The Ice Break
Poster
1977 (printed)
1977 (printed)
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This poster for the premiére of Tippet's The Ice Break reveals very little about the production, other than giving an enigmatic, foreboding sense of gloom.
Tippett described the theme of this opera by asking 'whether or not we can be reborn from the stereotypes we live in?'. The characters within the opera follow certain paths that they are expected to follow by society, which result in violence and race riots. Surrealistic and psychedelic episodes occur, in an attempt to address the question of humanity's survival in the universe without intervention from the astral plane. Tippett tackles a very large theme through this production, without offering an easy solution.
Tippett described the theme of this opera by asking 'whether or not we can be reborn from the stereotypes we live in?'. The characters within the opera follow certain paths that they are expected to follow by society, which result in violence and race riots. Surrealistic and psychedelic episodes occur, in an attempt to address the question of humanity's survival in the universe without intervention from the astral plane. Tippett tackles a very large theme through this production, without offering an easy solution.
Object details
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| Title | The Ice Break (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset photolithograph |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the premiere of Michael Tippett's opera, The Ice Break, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. |
| Physical description | Advertising poster for the World premiere of The Ice Break at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Predominantly black poster, with a red and black monochrome photograph of a face in a mask with goggles with red mist behind. The venue is written in red typography at the top of the poster and the title and details of performances are printed in white at the bottom. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Literary reference | Michael Tippet's <i>The Ice Break</i> |
| Summary | This poster for the premiére of Tippet's The Ice Break reveals very little about the production, other than giving an enigmatic, foreboding sense of gloom. Tippett described the theme of this opera by asking 'whether or not we can be reborn from the stereotypes we live in?'. The characters within the opera follow certain paths that they are expected to follow by society, which result in violence and race riots. Surrealistic and psychedelic episodes occur, in an attempt to address the question of humanity's survival in the universe without intervention from the astral plane. Tippett tackles a very large theme through this production, without offering an easy solution. |
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| Accession number | S.816-1995 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2008 |
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