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WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA, IRELAND

1997: WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA 1997 (Wexford Theatre Royal) Souvenir Brochure
Very substantial Souvenir Brochure; the operas performed were ELENA DA FELTRE - Mercadante, RUSALKA - Dargomizhsky, and LA FIAMMA - Respighi; the Artistic Director for the 1997 Festival was Luigi Ferrari; the principal singers were Monica Colonna, Nicola Ulivieri, Elena Rossi, Anna Maria Chiuri, Alessandro Saffina, Elmira Magomedova, Juri Alexeev, Anatoly Lochak, Daniela Barcellona; the conductors were Maurizio Benini, Paul Magi, Alexander Voloschuk, and Enrique Mazzola; the directors were Sonja Frisell, Dimitri Bertman, and Franco Ripa di Meana; the brochure contains cast lists, synopses, copiously illustrated substantial articles, historic photographs, 50+ biographies with photos, and details of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Wexford Festival Chorus, Festival Diary, Wexford Festival Tours, Seat Endowments, History of the Wexford Festival, Artists and Repertoire 1951-1996, message from the Chairman, Festival Personnel, obituary of Albert Rosen, full details of the Opera Scenes, Recitals etc. etc.; full of interest [164pp, 8.1x11.6; VG] £10

1999: WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA 1999 (Wexford Theatre Royal) Souvenir Brochure
Very substantial Souvenir Brochure; the operas performed were DIE KONIGIN VON SABA - Goldmark, STRASZNY DWOR (The Haunted Manor) - Moniuszko, and SIBERIA - Giordano; the Artistic Director for the 1999 Festival was Luigi Ferrari; the principal singers were Eldar Aliev, Darren Abrahams, Walter Donati, Massimo Giordano, Vladimir Glushchak, Cornelia Helfricht, Iwona Hossa, Jacek Janiszewski, Zenon Kowalski, Zbigniew Macias, Claudia Marchi, Tereza Matlova, Mauro Nicoletti, Piotr Nowacki, Valerij Popov, Inka Rinn, Dariusz Stachura, Leszek Swidzinski, Viktoria Vizin, Dario Volonte, Max Wittges, Elizabeth Woods, Chloe Wright, Frantisek Zahradnicek, Elena Zelenskaia; the conductors were Claude Schnitzler, David Jones, and Daniele Callegari; the directors were Patrick Mailler, Michal Znaniecki, and Fabio Sparvoli; the brochure contains cast lists, synopses, copiously illustrated substantial articles, historic photographs, 45+ biographies with photos, and details of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Wexford Festival Chorus, Festival Diary, History of the Wexford Festival, Artists and Repertoire 1951-1999, Seat Endowments, Wexford Festival Tours, Festival Personnel, message from the Chairman, full details of the Opera Scenes, Recitals etc. etc.; full of interest [148pp, 8.1x11.6; VG] £10

2000: WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA 2000 (Wexford Theatre Royal) Souvenir Brochure
Very substantial Souvenir Brochure; the operas performed were ORLEANSKAYA DEVA (The Maid of Orleans) - Tchaikovsky, SI J'ETAIS ROI - Adam, and CONCHITA - Zandonai; the Artistic Director for the 2000 Festival was Luigi Ferrari; the principal singers were Darren Abrahams, Roberto Accurso, Nicola Alaimo, Youri Alexeev, Andrei Antonov, Ayhan Arda, Lada Biriucov, Amy Black, Trina Bulych, Johanna Byrne, Alison Buchanan, Josef Calleja, Joanna Campion, Monica di Siena, Kevin Ferguson, Cato Fordham, Sergio Foresti, Petr Frybert, Iwona Hossa, Iain Stuart Hunter, Ermonela Jaho, Stewart Kempster, Emma Martin, Tereza Matlova, Igor Morosov, Fiona Murphy, Fiona O'Reilly, Dara Pierce, Igor Tarassov, Aleksander Teliga, Damian Thantrey, Katia Trebeleva, Eddie Wade, Frantisek Zahradnicek, Renzo Zulian, Agnieszka Zwierko; the conductors were Daniele Callegari, David Agler, and Marcello Rota; the directors were Massimo Gasparon, Renaud Doucet and Corrado D'Elia; the brochure contains cast lists, synopses, copiously illustrated substantial articles, historic photographs, 55+ biographies with photos, and details of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Wexford Festival Chorus, Festival Diary, History of the Wexford Festival, Artists and Repertoire 1951-2000, Festival Fund, the Theatre Royal, Seat Endowments, Wexford Festival Tours, message from the Chairman, Festival Personnel and credits, full details of the Opera Scenes, Recitals etc. etc.; full of interest [164pp, 8.1x11.6; page 81/82 (three biographies) has been removed - otherwise VG] £9

