Unsigned Opera Programs

Teatro Reale dell´Opera in cooporation with the Berlin Staatsoper in Rome. Season 1942-1943. Performance of Tristan and Isolde conducted by Robert Heger with Max Lorenz and other cast from the Berlin Staatsoper. Full program with all pages and covers, many pictures of singers and the scenes.

Richly illustrated Dresden operra program with Fritz Reiner & Heinrich Knote. Rare program of the European period of Fritz Reiner who conducted the Dresden opera between 1912 and 1921, in this year he emigrated to the US where he started his career at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 6.5 x 8.6 inches

Group of 41 program-playbills, most are from the K.K. Hof-Opern Theater in Vienna, from the period 1900-1920, a few from before and after that period. Three playbills in smaller size (approx. 7.75 x 9.75 inches), the rest in larger size (approx. 9 x 11.5 inches), all in good to excellent condition. See scans - not sold individually.

Extremely rare year book of the Vienna Royal and Imperial Hof Theater (Vienna Court Opera) covering the period 18 August 1916 to 15 June 1917. A compendium of all 262 performances, listing of all operas, general information and small biographies of conductors and singers. First season of Leo Slezak at the Vienna Opera. Chief conductor: Franz Schalk. Guest performances of Richard Strauss and Wolfgang Korngold as conductors. Hardcover, 150 pages.

Group of 26 programs from the k.k. Hof-Operntheater (this was the name used by the Vienna State Opera house from March 1871 through November 1918) for performances all in the year 1900 - Performances include mostly opera but also some operetta and other shows. Each one is 8.2 x 10.75 inches, in excellent condition. See scans.

Group of 9 programs Vienna State Opera, from between 1931 and 1939, full programs each being 5.75 x 7.9 inches, with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Group of 90+ program inserts from the Vienna State Opera company, performances between 1945 and 1955. Many famous conductors and singers, lot includes a few ballet performances. Each one is sized 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in very good condition. Not sold individually. See scans

Group of 46 program inserts from the Vienna State Opera company performances between 1947 and 1955. Many famous conductors and singers. Each one is sized 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in very good condition. Not sold individually. See scans.

Group of 49 programs from the Vienna State Opera, all from the year 1946, each one is 6 x 8.25 inches, in very good condition. Some programs have more than one single page, some include ticket stubs. See scans.

Lot of 41 different program-playbills for opera performances at the Volksoper in Vienna, between 1918 and 1926. Most are in one page, in smaller size (7.9 x 9.75 inches), the rest is in larger format (9 x 11.5 inches), all in very good condition. See scans. Not sold individually.

Wagner performances at the Staatsoper Vienna, 1942-1944. Gotterdammerung, 27 January 1942. Das Rheingold, 18 April 1944. Gotterdammerung, May 8th, 1944. Conductor: Leopold Reichwein. Die Walkure, 12 March 1944. Conductor: Rudolf Moralt. Set of 4 programs (during WWII programs of the Vienna Staatsoper were reduced to one single page due to paper shortage).

Group of 10 programs with Bruno Walter conducting opera, all from between 1920 and 1937, different venues in Vienna, Berlin, Munich, London and Gravenhage. Various sizes, all complete, in very good condition. See scans of cast pages.