Joan Sutherland: Designs for a Prima Donna (Signed Deluxe edition)

RARE DELUXE EDITION. Signed by both Richard Bonynge and Joan Sutherland on title page. Numbered 229/500. Features 63 tipped in coloured plates of the outfit designs for Sutherland's Opera performances.

Deluxe first edition. Sydney: The Craftsman's Press, (1985). Large Folio. Original black and red cloth hardcover in original red cloth solander case. Pages: 199.

Hardcover boards bound in black cloth stamped in red and blind to cover and spine. Red stamping of titles and linework. Musical notation patterns stamped in blind. End papers and pages printed on Japanese dove-grey textured mermaid paper. Near fine in very good solander case. Some fading to case as well as loss to title lettering. Cover image plate has some creasing. Slight water markings towards top edge. Minor wearing to cloth where bone clasps close. Volume in fine condition. Binding square and tight. No fading or age markings present.  Contents in fine condition, clean and bright. Free from markings and creasing. Illustration plates also in fine condition, colours true. The volume presents wonderfully and has been well preserved within the protective case.

A beautiful portfolio of costume designs worn by the legendary Joan Sutherland during her opera performances. Designs range from her first performance in 1958 through to the 1980s. Each opera features a detailed introduction by Bonynge who offers a deep insight into Sutherland's approach to each of her roles. Bonynge, husband to Sutherland, was her musical partner and conducted most of her performances. The cover of the volume is blind stamped with the score of Bellini's Norma, one of Sutherland's most famous roles. 

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