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Covent Garden poster

Poster
1958 (made)
Artist/Maker
Claridge, Lewis & Jordan Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)

Typographic.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleCovent Garden poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Samson at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1958
Physical description
Typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76cm
  • Poster width: 49.2cm
Object history
Associated Production: Samson. Composer: Georg F. Handel. Designer: Oliver Messel. Performers: Joan Sutherland, Elisabeth Lindermeier, Joan Carlyle, Jon Vickers. Company: The Covent Garden Opera. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London. 15.11.1958. Performance category: opera. This production was based on John Milton's 'Samson Agonistes'. This production was first produced at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on Feb. 18, 1744 under Handel's direction.
Production
68/70 Wardour Street, London
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.729-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1165832/covent-garden-poster-poster-claridge-lewis/
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