550 - Russian Opera in Paris: 4 richly illustrated programs. Paris: Commercial & Theater Advertising, 1930–1931. In-4° (a few pp. slightly yellowed; 2 central folios detached). Bound, with an illustrated cover including one gold-embossed and debossed insert (good overall condition; slight rubbing and creases, minor wear on the spines, which are slightly split at the bottom, stitching and foxing on one lower cover flap, cover from the "Boris Godunov" program used). Programs for four operas at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées during the second season directed by Prince Zeretelli (Alexei Tseretelli, 1864–1942): "Prince Igor" (Borodin), "The Rusalka" (Dargomyzhsky), "Sadko" (Rimsky-Korsakov), and "Boris Godunov" (Mussorgsky). 3 cover illustrations by Ivan Bilibin. Numerous color compositions, mounted on tinted paper, based on the designs and costumes by Bilibin, Korovin, and Benois, including 10 full-page illustrations; numerous black-and-white photographic reproductions of the troupe’s artists. Included, various editions and formats, conditions vary: 1. Special issue of *La Revue musicale*: *Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes* [...]. Sought-after issue (II, No. 110, Dec. 1930) featuring articles by the Countess of Noailles, Gabriel Astruc, Louis Laloy, Henry Prunières, etc. Numerous illustrations on separate sheets and illustrations in the text reproducing the costumes and sets designed by Bakst, Braque, Derain, Picasso, etc., and portraits of the artists by Cocteau, Picasso, Dunoyer de Segonzac, and Pasternak. - 2. Two programs for “Prince Igor” featuring Chaliapine in a dual role: Lyceum Theatre (London), May–June 1931; Théâtre du Châtelet, June 1933. (7 items)