2001: WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA 2001 (Wexford Theatre Royal) Souvenir Brochure
Very substantial Souvenir Brochure for the Fiftieth Wexford Festival; the operas performed were ALESSANDRO STRADELLA - Flotow, JAKOBIN - Dvorak, and SAPHO - Massenet; the Artistic Director for the 2001 Festival was Luigi Ferrari; the principal singers were Stefano Costa, Andrei Antonov, Ekaterina Morosova, Frantisek Zahradnicek, Declan Kelly, Valentin Pivovarov, Markus Werba, Alessandro Grato, Tatiana Monogarova, Mirco Palazzi, Michal Lehotsky, Alasdair Elliott, Mariana Panova, Rebecca Sharp, Giuseppina Piunti, Brandon Jovanovich, Agata Bienkowska, Massimiliano Gagliardo, Ermonela Jaho, Luca Salsi, Angel Pazos, Nicolas Courial; the conductors were Daniele Callegari, Alexandre Voloschuk, and Jean-Luc Tingaud; the directors were Thomas de Mallet Burgess, Michael McCaffery, and Fabio Sparvoli; the brochure contains cast lists, synopses, copiously illustrated substantial articles, historic photographs, 40+ biographies with photos, and details of the Wexford Festival Chorus, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus, Festival Diary, Festival Memories, Fifty Years of Wexford (many historic photos), Artists and Repertoire 1951-2001, message from the Chairman, message from the President, letter from the President of Ireland, letter from the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Festival Personnel, full details of the Opera Scenes, Recitals etc. etc.; full of interest [172pp, 8.1x11.6; VG] £12

METROPOLITAN OPERA, NEW YORK

1958 (5 Apr): LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Metropolitan Opera)
Metropolitan Opera: Roberta Peters, Jan Peerce, Mario Zanasi, Thelma Votipka, Charles Anthony, Nicola Moscona; c:Fausto Cleva, p:Richard Rychtarik [36pp, 6.75x10; Opera News Vol XXII, No.22; Broadcast Performance; cast list, photos of Roberta Peters, Jan Peerce, Mario Zanasi, Thelma Votipka, Charles Anthony, Nicola Moscona (all in character), synopsis (w.photographs), details of the settings and costumes, full casts for March 31-April 12 performances, photos of the company, articles (with photos): 'Methods of Madness', 'Mattiwilda Dobbs', 'Jenny Lind, Adelina Patti, Ellen Beach Yaw, Marcella Sembrich, Amelita Galli-Curci as Lucia', 'What to Read', 'Opera on Records'; cover poor, contents VG] £4

1960: IL TROVATORE, THE GYPSY BARON, ANDREA CHENIER, FAUST, SIMON BOCCANEGRA, LA TRAVIATA (Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto)
Metropolitan Opera on Tour; IL TROVATORE: Lucine Amara, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill, Jean Madeira, Teresa Stratas, c:Fausto Cleva, dir:Herbert Graf; THE GYPSY BARON: Nicolai Gedda, Lisa Della Casa, Walter Slezak, Mignon Dunn, Laurel Hurley, Regina Resnik, Alessio De Paolis, Ezio Flagello, c:Erich Leinsdorf, dir:Cyril Ritchard; ANDREA CHENIER: Richard Tucker, Zinka Milanov, Mario Sereni, George Cehanovsky, Ezio Flagello, c:Fausto Cleva, dir:Dino Yannopoulos; FAUST: Barry Morell, Elisabeth Soederstrom, George London, Frank Guarrera, c:Jean Morel, dir:Peter Brook; SIMON BOCCANEGRA: Anselmo Colzani, Mary Curtis-Verna, Giorgio Tozzi, Richard Tucker, Ezio Flagello, Norman Scott, c:Nino Verchi, dir:Margaret Webster; LA TRAVIATA: Anna Moffo, Eugenio Fernandi, Robert Merrill, Teresa Stratas, c:Nino Verchi, dir:Tyrone Guthrie [36pp, 8x11; cast lists, 11 production photos, illustrated articles; slightly rumpled, minor marks else VG] (£5) SOLD

1982 (11 Nov): IDOMENEO (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Ileana Cotrubas, Frederica von Stade, Herman Malamood, Hildegard Behrens, John Alexander, Timothy Jenkins; c:James Levine, dir:Jean-Pierre Ponelle [84pp, 5.75x9; cast list, synopsis, personnel lists, notes etc.; VG] £4

1990 (20 Nov): UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Aprile Millo, Luciano Pavarotti, Louis Quilico, Harolyn Blackwell, Alexandrina Milcheva; c:Paul Nadler, dir:Piero Faggioni [76pp, 5.5x9; cast list, synopsis, biographies etc.; title written on cover, else VG] £4

1990 (23 Nov): SALOME (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Hildegard Behrens, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Richard Cassilly, Helga Dernesch; c:James Conlon, dir:Nikolaus Lehnhoff [76pp, 5.5x9; cast list, synopsis, biographies etc.; title written on cover, else VG] £4

1991 (19 Oct): DON GIOVANNI (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Carolyn James, Patricia Schuman, Ruth Ann Swenson, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Timothy Noble, Stanford Olsen, Julien Robbins, Jan-Hendrik Rootering; c:James Levine, dir:Franci Zeffirelli [72pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, biographies, articles etc.; VG] £4

1992 (26 Oct): SEMIRAMIDE (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Christine Weidinger, Barseg Tumanyan, Gloria Scalchi, Jeffrey Wells, Frank Lopardo, Youmi Cho; c:Ion Marin, p:John Copley [56pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, biographies, articles etc.; VG] £4

1993 (27 Apr): DIE WALKURE (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Gary Lakes, Jessye Norman, John Macurdy, Robert Hale, Gwyneth Jones, Hanna Schwarz; c:James Levine, p:Otto Schenk [84pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, biographies, articles etc.; minor marks on cover, else VG] £4

