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8 playbills, 1 page, size 9 x 11.5 inches - Click on thumbnails to see scans Fidelio - Jan 14th, 1897: Hermann Winkelmann, Franz Neidl, Karl Grengg, Leopold Demuth, Sophie Sedlmair, Ellen Brandt-Forster, Josef Ritter, Viktor Schmitt (Conductor : Hans Richter) added in pencil Lohengrin - Dec 13th, 1896: Karl Grengg, Hermann Winkelmann, Louise Ehrenstein, Theodor Reichmann, Louise Kaulich, Viktor Schmitt, Anton Schittenhelm,. Conductor : Hans Richter) added in pencil Der Fliegende Hollander - Feb 17th, 1896: Karl Grengg, Louise Ehrenstein, Andreas Dippel, Anton Schittenhelm, Theodor Reichmann, , Louise Kaulich (Conductor : Johann Nepomuk Fuchs) added in pencil Tannhauser - Jan 1st, 1896: Franz von Reichenberg, Hermann Winkelmann, Theodor Reichmann, Fritz Schrodter, Franz Viktor Schmitt, Marie Lehmann, Elisa Elizza, (Conductor : Wilhelm Jahn) added in pencil Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Nov 25th, 1895: Theodor Reichmann, Franz von Reichenberg, Viktor Schmitt, Jean Felix, Willibald Horwitz, Franz Pacal, August Schittenhelm, Hermann Winkelmann, Fritz Schrodter, Ellen Brandt-Forster, Louise Kaulich (Conductor : Hans Richter) added in pencil Die Walkure - Dec 13th, 1894: Hermann Winkelmann, Rudolf Weiglein, Karl Grengg, Louise Ehrenstein, Amalie Friedrich-Materna, Georg Lederer  (Conductor : Hans Richter) added in pencil. Final performances of the great Amalie Friedrich-Materna who´s career ended on December 30th 1894 as Brunnhilde Siegfried - Apr 26th, 1897: Hermann Winkelmann, Sophie Sedlmair, Karl Grenng, Edyth Walker, Franz von Reichenberg, Josef Ritter, Viktor Schmitt, Anna Baier (Conductor : Hans Richter) added in pencil Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - May 8th, 1897: Theodor Reichmann, Franz von Reichenberg, Viktor Schmitt, Jean Felix, Willibald Horwitz, Franz Pacal, Ferdinand Marian, August Schittenhelm, Hermann Winkelmann, Fritz Schrodter, Louise Ehrenstein, Louise Kaulich (Conductor : Hans Richter) added in pencil

8 playbills, 1 page, size 9 x 11.5 inches - Click on thumbnails to see scans Siegfried - Dec 30th, 1898: Erik Schmedes, Sophie Sedlmair, Leopold Demuth, Edyth Walker, Viktor Schmitt, Josef Ritter, Wilhelm Hesch, Margarete Michalek (Conductor : Hans Richter) added in pencil Die Walkure - Feb 10th, 1898: Ernst van Dyck, , Franz von Reichenberg, Theodor Reichmann, Sophie Sedlmair, Edyth Walker, Jenny Pohlner, Margarete Michalek, Louise Kaulich. Conductor : Hans Richter, added in pencil Das Rheingold - Jan 21st, 1898: Karl Grengg, Wilhelm Hesch, Hermann Winkelmann, Ernst van Dyck, Josef Ritter, Viktor Schmitt, Franz Neidl, Franz von Reichenberg, Sophie Sedlmair, Ellen Brandt-Forster, Minna Walter, Irene Abendroth (Conductor: Hans Richter) added in pencil Die Meistersinger - Feb 25th, 1898: Theodor Reichmann, Franz von Reichenberg, Viktor Schmitt, Jean Felix, Ferdinand Marian, Willibald Horwitz, Franz Pacal, August Schittenhelm, Hermann Winkelmann, Julius Spielmann, Louise Ehrenstein, Louise Kaulich. Conductor : Hans Richter, added in pencil Die Meistersinger - May 11th, 1898: Theodor Reichmann, Franz von Reichenberg, Viktor Schmitt, Jean Felix, Willibald Horwitz, Franz Pacal, August Schittenhelm, Hermann Winkelmann, Fritz Schrodter, Ellen Brandt-Forster, Louise Kaulich. Conductor : Hans Richter, added in pencil Die Meistersinger - Dec 19th, 1898: Theodor Reichmann, Wilhelm Hesch, Viktor Schmitt, Jean Felix, Franz Pacal, Ferdinand Marian, August Schittenhelm, Hermann Winkelmann, Fritz Schrodter, Ellen Brandt-Forster, Louise Kaulich.  Conductor : Hans Richter, added in pencil Carmen - Dec 26th 1898: Louise Ehrenstein, Elise Elizza, Franz Naval, Franz Neidl, Benedikt Felix, Willibald Horwitz, Viktor Schmitt, Ferdinand Marian (Conductor: Joseph Hellmesberger) added in pencil Tannhauser - Dec 25th, 1898: Wilhelm Hesch, Leopold Demuth, Fritz Schrodter, Franz Pacal, Ferdinand Marian, Artur Preuss, Sophie Sedlmair, Anna Bahr-Mildenburg, Elisa Elizza, à(Conductor : Joseph Hellmesberger) added in pencil

