Viardot
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She was among 'the most brilliant dramatic stars of our time', according to franz liszt, and billed as 'the most talked of opera singer in europe'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a picturesque but painstakingly researched biography of the life - and the times - of the nineteenth century's maria callas"enchantress of nations" is a lavish biography of this amazing woman whose life spanned most of the nineteenth century; and it also weaves a rich tapestry of music and literature in france, england and russiamichael steen recounts the back-stage bitchiness, robbery, duels and violence, life in russia before the emancipation of the serfs, appalling disease and shocking poverty, and the unhappiness experienced by children of successful parentsdickens - reduced to tears by her singing - regarded her as 'one of the greatest actresses of any time'liszt also declared that, with pauline viardot, the world had finally found a woman composer of geniusluxuriously produced with a colour plate section, it opens a new vista on opera, nineteenth-century literature and history
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15 €
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Translation by louis viardot and each book contains 370 compositions by gustave doré engraved on wood by hare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihachette, parisgustave doré (illustrator)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume one and volume two, two books together weighing approximately 10 kg and each measuring 37x29x approximately 5 cm2 volumes in red half leather binding, spine with 4 raised bands and gilded title - (xxiv), ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodsigns of wear on the bindings and some signs of wear on the first pages of volume 1, otherwise in good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
57 €
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Pair of central louis xv ornamental japanese style furniture in mahogany in the taste of viardotare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigreat quality parisian cabinetmakingfront opening with 1 drawer and 1 door eachour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebronze ornamentation with gilt patinaabundant decorations of plant sculpturesdimensions: h read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecabriole legs ending with claws on spacer platecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
227 €
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Openwork legs in the spirit of viardotare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeseries of napoleon iii period nesting tables with japanese style decorationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
121 €