Description: Large group of 8 vintage all original 1930's/1940's/1950's Golden Age Of Opera operatic music program ephemera items. These are from the estate of Dorothy Crowthers who was the Editor-In-Chief Of The Baton magazine of The Institute Of Musical Art Of The Juilliard School Of Music. The eight items include one 74 page 7 1/4" by 10" hardback hard back 1940's book - "Metropolitan Opera Milestones, Published By The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc., 1944". The first page is inscribed with "To The Dawsons, Real Music Lovers, From The Crowthers With Affectionate Wishes For Many Opera Nights In Their Future". It is in good to very good complete condition with some storage wear. It is loaded with the history of the Met. One 36 page glossy stock "Opera News, Published By The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc., March 19, 1956, In This Issue: Parsifal, Volume 20, Number 20, Price 20 Cents" in very good to excellent condition. One 36 page glossy stock "Opera News, Published By The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc., March 5, 1956, In This Issue: Boris Godunov, Volume 20, Number 18, Price 20 Cents" in very good to excellent condition. One 36 page glossy stock "Opera News, Published By The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc., November 28, 1955, In This Issue: Les Contes D'Hoffmann, Volume 20, Number 4, Price 20 Cents" in good to very good condition. One 24 page 1951 - 1952 "Metropolitan Opera, Season Of Nineteen Fifty-One - Nineteen Fifty-Two, Metropolitan Opera Association, Incorporated" in very good condition. One 1949 four page program with an insert. The program reads "United Nations First Anniversary Celebration Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights" with Yehudi Menuhin scheduled to perform. The insert reads that Mr. Menuhin's plane was delayed and he will not be performing. One 5-page typed copy of a speech - "Radio Broadcast From The Metropolitan Opera House During Third Intermission On Saturday Afternoon, January 8, 1949, The Metropolitan And Its Future By George A. Sloan, Chairman, Board Of Directors, Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.". One promo promotional 6-page flyer in the form of a newspaper - "Hurok Bulletin, One Of The Ranking Vocal Artists Of The Day, Victoria de Los Angeles". It is loaded with articles on de Los Angeles. It is in excellent condition. I will be listing many other items from the estate in the near future. These items are sold as is and as pictured with returns not accepted. $15.00 USPS or FedEx postage.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Media, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-01-20T15:23:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Music
Original/Reproduction: Original
Genre: Classical, Opera & Ballet
Modified Item: No
