Theatrical Performance Collection (page 9)

Italy, Milan, Vocal and instrumental concert in a hall of the Royal Palace in Naples, engraving, 1749 18th Century, Civica Raccolta Delle Stampe Achille Bertarelli (Library)

Italy, Venice, Set design for the performance Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant by Gioacchino Rossini
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), La Cenerentola, ossia La bontA

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Cajus in Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi for the performance at Paris Opera Comique
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Falstaff, 1893. Costume sketch for Cajus by Jean Aujame (1905-1965) for the performance at Paris, Opera Comique, May 16, 1952

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Ferrando in The Troubadour by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Il trovatore (The Troubadour). Costume sketch for Ferrando by Alfred Albert for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Albert Saleza as Otello in Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Performance at Paris Palais Garnier
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Otello, 1887. Albert Saleza (1867-1916) as Otello. Performance at Paris Palais Garnier, October 10, 1894

Austria, Vienna, Costume sketch for Titus in The Clemency of Titus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for a performance in
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K 621, 1791. Costume sketch for Titus for a performance in Vienna, 1806

France, Paris, Set design for act II of The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Set design for act II by Max Bruckner, 1906

Italy, Bergamo, Portrait of Filippo Galli, bass singer, as Henry VIII in Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti
Portrait of Filippo Galli (19th century), Italian bass singer, as Henry VIII in " Anna Bolena" by Gaetano Donizetti

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Fedor in Boris Godunov by Modest Petrovic Musorgskij
Modest Petrovic Musorgskij (1839-1881), Boris Godunov, 1874. Costume sketch for Fedor by Y. Bonnat for a performance in 1953

France, Paris, engraving to present first performance of Carmen at Opera Comique
France - 19th century - Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen. Engraving to present the first performance at the Opera Comique in Paris (March 1875)

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Wotan in The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner for
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Costume sketch for Wotan by Joseph Pincheon, for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Falstaff as Black Hunter in Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi for performance at Paris Opera
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Falstaff, 1893. Costume sketch for Falstaff as Black Hunter by Jean Aujame (1905-1965) for the performance at Paris, Opera Comique, May 16, 1952

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Frasquita for Carmen by Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen, 1875. Costume sketch for Frasquita by Lila de Nobili, act IV, for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Sketch of costume for Don Jose for Carmen by Georges Bizet
Sketch by Betout of one of the costumes for Don Jose, for the first performance of Carmen, by Georges Bizet at the Opera Comique Theater in Paris (March 3rd 1875)

Italy, Milan, Sketch of costume for Singer Paul Lherie in role of Don Jose in opera Carmen by Georges Bizet
Singer baritone Jacques Bouhy in the role of Escamillo in the opera Carmen, by Georges Bizet. Sketch of one of his costumes for the first performance at the Opera Comique Theater in Paris

France, Paris, Set design for Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, Act IV, scene 2, Temple of Vulcano and crypt
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Set design by Philippe Chaperon, 1901. Act IV, scene 2, Temple of Vulcano and crypt

France, Paris, Renaud as Rigoletto in Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, Performance at Paris Palais Garnier
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Rigoletto, 1851. Renaud as Rigoletto. Performance at Paris Palais Garnier, June 11, 1908

Italy, Cremona, Amilcare Ponchielli with the performers of La Giocondas premiere
Amilcare Ponchielli (Paderno Fasolaro, 1834 - Milan, 1886), Italian composer, with the performers of La Giocondas premiere

Italy, Milan, The Kings Fool by Victor Hugo performed at the Comedie Francaise in Paris
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), Le rois amuse (The Kings Fool). Performed at the ComA

France, Paris, French baritone Pierre Gailhard as Leporello in Don Giovanni
French baritone Pierre Gailhard as Leporello in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts " Don Giovanni", 1866

Italy, Bergamo, Set design for performance Anne Boleyn by Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn). Set design by Alessandro Sanquirico, 1830

Stage on a day of free entertainment: the effect of melodrama, by Louis Leopold Boilly, oil on canvas, 1830
Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845), Stage on a day of free entertainment: the effect of melodrama, 1830, oil on canvas, 32x41 cm

France, Paris, Scene from Boris Godunov by Modest Petrovic Musorgskij
Modest Petrovic Musorgskij (1839-1881), Boris Godunov, 1874. Set sketch for act II, watercolour by Leon Bakst, 1913