1993 (29 April): SIEGFRIED (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Heinz Zednik, William Johns, Robert Hale, Tom Fox, Matti Salminen, Dawn Upshaw, Hitomi Katagiri, Gwyneth Jones; c:James Levine, p:Otto Schenk [84pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, biographies, articles etc.; VG] £4

1994 (18 Feb): DEATH IN VENICE (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Allen, Brian Asawa; c:David Atherton, p:Colin Graham [72pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, biographies, articles etc.; VG] £4

1994 (19 Dec): PETER GRIMES (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Renee Fleming, Richard Stilwell, James Courtney, John Del Carlo, Sandra Walker, Ann Howard, William Livingstone, David Malis; c:James Conlon, p:Tyrone Guthrie [84pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, biographies, articles etc.; VG] £4

2007 (3 May): TURANDOT (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Metropolitan Opera: Erika Sunnegardh, Richard Margison, Liping Zhang, Hao Jiang Tian; c:Marco Armiliato, p:Franco Zeffirelli [108pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, biographies, articles etc.; VG] £4

NEW YORK CITY OPERA

1977 (7 Sep): DIE FLEDERMAUS (New York State Theater)
New York City Opera: Johanna Meier, Charles Roe, Beverly Sills, David Holloway, Henry Price, Richard McKee, David Rae Smith, Coley Worth; c:Julius Rudel, dir:Gerald Freddman [44pp; cast list, articles, illustrations, company list; title written on cover, slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

2003 (11 Oct): MADAMA BUTTERFLY (New York State Theater)
New York City Opera: Chen Sue Panariello, Brandon Jovanovich, Michael Corvino; c:Atsushi Yamada, p:Mark Lamos [52pp; cast list, synopsis, articles, biographies, illustrations, company list; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

WASHINGTON OPERA

1994 (October): ANDREA CHENIER Concert Performance (Lisner Auditorium)
Washington Opera: Ben Heppner, Diana Soviero, Michele Porcelli, c:Stephen Crout [16pp, 5.4x8.5; cast list, synopsis, biographies etc.; VG] £3

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA

2000 (Oct): DEAD MAN WALKING - Jake Heggie WORLD PREMIERE (War Memorial Opera House) Souvenir Programme
San Francisco Opera: Susan Graham/Kristine Jepson, Frederica Von Stade, John Packard/Teddy Tahu Rhodes; c:Patrick Summers, p:Joe Mantello [72pp, 8.25x10.75 lavish souvenir programme; cast list, synopsis, extensive illustrated articles with colour rehearsal photos, 2000-01 Season Reperoire, company list, 14 production photos, cast biographies w.photos; VG] £6

2001-2002: SUBSCRIPTION SERIES BROCHURE (War Memorial Opera House)
San Francisco Opera: GIULIO CESARE (David Daniels, Ruth Ann Swenson, Felicity Palmer, Bejun Mehta), RIGOLETTO (Desiree Rancatore, Frank Lopardo, Stephan Pyatnychko), DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG (Janice Watson/Elisabeth-Maria Wachutka, James Morris, Robert D.Smith, Rene Pape), ARSHAK II - Tigran Chukhadjian (Christopher Robertson, Anooshah Golesorkhi, Nora Gubisch/Mzia Nioradze), CARMEN (Marina Domashenko, Marcello Giordani), SAMSON ET DALILA (Olga Borodina, Sergei Larin), FALSTAFF (John del Carlo, Dwayne Croft, Nancy Gustafson), TOSCA (Eva Urbanova, Richard Leech, Franz Grundheber), MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Miriam Gauci, Zoran Todorovich), JENUFA (Janice Watson, Elizabeth Connell, Helga Dernesch) and THE MERRY WIDOW (Noemi Nadelmann/Alexandra von der Weth/Frederica von Stade, Bo Skovhus/Rodney Gilfrey) [48pp; full casts and production details for 11 operas, details of the various subscription series, details of the June/July 2001 repertoire, notes, calendar, many illustrations etc.; VG] £5

SAN DIEGO OPERA

1987: COSI FAN TUTTE (San Diego Civic Theatre)
San Diego Opera: Carol Vaness, Keith Lewis, Judith Forst, Hakan Hagegard, Barbara Bonney, Peter Strummer; c:Thomas Schuback, p:John Copley [magazine programme, 52pp, 8.1x10.75; cast, credits, biographies w.photos, synopsis, illustrations (many in colour), production photos, articles etc. etc. etc.; VG] £4

LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO

2002 (Nov-Dec): DIE WALKURE (Civic Opera House) Souvenir Programme
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Thomas Studebaker, Deborah Voigt, Philip Ens, James Morris, Jane Eaglen, Marjana Lipovsek, Jennifer Wilson, Erin Wood; c:Sir Andrew Davis, dir:August Everding, Herbert Kellner [68pp lavish souvenir programme; cast list, credits, synopsis, illustrated articles, 2002-03 Season Schedule, biographies w.photos etc. etc.; VG] £5

2004: THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN - Janacek (Civic Opera House) Souvenir Programme
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Dina Kuznetsova, Melina Pyron, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Dennis Petersen; c:Sir Andrew Davis, p:Chas Rader-Shieber [76pp lavish souvenir programme; cast list, credits, synopsis, illustrated articles, costume designs, 2004-05 Season Schedule, biographies w.photos etc. etc.; VG] £5

