Silk Programme
1989 (printed)
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Silk programme with integral silk fringe top and bottom. Printed in blue lettering on cream silk, featuring the royal crest top centre above the heading ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA COVENT GARDEN. Produced for the evening of 2 July 1889, the state visit of Queen Victoriua in honour of the Shah, and printed with the evening's programme which included the mad scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor; the fourth act of Gunoud's Faust; songs by Marie Roze, Ella Russell and Madame Nordica, and one act of Boito's Mefistofele.
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| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Silk programme produced for the state visit of Queen Victoria to the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, 2 July 1889 in honour of the visit of the Shah. The evening's programme featured the mad scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor; the fourth act of Gunoud's Faust; songs by Marie Roze, Ella Russell and Madame Nordica, and one act of Boito's Mefistofele. |
| Physical description | Silk programme with integral silk fringe top and bottom. Printed in blue lettering on cream silk, featuring the royal crest top centre above the heading ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA COVENT GARDEN. Produced for the evening of 2 July 1889, the state visit of Queen Victoriua in honour of the Shah, and printed with the evening's programme which included the mad scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor; the fourth act of Gunoud's Faust; songs by Marie Roze, Ella Russell and Madame Nordica, and one act of Boito's Mefistofele. |
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| Credit line | Richard Vincent Hughes Bequest |
| Object history | This silk programme was produced for the evening of 2 July 1889, the state visit of Queen Victoria in honour of the Shah, and was printed with the evening's programme which included the mad scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor; the fourth act of Gunoud's Faust; songs by Marie Roze, Ella Russell and Madame Nordica, and one act of Boito's Mefistofele. |
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| Accession number | S.1112-1983 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2005 |
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