Rigoletto
Costume Design
1908 (drawn)
1908 (drawn)
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Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for members of the ballet in Rigoletto by Giuseppi Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse. Performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where it received five performances in the Royal Italian Opera season, 14 May to July 1908. The first performance was postponed due to the indisposition of John McCormack who should have played the Duke. The chorographer was François Ambrosiny (1877-1944), ballet master for the Royal Italian Opera and the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels. Ambrosiny worked at Covent Garden between 1902-1914 and 1919-1928, although not continuously.
Object details
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| Title | Rigoletto (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on board |
| Brief description | Costume design 'BB' by Attilio Comelli for members of the ballet in Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1908. |
| Physical description | Costume design by Attilio Comelli for members of the ballet in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto. Male figure wearing a pink a white doublet, cape and paned slops all decorated with gold motifs. He also wears white tights, pointed shoes, ruff, wrist ruffs and a pink hat with white feather. Labelled 'BB' in pencil in the upper left corner. Signed and dated 1908. |
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| Credit line | Given by the estate of David Dean |
| Summary | Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for members of the ballet in Rigoletto by Giuseppi Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse. Performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where it received five performances in the Royal Italian Opera season, 14 May to July 1908. The first performance was postponed due to the indisposition of John McCormack who should have played the Duke. The chorographer was François Ambrosiny (1877-1944), ballet master for the Royal Italian Opera and the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels. Ambrosiny worked at Covent Garden between 1902-1914 and 1919-1928, although not continuously. |
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| Accession number | S.334-2018 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2018 |
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