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Silk programme

Silk Programme
1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Rigoletto [and] Carmen [and] Romeo et Juliette at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1903.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSilk programme (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silk, printed
Brief description
Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Rigoletto [and] Carmen [and] Romeo et Juliette at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1903
Physical description
Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Rigoletto [and] Carmen [and] Romeo et Juliette at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1903
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 43.3cm
  • Sheet width: 32.5cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Object history
Associated production: Rigoletto. Opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi, performed by M. Renaud, Signor Bonci, Mademoiselle Bauermeister and Mademoiselle Melba. Carmen. Opera composed by Georges Bizet, performed by M. Plancon, M. Alvarez, Carla Frances and Mademoiselle Calve. Romeo et Juliette. Opera composed by Charles Gounod, performed by Lawrence Rea, M. Alvarez, Mademoiselle Bauermeister and Mademoiselle Melba. 7.7.1903 Covent Garden Theatre, London. This is a programme of the Gala Performance by command of His Majesty the King in honour of the visit of the President of the French Republic.
Production
Charing Cross, London
Subjects depicted
Summary
Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Rigoletto [and] Carmen [and] Romeo et Juliette at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1903.
Collection
Accession number
S.220-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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