Lohengrin

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

Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for Ortruda in Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1901. That year Ortruda was performed by Frankel Claus, Rosa Olitzka and Marie Bremma.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Opera Designs Theatre
Object type	Costume design
Title	Lohengrin (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour, pencil and ink on board Watercolour Pencil Millboard Designing
Brief description	Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Ortruda in Lohengrin at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1901
Physical description	Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for Ortruda in Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin. Female figure wearing a long red and cream patterned medieval style gown with gold details, a matching long cape, beige underskirt, white veil, pointed shoes and crown. Close-up details of motifs, decorations, clasps and shoes have been drawn around the costume. A basic pencil sketch of a dress has been included on the reverse. Signed and dated 1901.
Dimensions	Height: 36.6cm Width: 26.4cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Lohengrin / Loh' (Inscribed in red ink and pencil, upper left corner.) 'Ortrud / Ortruda' (Inscribed in pencil overwritten in red ink. The 'a' has been added at the end of the character name 'Ortrud' in a lighter red ink.) 'M. Paquot' (Inscribed in pencil on reverse, upper left corner.)
Credit line	Given by the estate of David Dean
Summary	Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for Ortruda in Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1901. That year Ortruda was performed by Frankel Claus, Rosa Olitzka and Marie Bremma.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.398-2018

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Record created	February 26, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1480857/lohengrin-costume-design-comelli-attilio/

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