Costume Design
1964 (Painted, Drawn)
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Costume design for Five chorus women in "Madam Butterfly". The design depicts five full length female figures wearing "Japanese" style costume and hairstyle. The costumes consists of a kimono worn with an obi in shades of pink and light brown. Each figure also wears decorative combs and flowers in her hair. The design has been extensively annotated by the artist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, Pen & Ink, Ink, Paper Collage, and White Paint, on Paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Alix Stone for the Female Chorus in "Madam Butterfly", Sadler's Wells Opera, November 13th 1964. |
| Physical description | Costume design for Five chorus women in "Madam Butterfly". The design depicts five full length female figures wearing "Japanese" style costume and hairstyle. The costumes consists of a kimono worn with an obi in shades of pink and light brown. Each figure also wears decorative combs and flowers in her hair. The design has been extensively annotated by the artist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' Avail / Mme Butterfly ' (Textual information; Reverse upper left hand corner of the mount.; handwriting; pencil) |
| Object history | This costume design by Alix Stone is part of an extensive collection of designs purchased by the Theatre Museum directly from the artist in 1994. The design was executed for a production of Puccini's opera "Madam Butterfly" by the Sadler's Wells Opera, November 13th 1964. The original production was conducted by Mario Bernardi; directed by Colin Graham; and lit by Charles Bristow. The production was later revived at Sadler's Wells in January 1966 and March 1967; and at the London Coliseum in February 1969 and November 1970. The designs were later revised by Alix Stone for performances at the London Coliseum on November 4th 1971, and September 1972. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Accession number | S.152-2001 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2001 |
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