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Royal Opera House poster

Poster
1986 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera season 2 June to 19 July 1986, featuring the ballets Giselle and Les Patineurs and the operas Eugene Onegin, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fidelio and Cosi fan Tutti at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRoyal Opera House poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera season featuring Giselle [and] Les Patineurs [and] Eugene Onegin [and] A Midsummer Night's Dream [and] Fidelio [and] Cosi fan Tutti at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2 June to 19 July 1986
Physical description
Typographic poster, listing productions at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, set out in two columns, one for the Royal Opera and one for the Royal Ballet. Each list is on a red ground with the titles in white lettering and additional information in black, with the Royal Coat of Arms in black at the bottom of each column. The red columns are on a black background.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76.2cm
  • Poster width: 50.6cm
Object history
Associated Production: Ballet: Giselle (7.6.1986), Les Patineurs (6.6.1986). Opera: Eugene Onegin (2.6.1986, composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), Midsummer Night's Dream (17.6.1986, composer: Benjamin Britten), Fidelio (2.7.1986, composer: Ludwig van Beethoven), Cosi fan Tutte (12.7.1986, composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart). Company: The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London.
Summary
Poster advertising The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera season 2 June to 19 July 1986, featuring the ballets Giselle and Les Patineurs and the operas Eugene Onegin, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fidelio and Cosi fan Tutti at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Collection
Accession number
S.747-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
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