Costume Design
1995 (Painted, drawn)
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Costume design for The Woodpecker. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing a stylised costume representing a woodpecker. The costume consists of a long, high-necked, Edwardian style gown with fuzzy or feathery edges. The figure also wears grey gloves, a yellow beak, dark glasses, and an upstanding grey and red hairstyle. To the right of the figure is a pen & ink drawing showing the side view of the costume. On the reverse is a pencil drawing showing a male figure. Unsigned by the artist.
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Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, crayon, and watercolour, on paper. |
Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for The Woodpecker in the opera "The Cunning Little Vixen", Opera Zuid, Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, January 21st 1995. |
Physical description | Costume design for The Woodpecker. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing a stylised costume representing a woodpecker. The costume consists of a long, high-necked, Edwardian style gown with fuzzy or feathery edges. The figure also wears grey gloves, a yellow beak, dark glasses, and an upstanding grey and red hairstyle. To the right of the figure is a pen & ink drawing showing the side view of the costume. On the reverse is a pencil drawing showing a male figure. Unsigned by the artist. |
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Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions | ' CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN - THE WOODPECKER - OPERA ZUID ' (Textual information; Vertically and horizontally along the left hand side; handwriting; Crayon; Brotherston, Lez) |
Credit line | Given by the designer |
Object history | This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002. The design was executed for a production of Leos Janacek's opera "The Cunning Little Vixen" performed by Opera Zuid at the Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, on January 21st 1995. The production was directed by Aidan Lang, conducted by Julian Reynolds, choreographed by Andrew George, and lit by John Bishop. The cast included Anne Dawson as the Vixen. |
Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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Literary reference | The Cunning Little Vixen |
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Accession number | S.301-2002 |
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Record created | December 23, 2002 |
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