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H Beard Print Collection

Print
8th May 1935 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Illustrated London News (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print showing the first act at the last rehearsal of Lohengrin performed at Covent Garden opera. Lohengrin was chosen to open the Silver Jubilee Season of Grand Opera at Covent Garden and this photograph features Lotte Lehmann as Elsa, Max Hirzel as Lohengrin (Lauritz Melchior took up the role at the last minute due to Hirzel becoming ill), Alexander Kipnis as Heinrich der Volger and Arnold Matters as Heerrufer des Königs. Printed in an Illustrated Review.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
ink on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Print-Making
Photography
Brief description
Print showing the first act at the last rehearsal of Lohengrin performed at Covent Garden opera. Printed in an Illustrated Review, 8th May 1935, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Print showing the first act at the last rehearsal of Lohengrin performed at Covent Garden opera.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 15.3cm
  • Print size width: 20.2cm
Subjects depicted
Lehmann, Lotte
Hirzel, Max
Melchior, Lauritz
Kipnis, Alexander
Matters, Arnold
Literary referenceLohengrin
Summary
Print showing the first act at the last rehearsal of Lohengrin performed at Covent Garden opera. Lohengrin was chosen to open the Silver Jubilee Season of Grand Opera at Covent Garden and this photograph features Lotte Lehmann as Elsa, Max Hirzel as Lohengrin (Lauritz Melchior took up the role at the last minute due to Hirzel becoming ill), Alexander Kipnis as Heinrich der Volger and Arnold Matters as Heerrufer des Königs. Printed in an Illustrated Review.
Other number
F.129-13 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4830-2009

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Record createdOctober 7, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1137898/h-beard-print-collection-print-the-illustrated-london/
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