8 playbills, 1 page, size 9 x 11.5 inches - Click on thumbnails to see scans Fidelio - Apr 15th, 1902: Hermann Winkelmann, Franz Neidl, Karl Grengg, Leopold Demuth, Ellen Brandt-Forster, Hans Breuer, Ferdinand Marian (Conductor : Franz Schalk) added in pencil Die Meistersinger - Mar 13th, 1902: Theodor Reichmann, Wilhelm Hesch, Hans Breuer, Moritz Frauscher, Jean Felix, Franz Pacal, Gerhard Stehmann, Ferdinand Marian, Leo Slezak, Fritz Schrodter, Selma Kurz, Laura Hilgermann, August Stoll. Conductor : Franz Schalk, added in pencil Tristan und Isolde - May 5th, 1902: Hermann Winkelmann, Moritz Frauscher, Sophie Sedlmair, Leopold Demuth, Franz Pacal, Laura Hilgermann, Anton Schittenhelm,. Conductor : Franz Schalk) added in pencil Die Meistersinger - Dec 26th, 1902: Theodor Reichmann, Wilhelm Hesch, Hans Breuer, Moritz Frauscher, Jean Felix, Franz Pacal, Gerhard Stehmann, Hermann Winkelmann, Selma Kurz, , Laura Hilgermann, … (Conductor : Franz Schalk) added in pencil Siegfried - Mar 20th, 1902: Erik Schmedes, Sophie Sedlmair, Theodor Reichmann, Edyth Walker, Hans Breuer, Josef Ritter, Wilhelm Hesch, Margarete Michalek (Conductor : Franz Schalk) added in pencil Die Walkure - Mar 17th, 1902: Anna Bahr-Mildenburg, Erik Schmedes, Theodor Reichmann, Moritz Frauscher, Laura Hilgermann, Edyth Walker, Hermine Kittel, Elisa Elizza, Margarete Michalek, Louise Kalich (Conductor : Franz Schalk) added in pencil Das Rheingold - Mar 15th, 1902: Theodor Reichmann, Gerhard Stehmann, Franz Naval, Erik Schmedes, Josef Ritter, Hans Breuer, Moritz Frauscher, Laura Hilgermann, Ellen Brandt-Forster, Edyth Walker, Elise Elizza, Hermine Kittel (Conductor : Franz Schalk) added in pencil

