terms of wealth, home & car but to have his mother-in-law burst in & comically puncture his balloon of self-aggrandizement --- adding insult to injury,… Read More

New York, NY: Dell Publishing, 1963. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/As New. Vintage 1963 Edition. Softcover/VG; sound w/edge & surface rubs, and faint creasings to lower front & upper back corner tips. Lower edge of front cover cut a mite short (publisher's flaw). Anthology of four Shakespeare comedies. Each with separate introductions from Harvard & Oxford-educated teacher and critic, Francis Fergusson (1904 - 1986), noted for "The Idea of a Theater" (Princeton, 1949). Text is edited by Charles Jasper Sisson (1885-1966), Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature, Univ of London. 415 pgs.

New York, NY: New American Library, 1988. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Light gray boards w/red spine lettering/Fine. DJ/VG; sound w/edge rubs & closed tears. Outstanding 2-Act play of a Jewish family, unfied after years apart by the Holocaust First performed 1985. 94 pgs with b/w photos. One of Barbara Lebow's (1936 -) earliest plays and among the most frequently performed. "A shayna maidel" is a popular Yiddish term meaning "a pretty girl"; note, however, "shayna" also describes that which is dear, good, radiant and kind. Penned with a review from Lily Baxter to ensure the "flair, intonation & quality" of Yiddish terms use in the dialogue were properly employed. Author hopes audience/reader to sense the "endearment, adoration and hope, the precious nature of a child, of feeling for the future" exhibited by all characters, of whom. only Rose speaks in perfect American… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Spectrum/Prentice-Hall, 1959. First Edition, 6th Printing, 1965 . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 1959, First Edition, 6th Printing. Sofcover/VG; sound w/marked edge rubs & faint creasings to front & back. PO name to first title page. Brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper & leading text blocks. Behind the scenes of theatre arts on stage, television & film. Elucidating revelation, written for the audiences in mind, of the extensive back-stage cooperative work behind final presentations from Edward A. Wright, professor of theatre arts, Denison Univ, Ohio. 178 pgs. Text in 6 parts: I, A Theatrical Approach; II, The Play & the Playwright; III, The Acting & the Actors; IV, The Background & the Technicians; V, The Direction & the Director; and VI, The Audience & Dramatic Criticism, followed by Glossary. Fine copy w/a tired softcover.

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1960. First Edition, 1962 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New & Bright w/tidy, sporadic marginalia strikes (see attached photos) to some 10 pgs. Softcover/VG; strong w/light edge & surface wear. Classic Miller "play given a second chance". 1950's play by Pulitzer Prize wining playwright Arthur Miller (1915 - 2005), husband to Marilyn Munroe. First staged Sept, 1955, as a one-act verse drama at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway; the performance was not successful. Miller revised it into a 2-act play, staged in London Oct,1956, to notable recognition. This copy is the 1960, 2-act Edition, w/a New Introduction by Miller. Play set in a 1950's Italian American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge, N.Y. A chorus supports the narrator Alfieri. Story of Eddie who falls in love with Catherine, orphaned niece of his wife Beatrice. Catherine, however, is enamoured with the wife's cousin Rodolfo. Drama set against the… Read More

Berkeley, CA: Shakespeare Publications, 2014. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 2014, First Edition, First Thus. 5-act drama written in the style of Shakespeare, and, with dialogues entirely drawn from Shakespearian lines ... but with a new plot and cast of characters. A tribute to the power of Shakespeare's mastery of language in terms of the "wit, fluency, acuity, and force of his verse and prose" by A.K. Ludwig. Tale is set in Renaissance Sicily and Burgundy. The Shakespearian lines (modified in use of proper nouns, verbs & tense, and locations as necessary)are all found in the Concordance. A new drama meant to be performed. An admirable intellectual exercise.