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Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

Costume Design
1903 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Comelli, Attilio (designers)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858- 1925) for Köthner in Act III of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersingers von Nürnberg at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1903. The opera received 3 performances that year on 9th, 15th and 24th June, each running for about five hours. It was produced by the Grand Opera Syndicate Ltd.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre
Opera
Object type
Costume design
Titles
  • Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (generic title)
  • The Master-Singers of Nuremberg (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pencil and ink on board
Watercolour
Pencil
Millboard
Designing
Brief description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Köthner in Act III of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1903
Physical description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Köthner, performed by Adolf Muhlmann, in Act III of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersingers von Nürnberg. Male figure wearing a black hat, white high necked undershirt, beige long coat over a matching long gown with black details, tights and shoes. Signed and dated 1903.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 26.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Meistersinger' (Inscribed in red ink, upper left corner.)
  • 'M.S.' (Inscribed in ink, lower left corner.)
  • 'KÖTHNER / ACT III' (Inscribed in ink, lower right corner.)
  • 'Mr. Muhlmann' (Inscribed in pencil on reverse. Adolf Muhlmann performed the role of Fritz Köthner.)
Credit line
Given by the estate of David Dean
Summary
Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858- 1925) for Köthner in Act III of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersingers von Nürnberg at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1903. The opera received 3 performances that year on 9th, 15th and 24th June, each running for about five hours. It was produced by the Grand Opera Syndicate Ltd.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.385-2018

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1478662/die-meistersinger-von-nurnberg-costume-design-comelli-attilio/
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