France, Paris, Set design for act IV of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). " Rigoletto". Set design for act IV by Philippe Chaperon

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Leonora in The Troubadour by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Il trovatore (The Troubadour). Costume sketch for Leonora by Alfred Albert for the performance at Paris OpA

Monaco, Set design for Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde), Set design by Michael Echter

Austria, Vienna, Set design for Act II of performance The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 1791. Act II. Set design by Joseph and Peter Schaffer, for a performance in 1793

France, Paris, Sketch of costume for Celestine Galli-Marie in role of Carmen by Georges Bizet
Singer mezzo soprano Celestine Galli-Marie (1840 -1905) in the role of Carmen, by Georges Bizet. Sketch of one of her costumes for the first performance at the Opera Comique Theater in Paris

Italy, Bergamo, Portrait of Nicola De Grecis Performer in Pirates by Gaetano Donizetti
Portrait of Nicola De Grecis (19th century), Italian " basso buffo" singer. Performer in " I pirati" (Pirates) by Gaetano Donizetti

Italy, Milan, Costume sketch for Elena in Mephistopheles
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918), Mefistofele (Mephistopheles), 1868. Costume sketch for Elena

France, Paris, Bearins sketch for Les Fetes de l Amour et de Bacchus, performed at Royal Palace on May 2nd, 1651
France - 17th century - Bearins sketch for Les FA

France, Paris, Reconstruction of the scenes (Act2) of first performance of opera Carmen by Georges Bizet
France, 19th century. Carmen by Georges Bizet. Reconstruction by Emile Bertier of the scenes (Act 2nd) of the first performance of the opera at the National Theater Opera Comique in Paris (March 1875)

Italy, Milan, Costume sketch for Faust (Mefistopheles)
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918), Mefistofele (Mephistopheles), 1868. Costume sketch for Faust

France, Paris, Costume sketch for the trumpet player in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for trumpet player by Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, December 24, 1871

France, Paris, Costume sketch for innkeepers wife in Boris Godunov by Modest Petrovic Musorgskij
Modest Petrovic Musorgskij (1839-1881), Boris Godunov, 1874. Costume sketch for innkeepers wife by Y. Bonnat for a performance in 1953

Italy, Venice, Characters Pantalon and Pandora, from Nuova e curiosa scuola di danza teatrale
Italy, 18th century - Characters Pantalon and Pandora, from " Nuova e curiosa scuola di danza teatrale" (School of theatrical dance), 1716

France, Paris, Costume sketch for extra for Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for an extra by Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, December 24, 1871

France, Paris, costume sketch for Leporello for performance Don Giovanni or the rake punish d, at Opera Comique
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Don Giovanni ossia Il dissoluto punito, (Don Giovanni or the rake punish d), K 527, 1787

Italy, Milan, Set design sketch for La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886), La Gioconda, 1876. Set design sketch for a performance in 1876

France, Paris, costume sketch for Don Giovanni for performance Don Giovanni or the rake punish d, at Opera Comique
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Don Giovanni ossia Il dissoluto punito, (Don Giovanni or the rake punish d), K 527, 1787

France, Paris, Reconstruction of the scenes (Act3) of first performance of opera Carmen by Georges Bizet
France, 19th century. Carmen by Georges Bizet. Reconstruction by Emile Bertier of the scenes (Act 3rd) of the first performance of the opera at the National Theater Opera Comique in Paris (March 1875)

France, Paris, Poster of The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Die Walkure (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Valkyrie). Poster by Grasset, 1893

Czech Republic, Prague, Costume sketch for one of three boys in The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 1791. Costume sketch for one of the three boys by Kvetoslav Bubenik for the performance at Prague National Theatre in 1976

France, Paris, Costume sketch for the King in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for the King by Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, December 24, 1871

Germany, Bayreuth, Scene form The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner, print
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Print, early 1900 s

Czech Republic, Prague, Set design for performance The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata (The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K 492, 1786

France, Paris, Costume sketch for a knight in The Troubadour by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Il trovatore (The Troubadour). Costume sketch for a knight by Alfred Albert, January 12, 1857

France, The musical jury of the Opera, print, 19th century
Francia, 19th century. The musical jury of the Opera (Jury Musical du Grand Opera). Print

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