8 playbills, 1 page, size 9 x 11.5 inches - Click on thumbnails to see scans Die Meistersinger - Apr 6th, 1910: Friedrich Weidemann, Richard Mayr, Artur Preuss, Viktor Madin, Alexander Haydter, Gerhard Stehmann, Hans Breuer, etc. Conductor : Felix von Weingartner Die Walkure - Apr 23rd, 1911: Erik Schmedes, Lorenz Corvinus, Friedrich Weidemann, Paula Windheuser, Laura Hilgermann, Berta Kiurina, Jenny Pohlner, Hermine Kittel, Elisa Elizza, Bella Paalen. Conductor : Hugo Reichenberger Siegfried - Apr 26th, 1911: Erik Schmedes, Anna Bahr-Mildenburg, Friedrich Weidemann, Alexander Haydter, Mme Charles Cahier, Hans Breuer, Lorenz Corvinus, Berta Kiurina Conductor : Hugo Reichenberger Der Berglee - Nov 9th, 1911: Friedrich Weidemann, Richard Mayr, Hans Breuer, Viktor Madin, Alexander Haydter, Marie Gutheil-Schoder, Erik Schmedes Conductor : Bruno Walter Oberst Chabert-Die Prinzessin von Tragant - Dec 14th, 1912: Rudolf Hofbauer, Erik Schmedes, Lucie Weidt, Gerhard Stehmann, Lorenz Corvinus, Hans Breuer Conductor : Grzegorz Fitelberg (Oberst Chabert) & Lehnert (Prinzessin) Die Fledermaus - Dec 31st, 1912: Fritz Schrodter, Elise Elizza, , Carl Rittmann, Hermine Kittel, Georg Maikl, Gerhard Stehmann, Karola Jovanovic, Hans Breuer, Ferdinand Marian, Viktor Madin, August Stoll. Conductor : Lehnert Die Meistersinger - Dec 28th, 1912: Friedrich Weidemann, Richard Mayr, Georg Maikl, Viktor Madin, Alexander Haydter, Gerhard Stehmann, Hans Breuer, Julius Betetto, Erik Schmedes, Hubert Leuer, Berta Kiurina, Laura Hilgermann Conductor : Franz Schalk Benvenutto Cellini - Feb 25th, 1911: Richard Mayr, Julius Betetto, Grete Forst, William Miller, Georg Maikl, Alexander Haydter, Hermine Kittel, Rudolf Hofbauer, Hans Breuer, Viktor Madin Conductor: Felix von Weingartner

Full season program from the Royal Opera House at the Covent Garden, London, in 1911. Many pages and photographs of famous performers, including Destinn, Tetrazzini, Melba, McCormack and many others. Russian Imperial Ballet dancers include Mijinsky, Karlsavina, Fokine, Fokina and many others. Over one hundred pages, with many pictures, size is 7.5 x 9.8 inches, repaired spine, otherwise in good condition.

Program for a performance of the Swanlake ballet by Imperial Russian ballet at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for the Season 1911-1912, featuring dancers Alexander Volinine, Mikhail Mordkin, and others. Size is 5.25 x 8.7 inches, 36 pages plus soft covers and a 4-page insert, in very good condition.

Program for the 1911 Season at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, featuring the Imperial Russian Ballet, summarizing the plots of the operas and ballet programmed as well as biographies and photographs of the performing artists. Size is 7.3 x 9.6 inches, minor stains, and cracks, in overall very good condition.

Original vintage print from the Illustrirte Zeitung, February 1883, mounted on an acid-free mat, showing a large portrait of Richard Wagner on top of images of his birth place, the house where he lived in Bayreuth, and the palace in Venice where he and his wife were staying at when he passed away, just days before the publication of this print. Size is 14 x 17.5 inches (total), print is 10 x 13.5 inches (visible window size). In excellent condition

Large silk program distributed during the first performance at the new Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center, New York, Sept 16th 1966. Opera performed that night was the world premiere of Antony and Cleopatra, by Samuel Barber. Size is 10.75 x 20.25 inches, in excellent condition! Designed by Julian Tomchin, and made in Japan with pure silk bridal satin backed with cotton, these programs were mailed to each ticket holder in advance of the famous performance for the opening of the new Metropolitan opera in 1966. Comes in a golden cardboad tube, which is only fair condition.

Israeli conductor (b.1936), best known for his interpretations of late-romantic music and opera, both of which he has done a number of recordings. Large signed photo, 8.25 x 12 inches, shown conducting, in excellent condition.  