2004: AIDA (Civic Opera House) Souvenir Programme
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Andrea Gruber/Indra Thomas, Richard Margison/Salvatore Licitra, Olga Borodina/Dolora Zajick, Carlo Guelfi/Nikolai Putilin; c:Sir Andrew Davis/Richard Buckley, p:Nicolas Joel [76pp lavish souvenir programme; cast list, credits, synopsis, illustrated articles, 2004-05 Season Schedule, biographies w.photos etc. etc.; VG] £5

2004-05: LYRIC OPERA GOLDEN JUBILEE SEASON (Civic Opera House) Season Subscription Brochure
Advertising brochure for the 2004-05 season of the Lyric Opera of Chicago; the operas were DON GIOVANNI, DAS RHEINGOLD, AIDA, THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, A WEDDING, FIDELIO, TOSCA and GOTTERDAMMERUNG [18pp, 8.5x10.9; 50+ colour photographs, 80+ photographs of the participating artists, details of the subscription series etc. etc.; rumpled] £4

2004-05: LYRIC OPERA GOLDEN JUBILEE SEASON (Civic Opera House) Season Brochure
Advertising brochure for the 2004-05 season of the Lyric Opera of Chicago; the operas were DON GIOVANNI, DAS RHEINGOLD, AIDA, THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, A WEDDING, FIDELIO, TOSCA and GOTTERDAMMERUNG [18x22 single sheet, folded in four; with 40+ magnificent colour photographs, and a feature on each of the operas with full casting details and credits, booking details etc. etc.; would make a spectacular poster; very lightly rumpled, else VG] £3

2005-06: CARMEN (Civic Opera House) Souvenir Programme
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Denyce Graves/Viktoria Vizin, Neil Shicoff/Vincenzo La Scola, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo/Mark S.Doss, Andrea Rost/Patricia Racette, Christian Van Horn; c:Sir Andrew Davies, p:John Copley [76pp lavish souvenir programme; cast list, credits, synopsis, production photos, illustrated articles, 2005-06 Season Schedule, biographies w.photos etc. etc.; VG] £4

2008-09: MANON (Civic Opera House) Souvenir Programme
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Natalie Dessay, Jonas Kaufmann, Raymond Aceto; c:Emmanuel Villaume, p:David McVicar [c80pp lavish souvenir programme; cast list, credits, synopsis, illustrated articles, 2008-09 Season Schedule, biographies w.photos etc. etc.; VG] £4

2008-09: LULU (Civic Opera House) Souvenir Programme
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Marlis Petersen, William Burden, Wolfgang Schone, Scott Ramsay, Jill Grove; c:Sir Andrew Davis, p:Paul Curran [c80pp lavish souvenir programme; cast list, credits, synopsis, illustrated articles, 2008-09 Season Schedule, biographies w.photos etc. etc.; VG] £4

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS

2005: OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS SEASON BROCHURE (Virginia Jackson Browning Theatre, Saint Louis)
RIGOLETTO (w.Chen-Ye Yuan, John Bellemer, Ying Huang) c:Richard Buckley, dir:Charles Newell; ROMEO AND JULIET (w.Frederic Antoun, Alyson Cambridge, David Adam Moore) c:Stephen Lord, dir:John Copley; ZEMIRE ET AZOR ("Beauty and the Beast") - Gretry (w.Anna Christy, John Osborn) c:Jeannette Sorrell, dir:Renaud Doucet; GLORIANA (w.Christine Brewer, Brandon Jovanovich, Mary Wilson) c:Steuart Bedford, dir:Colin Graham [24pp, 6x10.5; superb colourful season brochure, with full details of the four productions; illustrations, colour photographs, commentaries, details of workshops, seating plan, ticket prices, order form etc. etc.; excellent condition] £5

2005: OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS 2005 SEASON (Virginia Jackson Browning Theatre, Saint Louis) Souvenir Brochure
A magnificent 164-page souvenir brochure, in full colour, and spectacularly illustrated; contains full details of the 2005 season and very much else ... The operas were RIGOLETTO, ROMEO AND JULIET, ZEMIRE ET AZOR ("Beauty and the Beast") and GLORIANA; singers appearing included Chen-Ye Yuan, John Bellemer, Ying Huang, Frederic Antoun, Alyson Cambridge, David Adam Moore, Anna Christy, John Osborn, Christine Brewer, Brandon Jovanovich, Mary Wilson and many others; the conductors included Richard Buckley, Stephen Lord, Jeannette Sorrell, and Steuart Bedford; and the operas were directed by Charles Newell, John Copley, Renaud Doucet and Colin Graham; a splendid souvenir [164pp, 8.5x11; photos of the 2004 productions, performance schedule, casts, production teams, synopses, notes, over 40 magnificent illustrations and photographs, article on Charles Mackay, 99 artist's profiles and photos, company lists, list of contributors, credits etc. etc.; excellent condition] £15

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE

2008: MARGARET GARNER - Richard Danielpour (Auditorium Theatre, Chicago)
Michigan Opera Theatre: Denyce Graves/Tracie Luck, James Westman/Timothy Mix, Gregg Baker/Leonard Rowe, Karen Slack/Mary Elizabeth Williams; c:Stefan Lano, dir:Kenny Leon [56pp, 5.25x8.5; cast list, synopsis, articles, biographies w.photos; VG] £4

