Hello, Along with one botanical item we offer some unusual South African musical items on this auction.
An avid collector in this area has keenly retained all of his memorabilia. This includes collections of the programmes for opera, ballet, and classical concerts over a lifetime. A small selection are included in this auction and more will follow in succeeding auctions. The auction is currently open for viewing. Details of the auction are to be found at: http://www.antiquarianauctions.com This is auction #95. It is open for bidding from this Thursday 11th November at 16.30 GMT and closes on Thursday 18th November 2021 at 16.30 GMT, ie. 18.30 local South African time. We have the following lots on offer: ------------------------------------- Lot 285 #28150 Gilbert Westacott Reynolds THE ALOES OF TROPICAL AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR The Trustees The Aloes Book Fund, Mbabane, Swaziland, 1966 Special Subscribers' Edition Copy No.76 of 600. Signed by Author on tipped-in certificate with subscriber's name - in this case Ken R. Anderson. To view this item use the URL: https://tinyurl.com/5fd65yf8 Lot 228 #15958 Julius Eichbaum SCENARIA Julius Eichbaum, Johannesburg, 1977-1998 This was South Africa's premier magazine for the performing arts - opera, theatre, ballet, music. Originally quarterly, later monthly. Famed for critical comment on South Africa's performing arts councils, the magazine died with its iconoclastic editor/ owner Julius Eichbaum. A window on the golden years of South Africa's performing arts. A unique collection. Bound 19 matching volumes orange cloth boards. 36kg total. 1977 to 1998. A run of over 20 years from issue No.2 to the last issue No.214, with 16 missing (Nos. 1, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 37, 40, 45, 46, 48, 56, 144, 151, 152, 202). The last volume binds together the various Special Issue's from 1980 to 1989. To view this item use the URL: https://tinyurl.com/yeze4p7o Lot 229 #15987 Historical Society Of Port Elizabeth LOOKING BACK The Journal Of The Historical Society Of Port Elizabeth. Vols.1 - 49, 1961-2010 Historical Society Of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, 1961-2010 The official journal of the Port Elizabeth Historical Society. Contains historical footnotes relevant to Port Elizabeth and the Eastern Cape. Probably a unique collection outside of any institutional holdings. A full run. 130 issues bound 20 volumes of disparate sizes gilt on green 'leather' vynide boards. Originally published quarterly, later annually. Volumes 45-49 as included (2006-2010) loose, unbound. One additional volume contains the cumulative Index 1961-1986. To view this item use the URL: https://tinyurl.com/6y9dt4w Lot 256 #28098 Puccini. PUCCINI, 36 original opera programmes A unique collection of 36 opera programmes all relating to the composer Puccini and performances from the period 1956 to 2011 at South African venues but including one each from Vienna & Rome. Full list on request. These covers the operas: Manon Lascaut (1), La Boheme (9), Tosca (11), Madama Butterfly (11), La Fanciulla Del West (1), Turandot (4), & Gianni Schicchi (1). Productions by PACT, NAPAC, CAPAB, Roodepoort City Opera, Opera Wien, Rome Opera, National Opera Association SA, Cape Town Opera, UCT Opera, & Wits Music School. To view this item use the URL: https://tinyurl.com/trnysr4a Lot 257 #28093 Verdi. VERDI, 55 original opera programmes A unique collection of 55 opera programmes all relating to the composer Verdi and performances from the period 1956 to 2011 at South African venues but including one each from London, Milan, & Rome. Full list on request. These covers the operas: Nabucco (8), Macbeth (3), Rigoletto (10), La Traviata (10), Il Trovatore (5), Simon Boccanegra (2), Un Ballo In Maschers (3), La Forza Del Destino (2), Don Carlos (4), Aida (5), & Otello (3). Productions by PACT, NAPAC, CAPAB, & PACOFS. To view this item use the URL: https://tinyurl.com/yf4jb4 Lot 258 #28140 Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Cimarosa, Ponchielli, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, & Giordano ITALIAN OPERA, 38 original opera programmes. A unique collection of 38 opera programmes all relating to the various italian composers. These cover performances from the period 1956 to 2010 at South African venues but including one each from Venice, Vienna, Malan, & Florence. Full list on request. These covers the operas by Rossini; Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (7), La Cenerentola, (2), by Donizetti; L'Elisir D'Amore (2), Lucia Di Lammermoor (7), Don Pasquale (4), I Maria Stuarda (1). by Bellini; Norma (2), I Puritani (2). by Cimarosa; Il Matrimonio Segreto (1). by Ponchielli; La GiaConda (1). by Mascagni & Leoncavallo; Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacco (7), and by Giordano; Andrea Chenier (2). To view this item use the URL: https://tinyurl.com/4a2wawv8 Lot 267 #28142 Bizet, Britten, Gounod, Janacek, Lehar, Massenet, Offenbach, & Smetana FRENCH, ENGLISH, CZECH, & HUNGARIAN OPERAS. 38 original opera programmes A unique collection of 38 opera programmes. These cover performances from the period 1956 to 2011 at South African venues but including one from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Full list on request. These covers the operas by Bizet; Carmen (9), The Pearl Fishers (1). by Britten; Peter Grimes (2). by Gounod; Faust (5), Romeo & Juliette (1). by Janacek; Jenufa (2). by Lehar; The Merry Widow (6), The Czarevitch (1). by Manon (1), Werther (1). by Offenbach; Les Contes d'Hoffman (6). by Smetana; The Bartered Bride (3). 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