Program for a performance of the Israeli-born conductor Eliahu Inbal conducting the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra at Leeds, United Kingdom, on October 10th, 1981, signed by him on his bio page. Size is 8.25 x 7.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Italian tenor (1921-1991), signed photo, shown in La Boheme, dated in 1959. Size is 7 x 5 inches. 

Italian tenor (1921-1991), signed photo, shown as himself, dated in 1957. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in extremely good condition.

French composer (1880-1965), conductor, and writer. Collection of three autograph notes in French (untranslated) on visiting cards addressed to Inghelbrecht by theater critic Jean Prudhomme (pseudonym of Jean Ricard), the pianist Raoul Bardac’s widow, the musicologist Georges de Saint-Foix. We report an extract as a sample: “…Merci mille fois, cher Maître, de l’envoi de votre plaquette sur Carmen, Faust et Pélleas, qui je trouve à mon retour de vacances…” Different sizes, lengths, and conditions (see scans provided for a detailed view). SOLD TOGETHER NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Program for a concert with L'Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion, Paris, 1943. Full program with all pages and covers, signed with a short sentiment on photo page by conductor Inghelbrecht. Size is 5.25 x 8.25 inches, in very good condition.

Italian baritone (1894-1959) celebrated in many Italian opera houses, large signed photo, shown as himself. Inscribed and dated in 1959. Size is 6.6 x 9.1 inches, bending on corners but otherwise in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1894-1959) celebrated in many Italian opera houses, signed photo, shown as Amonasro in Verdi's Aida. Inscribed and dated in 1938. Size is 8 x 10 inches, slight wear on edges but otherwise in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1894-1959) celebrated in many Italian opera houses, signed photograph, shown as himself. Inscribed and dated in 1931. Printed signature on front of photographer Ermini, Milan. Size is 6 x 8.5 inches, very small creases on corners but otherwise in excellent condition.  

Italian baritone (1894-1959) celebrated in many Italian opera houses. Signed Program for a performance of Montemezzi's L'amore Dei Tre Re with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London on July 4, 1930.  This is a four page folded document, containing a full English language synopsis of the opera, and two identical cast pages for the same performance, his hand-written signature is on the first of these multiple cast pages (other pages are not scanned).  These performances also featured such noteworthy singers as Rosa Ponselle, Ezio Pinza, and Francesco Merli. Size of each page is 7.5 x 10 inches, some creases and folds, otherwise in very good condition.  

Finnish violinist and conductor (b.1980) who is currently having an important international career as conductor. Signed color photo, size is 8 x 9.75 inches, in excellent condition.

British-born American business magnate, innovator and investor (1859-1938), who built the Chicago Civic Opera House in 1929. Autograph letter signed, dated in 1933, addressed to the Irish soprano Margaret Sheridan (1889-1958). 3 pages, (on two double-sided 8.5 x 10.75 size documents), small brown stain on bottom of the first page (outside of the text area), otherwise in excellent condition.

Unsigned photo of a mise-en-scene of Richard Strauss's Intermezzo, world premiere production in Dresden, 1924. The composer character (based on Strauss himself) is shown standing to the left of the table with other male characters seated and playing a card game. Size is 6.25 x 4.5 inches, with a slight bend on the top right but otherwise in excellent condition.

Complete program for the 1948 Edinburgh International Festival of Music, with all-star guests including conductors such as Wilhelm Furtwangler and Charles Munch, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, violinist Gioconda de Vito, pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, among other classical music stars of the day.  Size is 7.5 x 10.4 inches, 64 pages + covers, some wear on covers, in good condition.

Full program for this festival, with all pages and covers. Performers include Thomas Beecham, John Barbirolli, Eugene Goosens, Ernest Bloch, Ernest Ansermet, Rafael Kubelik, Bruno Walter, Andre Cluytens, etc Soloists: cellist Guilhermina Suggia, pianist Corinne Lacomble, cellist Henri Honegger, pianist Rudolf Serkin, violinist Adolf Busch, contralto Kathleen Ferrier, violinist Ginette Neveu, and others. 56 numbered pages plus extras, covers, 7.3 x 10.1 inches, in very good condition. See scans of the most important pages.