TEATRO ALLA SCALA, MILAN

1950 (19 Sep): VERDI'S REQUIEM (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Teatro alla Scala: Renata Tebaldi, Fedora Barbieri, Giacinto Prandelli, Cesare Siepi; c:Victor de Sabata [16pp, 4.9x7.5 white; cast list, programme notes etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1976 (9 Mch): SIMON BOCCANEGRA (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Teatro alla Scala: Mirella Freni, Piero Cappuccilli, Veriano Luchetti, Ruggero Raimondi, Giovanni Foiani etc.; c:Claudio Abbado, dir:Giorgio Strehler [72pp; cast list, articles, photographs, biographies; VG] £4

TEATRO DELL'OPERA, ROME

1971: AIDA (Terme di Caracalla)
Teatro dell'Opera, Rome: Virginia Zeani, Gastone Limarilli, Laura Didier Gambadella, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Mario Rinaudo; c:Nino Verchi, p:Bruno Nofri [48pp; cast, credits, photographs and illustrations, articles on the baths and synopsis (in Italian, French, English, German), 15 photographs of the cast and production team; VG] (£4) SOLD

TEATRO LA FENICE, VENEZIA

1960 (Aug): OTELLO (Cortile di Palazzo Ducale)
Teatro La Fenice, Venezia: Dimitr Usunov, Tito Gobbi, Katia Georgiewa, Gianluigi Colman, Athos Cesarini, Alessandro Maddalena, Enzo Viaro, Luisa Ribacchi; c:Nino Sanzogno, p:Herbert Graf [20pp; cast, credits, synopsis, 15 photos of the cast and production team; minor marks, light vertical bend, VG] £3

OPERA BASTILLE OF PARIS

1991: SAMSON ET DALILA (Opera Basille) Souvenir Brochure
Opera Bastille of Paris: Superb souvenir of a new production; Vladimir Atlantov/Carlo Cossuta, Marjana Lipovsek/Ewa Podles, Alain Fondary/Philippe Rouillon, John Macurdy; c:Myung-Whun, p:Pier-Luigi Pizzi [112pp, 7.25x9.5; 50+ illustrations, synopsis, biographies with photos, copious articles, poems and excerpts etc.; complete libretto; all in French; excellent condition] £5

THEATRE NATIONAL DE L'OPERA-COMIQUE

1923 (24 July): LAKME (Opera-Comique)
Theatre National de l'Opera-Comique: Miguel Villabella, Niny Roussel, Julien Lafont, André Goavec, Melle Tiphaine, Raoul Donval, Mlle.Lecca, Mlle.Epicaste, Mlle.Sodoyer; c:M.A.Catherine [40pp, 5.25x7; 20+ photographs of M.Villabella, Mlle.Roussel, Mlle.Soulet, M.Albers, Mlle.Sibille, M.Vieuille, Mlle.Paiva, M.Lafont, M.Goavec, Van Zandt, Talazac, Mlle.Epicaste, M.Azema, Mlle.Andre, M.Louis Morturier, Mlle.Reville, M.De Creus, Mlle.Esteve, M.Bourdin, Mlle.Coiffier, M.Sauvageot, Mlle.Tiphaine, Mme.Calas, synopses (in French and English), notes etc.; one staple missing, minor split at spine, else VG; attractive programme] £5

SALZBURG FESTIVAL

1965: BORIS GODUNOV (Salzburg Festival)
Salzburg Festival: Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sena Jurinac, Gerhard Stolze, Eberhard Wachter, Nikolai Gjuselev, Dimiter Usunow; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Chorus of the Croatian National Opera of Zagreb conducted and directed by Herbert Von Karajan [16pp, 5.9x8.2; cast list, credits, synopses in various languages etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

BAVARIAN STATE OPERA, MUNICH

1953 (20 June): DON CARLOS (Prinzregenten Theater)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Lorenz Fehenberger, Maud Cunitz, Gottlob Frick, Josef Metternich, Lilian Benningsen, Kurt Bohme, Georg Wieter; c:Hans Gierster, dir:Heinz Arnold [24pp; illustrated articles, 4-page cast insert; VG] £4

1953 (15-26 Sep): FESTIVAL OF OPERAS BY RICHARD STRAUSS (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) Repertoire Leaflet
Bayerische Staatsoper (First Visit to England): ARABELLA, DIE LIEBE DER DANAE, and CAPRICCIO; with Maud Cunitz, Lisa Della Casa, Erika Koth, Annelies Kupper, Ira Malaniuk, Leonie Rysanek, Hertha Topper, Elfride Trotschel, Lorenz Fehenberger, Ferdinand Frantz, Richard Holm, Karl Hoppe, Franz Klarwein, Paul Kuen, Benno Kusche, Alfred Poell, Karl Schmitt-Walter, August Seider, Hermann Uhde; The Bavarian State Orchestra and the Chorus and Ballet of the Bavarian State Opera were conducted by Rudolf Kempe and Robert Heger, and the productions were by Rudolf Hartmann [8pp, 5x7.5; contains company list, casting for each performance, prices of admission, and brief biographies of all the artists; these were the English premieres of Die Liebe Der Danae and Capriccio; most uncommon; minor folds and marks, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1953 (16 Sep): DIE LIEBE DER DANAE - Strauss (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Annelies Kupper, August Seider, Ferdinand Frantz, Franz Klarwein; c:Rudolf Kempe, dir:Rudolf Hartmann [24pp; cast list, synopsis, credits; title written on cover, else VG] £4

