Schubertiade Music

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Leonard Bernstein signed this poster from the American premier of "A Quiet Place & Trouble in Tahiti," performed for a week at the Kennedy Center Opera House in 1984. Available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB!

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The highlight of this archive of letters from Truman Capote to his Spanish translator is an April 1964 note mentioning the book he had been working on for the last five years. "I hope you will like it. It's called 'In Cold Blood.'" Available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB.

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Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs" premiered in Paris #OTD in 1894, with the American soprano Sibyl Sanderson in the title role. Schubertiade has a variety of offerings related to the great French opera composer, available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB.

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The legendary Luciano Pavarotti gave his final opera performance #OTD in 2004, a New York Metropolitan Opera production of "Tosca." Schubertiade has a wide selection of offerings related to the superstar tenor, available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB, or message to inquire.

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The great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius premiered his second symphony #OTD in 1902, performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society. Schubertiade has a wide variety of Sibelius offerings available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB, or message to inquire.

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This poster from the American premier of "A Quiet Place & Trouble in Tahiti," performed for a week at the Kennedy Center Opera House in 1984, has been signed by Leonard Bernstein, and is available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB!

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Herzlichen Glückwünsche to Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F major, which premiered #OTD in 1814. Schubertiade has a sizable collection of Beethoven offerings available at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB, or message to inquire.

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Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest operatic tenors of all time, debuted with the Vienna State Opera at 27 years old #OTD in 1963, starring in a production of "La Traviata." Many Pavarotti-related offerings are available at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB.

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This bow tie display featuring "Rockin' Royal Rhythm Stars" Nat King Cole and his trio is a rare example of an African American celebrity endorsement from the 1940's, when celebrity was still in its infancy and such opportunities for black performers were almost non-existent.

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The great Charles Mingus signed this copy of "Changes Two," released in October of 1975 on Atlantic Records. Recorded in the same studio as "Changes One," the album is considered one of Mingus's best. Available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB!

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Bob Fosse filled out and signed this application for membership with the American Guild of Variety Artists when he was just 16. He would go on to have a legendary career as a dancer, choreographer, and film director. Available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB!

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Beatlemania's Big Bang in the U.S. happened on this date in 1964, when the Fab Four made their American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Schubertiade has a variety of Beatle-related offerings, including these five poster photographs by Richard Avedon.

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Bob Dylan himself signed this copy of "Bob Dylan Himself," a songbook from early in his career that contains songs he'd written or recorded, such as "Ballad for a Friend," "Gospel Plow," "Hard Times in New York Town," "He Was a Friend of Mine," and "Man of Constant Sorrow."

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Schubertiade is holding a live auction tomorrow, February 3, at 10:00 am EST through Invaluable. Today is your last chance to leave absentee and advance bids. The catalogue includes 350 items in all variety of category, with low starting prices and mostly without reserves.

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Among the many performers who rotated through P.T. Barnum's circus was Alistair MacWilkie, the Scotsman billed as "The man with an eleven-foot beard," who has signed this CDV to verso. Available now at https://t.co/GICMu415CJ!

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The happiest of all possible 265th birthdays to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, child prodigy and composer extraordinaire born #OnThisDate in 1756. Schubertiade has a large selection of Mozart-related offerings available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5oNo1, or message to inquire.

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In the world of violin, nobody casts a longer shadow than Nicolò Paganini, the legendary Italian virtuoso, as evidenced by this remarkably detailed hand-painted silhouette portrait. Available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB or message to inquire.

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George Burns and Gracie Allen teamed up in 1922, remaining professional and life partners until her death in 1964. In this humorous photograph, radio personality Fred Allen plugs his ears while they sing. Available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB!

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Antonio Scotti, the Met's principal Italian baritone from 1899 to 1933, inscribed this photograph as Scarpia in "Tosca" to the great soprano Lily Pons. He'd given his final Met performance only a month before the date of the inscription. Available at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB!

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In January of 1955, Marian Anderson became the first African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera. This signed copy of her autobiography, "My Lord, What a Morning," is available now at https://t.co/Yx21T5GoMB