Full program for this festival, with all pages and covers. Performers include conductors Thomas Beecham, Leonard Bernstein, Victor de Sabata, Fritz Busch, John Barbirolli, Guido Cantelli, Ferenc Fricsay, and others. Soloists:  cellist Pierre Fournier, pianist Claudio Arrau, pianist Robert Casadesus, contralto Kathleen Ferrier, violinist Nathan Milstein, violinist William Primrose, pianist Clifford Curzon, Le Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo, soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, tenor Peter Pears violinist Emil Telmanyi, soprano Victoria de los  Angeles, composer Benjamin Britten, and others.  53 numbered pages plus extras, covers, 7.3 x 10.1 inches, in very good condition. See scans of the most important pages.

Full program for this festival, with all pages and covers. Performers include conductors Bruno Walter, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Adrian Boult, Walter Susskind, John Barbirolli, Fritz Busch and others. Soloists:  violinist Ida Haendel, oboist Leon Goosens, pianist Myra Hess, cellist Leonard Rose, violinist Zino Francescatti, pianist Robert Casadesus, pianist Solomon, pianist Rudolf Serkin, violinist Gioconda de Vito, soprano Victoria de los Angeles, contralto Kathleen Ferrier, violist George Alexander, The Sadler´s Wells Ballet and others. 57 numbered pages plus extras, covers, 7.3 x 10.1 inches, in very good condition. See scans of the most important pages.

Full program for this festival, with all pages and covers. Performers include conductors Thomas Beecham, Vittorio Gui, Eduard Van Beinum, Rafael Kubelik, John Barbirolli, Joseph Keilberth, Leopold Ludwig, Georg Solti, John Pritchard, Karl Munchinger, and others. Soloists: pianist Clifford Curzon, cellist Pierre Fournier, violinist Zino Francescatti, violinist Josef Szigeti, violist William Primrose, contralto Kathleen Ferrier, baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, The Sadler´s Wells Ballet , The New York City Ballet, the Grand Ballet de Marquis de Cuevas, and others. 58 numbered pages plus extras, covers, 7.3 x 10.1 inches, in very good condition. See scans of the most important pages.

Full program for this festival, with all pages and covers. Performers include conductors Wilhelm Furtwangler, Bruno Walter, Vittorio Gui, Fernando Previtali, Malcolm Sargent, Herbert von Karajan, Adrian Boult, John Pritchard and others.   Soloists: violinist Gioconda de Vito, violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Solomon, soprano Eleanor Steber, violinist Yehudi Menuhin, violist William Primrose, The American National Ballet Theater, The Sadler´s Wells Theatre Ballet, Spanish dancer Pilar Lopez, Virtuosi di Roma and others. 58 numbered pages plus extras, covers, 7.3 x 10.1 inches, in very good condition. See scans of the most important pages.

19,5 x 12,5 cm. Paperback, 84 pages, full of portraits of artists, many full page and illustrations in color. Internationales Musikfest Frankfurt en Main 15. - June 1939. Frankfurt, Grosser Saal des Saalbaues, June 20th, 1939. Conductors: Franz Konwitschny. Yvonne Lefebvre, Klavier Maass: Feiermusik für Orchester. Sutermeister: Divertimento. Ravel: Klavierkonzert. Petridis: Sinfonie 1. Frankfurt, Grosser Saal des Saalbaues, 23. Juni 1939. Musikalische Leitung: Franz Konwitschny. Yvonne Lefebvre, Klavier. Evangelatos: Vorspiel. David: Partita für Orchester. Weismann: Violinkonzert. Holenia: Ständchen. Lualdi: Samnium. Frankfurt, Opernhaus, 24. Juni 1939. Musikalische Leitung: Franz Konwitschny. Daphne (Strauss).