1953 (22 Sep): CAPRICCIO (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Maud Cunitz, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Richard Holm, Hertha Topper, Lorenz Fehenberger, Erika Koth, Paul Kuen; c:Robert Heger, dir:Rudolf Hartmann [24pp; cast list, synopsis, credits; PLUS free cast list (4pp, rumpled) w.different synopsis; title written on cover, mark on synopsis page, else VG] £4

1957 (3 Aug): DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG (Bayerische Staatsoper)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Otto Edelmann, Max Proebstl, Bernd Aldenhoff, Richard Holm, Trude Eipperle, Ira Malaniuk; c:Eugen Jochum, dir:Heinz Arnold [12pp; cast list, synopsis, credits, 6 photographic illustrations; VG] £4

1957 (1 Sep): PARSIFAL (Bayerische Staatsoper)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Bernd Aldenhoff, Ferdinand Franz, Marianne Schech, Josef Metternich, Albrecht Peter; c:Eugen Jochum, dir:Heinz Arnold [12pp; cast list, synopsis (in German), credits, 3 photographic illustrations; w.synopsis insert (in English); VG] £4

1957 (2 Sep): DIE HARMONIE DER WELT - Paul Hindemith (Bayerische Staatsoper)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Kieth Engen, Karl Hoppe, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Richard Holm, Kurt Wehofschitz, Josef Knapp, Marcel Cordes, Max Proebstl, Franz Klarwein, Liselotte Folser, Hertha Topper, Luise Camer, Albrecht Peter; c:Paul Hindemith, dir:Rudolf Hartmann [12pp; cast list, synopsis, credits, photo of Karl Schmitt-Walter; with insert (4pp synopsis in English); VG] £4

1958 (13 June): DER REVISOR - Werner Egk (Prinzregenten Theater)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Richard Holm, Josef Knapp, Max Proebstl, Hanny Steffek, Kieth Engen, Liselotte Folser; c:Werner Egk, dir:Heinz Arnold [24pp; 9 excellent production photos of the repertoire, articles; w.4pp insert cast list and synopsis, VG] £4

1970 (3 May): SALOME (Nationaltheater, Munich)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Gunilla af Malmborg, Hans Gunter Nocker, Martha Modl, Gerhard Stolze, David Thaw, Franz Klarwein, Max Proebstl, Kurt Bohme; c:Fritz Rieger, dir:Gunther Rennert [24pp, 8.25x9.25, notes, opera and ballet photos PLUS 16pp cast list w.notes, photos, designs; in German; w.ticket; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1972 (7-10 Mch): ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, CAPRICCIO and DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Bayerische Staatsoper: ARIADNE: Ingrid Bjoner/Claire Watson, James King, Tatiana Troyanos/Barbara Scherler, Reri Grist/Jeanette Scovotti; c:Wolfgang Sawallisch/Heinrich Hollreiser, dir:Gunther Rennert; CAPRICCIO: Claire Watson, Hans Gunther Nocker, Donald Grobe, Lorenz Fehenberger, Erika Koth, Kieth Engen, Barry McDaniel; c:Ferdinand Leitner, dir:Rudolf Hartmann; FRAU: Martha Modl, Kurt Bohme, Barry McDaniel, Benno Kusche, Donald Grobe, Reri Grist; c:Wolfgang Sawallisch, dir:Gunther Rennert [46pp; cast lists, notes, production and other photographs; minor marks on cover, else VG] £4

1984 (26 Feb): DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (Nationaltheater, Munich) Souvenir Brochure
Bayerische Staatsoper: James King, Sabine Hass, Ingrid Bjoner, Walter Berry, Helga Dernesch; c:Wolfgang Sawallisch, p:Oscar Fritz Schuh [94pp, 8.25x9.25; profusely illustrated souvenir, with articles, photographs, illustrations, pages from the full score etc. etc; PLUS separate cast list; in German; VG] £6

1984 (3 Mch): DIE FLEDERMAUS (Nationaltheater, Munich)
Bayerische Staatsoper: Lucia Popp, Eberhard Wachter, Janet Perry, Josef Hopferwieser, Wolfgang Brendel; c:Carlos Kleiber, dir:Otto Schenk [16pp, 8.25x9.25, notes, illustrations PLUS separate cast list; in German; VG] (£4) SOLD

WIENER STAATSOPER

1954 (21 Sep): COSI FAN TUTTE (Royal Festival Hall, London)
Wiener Staatsoper: Irmgard Seefried, Dagmar Hermann, Erich Kunz, Leopold Simoneau, Emmy Loose, Paul Schoeffler; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra c:Karl Bohm, dir:Oscar Fritz Schuh, scenery by Robert Kautsky, costumes by Caspar Neher [32pp, 7.25x9.5; cast list, articles, 23 photographs of the artists; w.two newsclippings; slightly rumpled else VG] (£5) SOLD

DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN

1970 (20 Jan): PIQUE DAME (Berlin)
Deutsche Oper Berlin: Karl-Josef Hering, Lou Ann Wyckoff, Patricia Johnson, Han Gunter Nocker; c:Martin Turnovsky, dir:Oscar Fritz Schuh [32pp; cast list, synopsis, 20 photos; in German; VG; PLUS 16pp 'Opern Journal No.5 Jan 1969/70', 9.6x13.5, w.7 magnificent production photos and much else on this revival; in German; folded in two, else VG] £5

1970 (14 Apr): PLATEE - Rameau (Berlin)
Deutsche Oper Berlin: John van Kesteren, Gisela Ehrensperger; c:Ulrich Weder, dir:Kurt Pscherer [28pp; cast list, synopsis, 18 photos, full list of dancers in this "Comedie-Ballet"; in German; VG] £3

KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN

2002 (31 May): DIE ZAUBERFLOTE (Komische Oper Berlin)
Komische Oper Berlin: Peter Rose, Ilya Lewinsky, Romelia Lichtenstein, Brigitte Geller, Klaus Hager, Peter Renz; c:Nicholas Kok, dir:Harry Kupfer [20pp; synopsis, illustrated articles in German; w.cast list insert; VG] £4

2002 (4 Jun): DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL (Komische Oper Berlin)
Komische Oper Berlin: Thomas Ruhmann, Marcela de Loa, Tatjana Korovina, Clemens Bieber, Andreas Conrad, Gunter Missenhardt; c:Yakov Kreizberg, dir:Harry Kupfer [28pp; illustrated articles in German; w.cast list and synopsis insert; VG] £4

HAMBURG STATE OPERA

1962 (Oct): LULU - Berg (Sadler's Wells, London)
Hamburg State Opera: British Premiere; Helga Pilarczyk, Gisela Litz, Ratko Delorko, Toni Blankenheim, Kurt Rusche, Ernst Ludwig; c:Leopold Ludwig, dir:Gunther Rennert [20pp, 8.75x11; 33 photos of the cast and the productions, programme notes, company list, history of the Hamburg State Opera; w.separate cast list; folded, else VG] £4

1966 (7 May): DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (Sadler's Wells)
Ernst Kozub, Enriquetta Tarres, Franz Crass, Isabel Strauss, Heinz Blankenburg, Carl Schultz, Erwin Wohlfahrt, Irene Dalis, Tatiana Troyanos; c:Leopold Ludwig, dir:Oscar Fritz Schuh [20pp, 5x7.3; programme note, cast list, synopsis, orchestra list etc.; VG] £4

STUTTGART STATE OPERA

1955 (Sep): SOUVENIR BROCHURE FOR 1955 LONDON VISIT (Royal Festival Hall, London)
Stuttgart State Opera: ELEKTRA (Inge Borkh, Wolfgang Windgassen), TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Martha Modl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Grace Hoffman, Gustav Neidlinger), DIE ZAUBERFLOTE (Lore Wissmann, Josef Traxel, Otto von Rohr, Wilhelm Schirp) and FIDELIO (Gre Brouwenstijn, Wolfgang Windgassen); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, c:Ferdinand Leitner [28pp; programme notes, notes on the Stuttgart Opera, 19 production photos, 30 photos of the artists, many other illustrations; with 4pp cast insert for Tristan Und Isolde (14 & 16 September) with Wolfgang Windgassen, Martha Modl, Otto von Rohr, Gustav Neidlinger, Grace Hoffman c:Ferdinand Leitner; VG] £7

THEATER AN DER WIEN

1978-79: DIE LUSTIGE WITWE - Lehar (Theater an der Wien)
Theater an der Wien: Mirjana Irosch/Sigrid Martikke, Georg Hurny, Rudolf Wasserlof, Patrice Tappe, Harald Serafin; c:Rudolf Bibl/Adrian Manz [40pp, 6.4x7.5; cast list, credits, synopses in various languages, articles, 10 photographs etc.; VG] £4

COLOGNE OPERA

1969 (Oct): FIDELIO - Beethoven (Sadler's Wells)
Cologne Opera: Ingrid Bjoner, Herbert Schachtschneider/Arturo Sergi, Hans Gunter Nocker, Kunikazu Ohashi, Edith Gabry, Manfred Schmidt; c:Istvan Kertesz, dir:Oscar Fritz Schuh, des:Caspar Neher [32pp, 5.25x9; cast list, credits, synopsis, articles, photographs etc.; VG] £4

THE ROYAL OPERA, STOCKHOLM

1972 (May): ORFEO ED EURIDICE, COSI FAN TUTTE (Theatre Royal, Brighton)
The Royal Opera, Stockholm: ORFEO - Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom, Birgit Nordin, Istvan Kisch, c:Charles Farncombe, dir:Bengt Peterson, COSI - Elisabeth Soderstrom, Kerstin Meyer, Kage Jehriander, Carol-Axel Haligren, Arne Tyren, Birgit Nordin, c:Charles Farncombe, dir:Arne Tyren [20pp, 5.5x8.5; presented by The Dottningholm Theatre; cast list, credits, synopses, artist biographies etc.; VG] £4

