Silk programme
Silk Programme
1911 (made)
1911 (made)
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Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Aida [and] Romeo et Juliette [and] Il Barbiere de Siviglia [and] Le Pavillon d'Armide at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1911
Object details
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| Title | Silk programme (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, printed |
| Brief description | Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Aida [and] Romeo et Juliette [and] Il Barbiere de Siviglia [and] Le Pavillon d'Armide at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1911 |
| Physical description | Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Aida [and] Romeo et Juliette [and] Il Barbiere de Siviglia [and] Le Pavillon d'Armide at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1911 |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Object history | Associated production: Aida, opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi, performed by Mademoiselle Destin, Mademoiselle Kirkby Lunn and Signor Bassi. Romeo et Juliette, opera composed by Charles Gounod, performed by Mr Burke, Madame Melba, M. Franz and Madame Berat. Il Barbiere de Siviglia, opera composed by Gioacchino Rossini, performed by Madame Tetrazzina, Signor Sammarco, John McCormack and Signor Maltesta. Le Pavillon d'Armide, dance composed by Nicolas Tcherepnin and choreographed by Mikhail Fokine, dancers Madame Karsavina, M. Nijinsky, M. Bolm and M. Cecchetti. 26.6.1911 Covent Garden Theatre, London. This is a programme of the State Performance by royal command in honour of the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. |
| Production | Charing Cross, London |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Silk programme advertising a gala performance of Aida [and] Romeo et Juliette [and] Il Barbiere de Siviglia [and] Le Pavillon d'Armide at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1911 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.221-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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