Italian soprano (b.1966). Fine color studio photograph signed by her, shown young. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Romanian baritone (1930-2015), signed and inscribed photo, shown as Enrico in I Puritani at La Scala, Milan. Stamped on verso by photographer Erio Piccagliani, Milan. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, slight crease on top left not affecting the image and signature. Otherwise in good condition.

American violinist. Signed photo, with a long sentiment, inscribed and dated in 1945, New York. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian composer (1859-1935), conductor and teacher whose music went from late-Romantic to modern-20th Century style.  Rare, larger size signed photo, shown working on a score, inscribed and dated in 1933. Size is 11.3 x 8.7 inches, irregularly cut top border, with some loss of paper over the top right corner, minor cracks and creases, but in overall good condition, will look great if matted and/or framed. 

Brazilian-born soprano (1881-1941), signed photo postcard, shown in role. Blind stamp on front by photographer Setzer, Vienna. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches.

Brazilian-born soprano (1881-1941), signed postcard photograph, shown as Martha in Eugen D'Albert's Tiefland. Blind stamp on front by photographer Setzer, Vienna. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

English composer (1879-1962) and also teacher, best known for his piano music and short instrumental pieces.  Beautiful black and white photograph signed by him with a short sentiment.  Photograph is ink-stamped by photographer Allan Chappelow.  Size is 3.4 x 5.3 inches, in very good condition.

British composer (1879-1962), creator of sacred and chamber music, as works for piano and organ. Fine black-and-white photograph signed by him; ink-stamped on verso by photograph Alan Chappelow.  Size is 3.5 x 5.3 inches, some creases, in very good condition.

Canadian actor (1914-1992), and also film director; active between 1932-1992. Fine black-and-white photograph signed by him with a short sentiment, shown young, dated in 1987. Size is 7.9 x 9.75 inches, ink-writings on verso, otherwise in excellent condition.

Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and actress (b. 1988), signed photograph, shown possibly at an awards ceremony. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition. 

Spanish mezzo-soprano (b. 1927), best known for Zarzuela music, signed photograph, shown as herself, dated in Vienna in 1958. Printed signature by photographer Gyenes on top right. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Argentine ballerina (1934-2019). Fine sepia photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment, dated 1953. Size is 3.8 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Full program and libretto for the world premiere performances of Iris, opera by Pietro Mascagni, at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in November 1898 (premiere date was November 22, 1898), which was also conducted by the composer. This program lists the full cast (including Ericlea Darclee in the title role, as well as Giuseppe Tischi-Rubini, Fernando de Lucia, and others), as well as the conductor, and contains the full Italian text of the opera.  Full program and libretto with all pages and covers, 5.75 x 7.75 inches, minor stains and rust on some pages but otherwise in very good condition. See scans of first page, front cover and central (cast) page. Rare historic item!

Mexican singer and theater actress (1888-1962), signed photo postcard, shown in an operetta. Size is 3.75 x 5.75 inches. Minor crease on the lower border, not affecting the signature.

Mexican operetta soprano and stage actress (1888 - 1962), whose birth name was María Esperanza Bofill Ferrer. Signed photograph, shown possibly in role, inscribed and dated in 1921. Blind stamped on the front side by the photographer. Size is 8.5 x 10.75 inches, very small creases and bumps and mounting traces on verso, otherwise in very good condition.

British actor (b.1948), appearing in many movies being active since 1969, receiving different awards during his career. Signed movie still photo from "Dead Ringers" (1988). Size is 10.2 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

British actor (b.1948), appearing in many movies being active since 1969, received different awards during his career. Fine black-and-white promo photograph advertising the film "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981) signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment. Size is 7.9 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Yugoslavian soprano (b.1939).  Signed photo shown in Hary Janos (opera by Zoltan Kodaly), inscribed.  Stamped on verso by photographer Dietrich, Vienna.  Size is 3.25 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German actress (ca. 1890 - ca. 1925) of the silent film era; active between 1913-1925. Gorgeous photo postcard signed by her, shown young. Size is 3.4 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.