Costume Design
1993 (Painted, drawn)
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The design by Lez Brotherston was executed for a production of Siegfried Matthus's opera "Cornet Christoph Rilke's Song of Love and Death" performed by Glyndebourne Touring Opera at Sadler's Wells on October 4th 1993. The production was translated by Bernard Jacobson, directed by Aidan Lang, conducted by Martin Andre, and lit by Davy Cunningham.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, watercolour, and black & gold marker pen on paper. |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for the Madonna in the opera "Cornet Christoph Rilke's Song of Love and Death", Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Sadler's Wells, October 4th 1993. |
| Physical description | Costume design for the Madonna. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing robes associated with the Virgin Mary in Catholic iconography. The costume consists of a blue cloak decorated with gold patterns, worn over a white tunic, bound at the waist with a light blue and gold scarf . The figure also wears a gold veil on her head crowned with a wreath of flowers, and has a halo of gold stars above her head. The figure stands on bank of flowers, and gold rays extend from her body. Unsigned by the artist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' Madonna 1 # # ' (Textual information; Upper left hand corner.; handwriting; pencil; Brotherston, Lez) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Cornet Christoph Rilke's Song of Love & Death |
| Summary | The design by Lez Brotherston was executed for a production of Siegfried Matthus's opera "Cornet Christoph Rilke's Song of Love and Death" performed by Glyndebourne Touring Opera at Sadler's Wells on October 4th 1993. The production was translated by Bernard Jacobson, directed by Aidan Lang, conducted by Martin Andre, and lit by Davy Cunningham. |
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| Accession number | S.295-2002 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2002 |
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