Maria Bjornson design
Costume Design
1986 (drawn)
1986 (drawn)
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Design for The Phantom and Christine in the Phantom's Lair in Act I, scene vi of The Phantom of the Opera, showing a full length female figure wearing a white, floor length dressing gown, belted at the waist, the fronts trimmed to the waist with a wide band of lace with similar lace forming the wide cuffs of the three-quarter length sleeves, and, beneath, a low cut black and gold bodice, the neck trimmed with multi-coloured beads. Behind her to the right stands a full length male figure in evening dress with a wide collared, calf length black cloak, and an exaggerated black fedora with a homberg crown. He wears a white diagonal half mask covering the right hand side of his face. Lace swatches in white and cream and fabric swatches in black and white are attached by metal pins to the right hand edge. The design is signed and is inscribed in pencil with the production title, the theatre, the scene, the names of the characters and the actors, and costume details.
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Title | Maria Bjornson design (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, gouache, gold paint and photocopies on paper, with attached fabric swatches |
Brief description | Design by Maria Bjornson for The Phantom and Christine in Act I, scene vi, of The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, 1986 |
Physical description | Design for The Phantom and Christine in the Phantom's Lair in Act I, scene vi of The Phantom of the Opera, showing a full length female figure wearing a white, floor length dressing gown, belted at the waist, the fronts trimmed to the waist with a wide band of lace with similar lace forming the wide cuffs of the three-quarter length sleeves, and, beneath, a low cut black and gold bodice, the neck trimmed with multi-coloured beads. Behind her to the right stands a full length male figure in evening dress with a wide collared, calf length black cloak, and an exaggerated black fedora with a homberg crown. He wears a white diagonal half mask covering the right hand side of his face. Lace swatches in white and cream and fabric swatches in black and white are attached by metal pins to the right hand edge. The design is signed and is inscribed in pencil with the production title, the theatre, the scene, the names of the characters and the actors, and costume details. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Object history | This design was made for the first production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, 9 October 1986. The Phantom was played by Michael Crawford and Christine was played by Sarah Brightman. |
Literary reference | <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i> |
Bibliographic reference | Maria Björnson. London: 1997
no.86 |
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Accession number | S.274-1999 |
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Record created | September 1, 2000 |
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