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Costume Design

1969 (made)
Artist/Maker

Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Hamlet (first costume) in Humphrey Searle's opera, Hamlet, 1969


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Object type
Materials and techniques
Ink, crayon and gouache on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Hamlet (first costume) in Humphrey Searle's opera, Hamlet, 1969
Marks and inscriptions
'Hamlet / 1st costume / In ??? black ??? / encrusted ornament appliqued / - both costumes ??? white shirts to be / 'usable'' (Textual information. Upper right hand corner.)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of The Linbury Trust
Object history
Associated production: Hamlet (opera). Designer: Leslie Hurry. Director: Donald McWhinnie. Singer: Victor Braun. Performing company: Royal Opera. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 18.4.1969. Performance category: Opera. Victor Braun sang the role of Hamlet in this production.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.1055-1995

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
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