Stage property for Ariadne auf Naxos
Stage Property
1950s (designed)
1950s (designed)
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Rococo candle scone with artificial mirror, the sconce with two branches, each holding an artificial candle.
Object details
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| Title | Stage property for Ariadne auf Naxos (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Papier-mâché, wood and paint |
| Brief description | Sconce designed by Oliver Messel for Ariadne auf Naxos, Glyndebourne Opera, 1953 |
| Physical description | Rococo candle scone with artificial mirror, the sconce with two branches, each holding an artificial candle. |
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| Gallery label | Gallery rotation, 2022
SCONCES FOR THE SET OF ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
1953
At Glyndebourne, Oliver Messel supervised all aspects of the set building. He also designed and made props and painted scenery. These sconces were wall-mounted on the set and lit with tiny electric light bulbs to give the impression of an 18th-century candlelit interior. The clever combination of materials and Messel’s talent for design created, as one observer remarked, ‘an exquisite and sumptuous’ room.
Designed by Oliver Messel
Papier-mâché, wood and paint
Given by Glyndebourne Productions Ltd
Museum nos. S.150, 151-2019(2021) |
| Credit line | Given by Glyndebourne Productions Ltd |
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| Accession number | S.151-2019 |
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| Record created | April 25, 2019 |
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