Not currently on display at the V&A

Aïda

Poster
21/09/1987-29/09/1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Amico (designers)
Place of origin
Egypt (printed)

Poster advertising Aïda at the Giza Pyramids, 21 September to 29 September 1987.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Advertising
Opera
Object type
Poster
TitleAïda (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Aïda at the Giza Pyramids, 21 September to 29 September 1987
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Painting of sphinx and pyramids at Giza, Egypt, as in S.1137-1996, together with hieroglyphs and image of Ancient Egyptian woman, as from a wall painting, playing harp incorporated in image of a treble clef.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 68.5cm
  • Poster width: 45.4cm
Credit line
From the Sander Gorlinsky Collection presented to the Theatre Museum by Edith Gorlinsky
Object history
Associated Production: Aida. Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Singers: Katia Ricciarelli, Grace Bumbry, Gena Dimitrova, Giuseppe Giacomini. Orchestra Ente Artistico Teatro Petruzzelli, Choir Ente Artistico Teatro Petruzzelli. Company: Mudra Corps de Ballet. Giza Pyramids, Egypt. 21.9.1987-29.9.1987. Performance category: opera. There is a note on the poster of the following sponsors' names - Memnon Tours, Swan Travel, Bon Voyage.
Summary
Poster advertising Aïda at the Giza Pyramids, 21 September to 29 September 1987.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1138-1996

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdAugust 3, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1170869/aïda-poster-amico/
Download as: JSON