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Poster

1968 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Tipo-Lito (printer)
Place of origin
Parma (printed)

Typographical poster printed in brown and red ink with a brown decorative foliate border surrounding the text, surmounted by the crest of the city of Parma, a blue cross agaist a yellow background in a shield. The large poster lists all the titles and authors of the operas that are to be staged in the 1968-1969 festival of opera in Parma.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Opera
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising the 1968-1969 season of opera at the Teatro Regio, Parma, Italy, commencing 26 December 1968
Physical description
Typographical poster printed in brown and red ink with a brown decorative foliate border surrounding the text, surmounted by the crest of the city of Parma, a blue cross agaist a yellow background in a shield. The large poster lists all the titles and authors of the operas that are to be staged in the 1968-1969 festival of opera in Parma.
Dimensions
  • Length: 205.6cm
  • Width: 99.6cm
Object history
The poster announces all the operas that are to form part of the 1968-1969 festival of (mostly) opera in Parma, commencing on 26 December 1968; Stiffelio, music by Giuseppe Verdi; Pagliacco, music by Ruggero Leoncavallo; Cavalleria Rusticari, music by Pietro Mascagni; Il balleto dei Cosacchi dell'Ucrairia, with choreography by Pavel Versky; La Sonnambula, music by Vincenzo Bellinio; Lucia di Lammermoor, music by Gaetano Donizetti; Un Quarto di Vita, music by Giorgio Gaslini; Manon Lescaut, music by Giaccomo Puccini; La Passione Greca, music by Bohsluv Matinu; La Fiera di Sorocinzi, muisc by Modest Petrov Musorgsky.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.395-2001

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Record createdMarch 27, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O64509/poster-tipo-lito/
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