Author: DEUTSCHES OPERNHAUS BERLIN -
Title: Mignon.Oper in 3 Akten von Ambroise Thomas. Text von Michel Carré und Jules Barbier. In deutscher Neufassung...von Anton Baumann. Publ. in:Der Vorhang, Blätter des deutschen Opernhauses Berlin, volume IV-part I (August 1938(.
Description: Berlin, s.n., [Generalintendanz]/[TYP] Heenemann, 1938. Original printed wrappers, stapled with German Nazi Eagle in relief. [20]pp. 20 black/white illustrations after photographs of which many portraits of actors and actresses, in-and exterior of the Opera Building, programme of performance in centre-fold. with name-list of actors and actresses and a synopsis of the Opera itself. Odd issue of this german language montly with information on the Berlin Operahouse, which contains a Programme of the performance of the Opera Mignon by Ambroise Thomas, adapted into german. Admission for [high ranking] members of the Nazi organization Kraft durch Freude (KdF), Friday 2 September 1938. Scarce with actors as Lore Hoffmann, Margret Pfahl, Heinz Nissen, Hermann Bornträger, e.t.al. Good copy.

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