KIROV OPERA

1998 (30 April): PRINCE IGOR (Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center)
Kirov Opera: Mikhail Kit, Galina Gorchakova, Gegam Grigorian, Sergei Aleksashkin, Askar Abdrazakov, Larissa Diadkova; c:Valery Gergiev, p:Georgi Isaakian [64pp, 5.4x8.75; cast list, synopsis, articles etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

THE BOLSHOI OPERA

1990: THE BETROTHAL IN A MONASTERY (The Duenna) - Prokofiev (Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh)
Bolshoi Opera: Alexei Maslennikov/Vladimir Kudriashov, Galina Borisova/Nina Gaponova, Arkadij Mishenkin/Aleksandr Fedin, Maria Shutova/Olga Terushnova, Mikhail Krutikov/Nikolai Niziyenko, Vladimir Malchenko/Movsar Mintsayev, Anton Dzhaparedze/Yuri Netchaev; c:Alexander Lazarev [48pp, 6x8.25; cast list, synopsis, production photographs, illustrated articles, biographies, personnel lists etc.; VG] £4

YUGOSLAV NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET, ZAGREB

1955 (24 Jan): PRINCE IGOR (Stoll Theatre, London)
Yugoslav National Opera and Ballet: Vladimir Ruzdjak, Maria Podvinec, Noni Zunec, Tomislav Neralic, Drago Bernardic, Nada Putner, Chorus of 70, Ballet of 50, Croatian National Opera Orchestra; c:Milan Sachs, dir:Margarita Froman [12pp; 29 photographs of the principal singers and staff, biographies, note on opera in Zagreb; w.separate cast list; rumpled, else VG] £4

HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA AND BALLET

1989 (28 Feb): BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE, The Wooden Prince, and The Miraculous Mandarin (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Hungarian State Opera: Gyorgy Melis, Tamara Takacs; c:Ervin Lukacs, dir:Andras Miko [76pp substantial booklet; many production photos, notes on the Hungarian State Opera and Ballet, photos and biographies of the company; w.separate cast list, containing additional ballet details; slightly knocked, else VG] £5

AUSTRALIAN OPERA

1970 (Jun-Dec): SOUVENIR OF THE 1970 SEASON (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra) Souvenir Album
Australian Opera: Profusely illustrated stylish Souvenir of the 1970 Season; FIDELIO, LA BOHEME, OTELLO, THE FORCE OF DESTINY and THE RAKE'S PROGRESS; cast lists, illustrations, costume and set designs (many in colour), articles (featuring Lord Harewood, Jani Strasser, Carlo Felice Cillario, Warwick Braithwaite, William Reid, Stephan Beinl), synopses, biographies with photos (Umberto Borso, John Shaw, Donald Smith, Rosemary Gordon, Elizabeth Fretwell, Franca Como, Ken Neate, Neil Warren-Smith, Robert Allman, Glenys Fowles, Morag Beaton, Janice Taylor, Maureen Howard, Robert Gard, John Serge, Donald Shanks, Alan Light, Ronald Maconaghie, John Pringle, Anson Austin, Beryl Furlan, Reginald Byers, Kevin Mills, Alexander Major), photos of 12 other singers, production staff biographies and photos (John Copley, John Tasker, Renzo Frusca, Bernd Benthaak, Tom Lingwood, Douglas Smith, Allan Lees and Francesca Crespi), 14 photos of past productions (many in colour), report on the building of the Sydney Opera House with 9 photos [76pp, 8x13; glossy souvenir programme; VG] £8

1974 (Jul-Oct): JENUFA in English (Sydney Opera House)
Australian Opera: Lone Koppel Winther/Etela Piha, Elizabeth Connell, Rosina Raisbeck, Ron Stevens, Robert Gard; c:Edward Downes/William Reid, p:John Copley [36pp; charming souvenir programme, w.7 full-page colour reproductions of costume designs by Michael Stennett; cast list, synopsis, articles, 7 rehearsal photos etc.; with cast insert; VG] £4

1975 (Jul-Oct): ARIADNE ON NAXOS (Sydney Opera House)
Australian Opera: Elizabeth Fretwell/Nance Grant, Ron Stevens/Reginald Byers, Rhonda Bruce, John Pringle; c:Edward Downes/Peter Robinson, dir:John Copley [36pp; charming souvenir programme, w.cover designed by John Stoddart; cast list, synopsis, reproductions of period advertisements, articles, 19 witty photos of the cast and company, etc.; VG] £5

1986 (Feb-Mch): FALSTAFF (Sydney Opera House/Victorian Arts Centre) Souvenir Programme
Australian Opera: ; John Shaw, Michael Lewis, Joan Carden, Jennifer Bermingham, Helen Adams, Gary Bennett, c:David Agler, dir:Frank Corsaro [56pp, 8x12 lavish souvenir programme; full cast, full synopsis, illustrated articles, many photos and biographies, 1986 repertoire etc.; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1988 (30 Mch): L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA (Victorian Arts Centre) Souvenir Programme
Australian Opera: Suzanne Johnston, Christopher Doig, Bernadette Cullen, Heather Begg, Donald Shanks, Margaret Haggart, Jeffrey Black; c:David Agler, dir:Goran Jarvefelt [56pp, 8x12 lavish souvenir programme; full cast, full synopsis, illustrated articles, 25 photos and biographies, 9 colour costume renderings, 8 backstage photos, company list etc.; plus cast and synopsis insert; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £5