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Aïda

Poster
21/09/1987-29/09/1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAïda (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
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
Accession number
S.1138-1996

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
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