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Opera Collection (#8)

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Background imageOpera Collection: G&s / Pirates, India 3

G&s / Pirates, India 3
Young Frederic is reminded of his duty at pistol-point by the Pirate King and Ruth in an amateur production by the British community at Simla, India

Background imageOpera Collection: Scene from Faust

Scene from Faust
Mephistopheles gives Faust a vision of Marguerite : the scholar is suitably impressed

Background imageOpera Collection: Donizetti / Cook

Donizetti / Cook
GAETANO DONIZETTI Italian opera composer

Background imageOpera Collection: Leoncavallo / Caric Ths

Leoncavallo / Caric Ths
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO Italian opera composer looking rather pleased with himself

Background imageOpera Collection: Christine Nilsson / Cdv

Christine Nilsson / Cdv
CHRISTINA NILSSON Swedish opera singer as Violetta in Verdis La Traviata

Background imageOpera Collection: Verdi / Otello / Liebig Card

Verdi / Otello / Liebig Card
Otello arrives in Cyprus, a triumphant hero

Background imageOpera Collection: Strauss / Salome / At NY Met

Strauss / Salome / At NY Met
Salome performs her dance of the seven veils during a production at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 1907

Background imageOpera Collection: Rimsky, Snow Maiden 3

Rimsky, Snow Maiden 3
( Snegurochka ) Bobilicka, a peasant woman with whom the Snow Maiden goes to live

Background imageOpera Collection: Puccini / Butterfly / Record

Puccini / Butterfly / Record
Complete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !

Background imageOpera Collection: Mussorgsky / Boris / Costume

Mussorgsky / Boris / Costume
Costume design for Boris

Background imageOpera Collection: Pinafore / Programme 2

Pinafore / Programme 2
Inside pages of the programme for the original production, naming George Grossmith as Sir Joseph Porter

Background imageOpera Collection: G&s / Patience (Photo)

G&s / Patience (Photo)
Winifred Lawson as Patience, the country girl who appeals to the aesthetes

Background imageOpera Collection: Flotow Martha Quartet

Flotow Martha Quartet
The delightful spinning quartet from Act Two, as the two posh ladies, disguised as country girls, reveal their inability to perform mundane household tasks

Background imageOpera Collection: Traviata - Liebig - 5

Traviata - Liebig - 5
Act two, scene 19 : at Floras ball, Alfredos father rebukes his behaviour, and the Baron, Violettas former protector, challenges him to a duel

Background imageOpera Collection: Magic Flute Liebig 2

Magic Flute Liebig 2
(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 6 : Tamino is presented to the Queen of the Night by his three rescuers; he vows to rescue her daughter Pamina, kidnapped by Sarastro

Background imageOpera Collection: Berlioz Faust Liebig 4

Berlioz Faust Liebig 4
Mephistopheles and Faust ride towards the abyss - demons line the route

Background imageOpera Collection: Faust - Liebig - 1

Faust - Liebig - 1
FAUST Mephistopheles, summoned by Faust, shows him a vision of Marguerite, whereupon he signs a pact exchanging his soul for youth and pleasure

Background imageOpera Collection: Blackpool Opera House

Blackpool Opera House
Interior view during a performance of Gilbert & Sulivans The Pirates of Penzance

Background imageOpera Collection: Parsifal - Liebig 1

Parsifal - Liebig 1
Act one : Amfortas and his Holy Knights

Background imageOpera Collection: Gotterdammerung Bayreuth

Gotterdammerung Bayreuth
Act two : stage performance at Bayreuth

Background imageOpera Collection: Act 2 at Bayreuth 1908

Act 2 at Bayreuth 1908
Act two - as performed at Bayreuth in 1908

Background imageOpera Collection: Wagner / Faustin

Wagner / Faustin
RICHARD WAGNER German opera composer and conductor extraordinaire, astonishing everybody with his Music of the Future

Background imageOpera Collection: Puccini / Boheme / Paris

Puccini / Boheme / Paris
LA BOHEME assorted scenes from the first Paris performance

Background imageOpera Collection: Laclos / Liaisons / Valmont

Laclos / Liaisons / Valmont
Le Vicomte de Valmont uses his mistress, Opera as a writing desk whilst writing to the virtuous Mme. Tourvel, whom he plans to seduce

Background imageOpera Collection: Music Scores / Berlioz

Music Scores / Berlioz
part of the score of Berliozs La Damnation de Faust, first performed in December 1846, and later turned into an opera

Background imageOpera Collection: Rossini Balestrieri

Rossini Balestrieri
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI composing his opera Il Barbieri di Seviglia, first performed on 20 February 1816

Background imageOpera Collection: Puccini Butterfly Letter

Puccini Butterfly Letter
Finally, a letter from Pinkerton

Background imageOpera Collection: Social / Paris Opera 1912

Social / Paris Opera 1912
The audience arrives at the Opera, Paris Date: circa 1912

Background imageOpera Collection: Brunnhilde and her Papa

Brunnhilde and her Papa
Act 3 : Brunnhilde pleads with Wotan, her father, to spare her the humiliation he proposes to inflict upon her

Background imageOpera Collection: L ELISIR D AMORE 1929

L ELISIR D AMORE 1929
L ELISIR D AMORE 1. Schipa & Saraceni 2. Act 1 Scene 2 at La Scala, Milan, Italy

Background imageOpera Collection: View of the Salle de Bal with a Performance of Rinaldo and Armida, 1688

View of the Salle de Bal with a Performance of Rinaldo and Armida, 1688
XIR187832 View of the Salle de Bal with a Performance of Rinaldo and Armida, 1688 (oil on canvas) by Cotelle, Jean the Younger (1642-1708); 200x140 cm; Chateau du Grand Trianon, Versailles

Background imageOpera Collection: Siegfried, Wanderer and Mime (colour litho)

Siegfried, Wanderer and Mime (colour litho)
5986833 Siegfried, Wanderer and Mime (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siegfried, Wanderer and Mime)

Background imageOpera Collection: Lohengrin slays Telremund (colour litho)

Lohengrin slays Telremund (colour litho)
5986831 Lohengrin slays Telremund (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lohengrin slays Telremund. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageOpera Collection: Costume of Madame Butterfly for the first act for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo

Costume of Madame Butterfly for the first act for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in
GIA4797875 Costume of Madame Butterfly for the first act for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan

Background imageOpera Collection: Costume by Zio Bonzo for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of

Costume by Zio Bonzo for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della
GIA4797900 Costume by Zio Bonzo for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan

Background imageOpera Collection: Costume for a character from the choir of the Opera ' Madame Butterfly' by Giacomo Puccini in

Costume for a character from the choir of the Opera " Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection
GIA4797889 Costume for a character from the choir of the Opera " Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan

Background imageOpera Collection: Lohengrin accompanies Elsa to the Bridal Chamber (colour litho)

Lohengrin accompanies Elsa to the Bridal Chamber (colour litho)
5986830 Lohengrin accompanies Elsa to the Bridal Chamber (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lohengrin accompanies Elsa to the Bridal Chamber)

Background imageOpera Collection: Yakuside costume for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of

Yakuside costume for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in
GIA4797923 Yakuside costume for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan

Background imageOpera Collection: Costume of Madame Butterfly act II for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in

Costume of Madame Butterfly act II for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of
GIA4797913 Costume of Madame Butterfly act II for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan

Background imageOpera Collection: Costume for a character from the choir of the Opera ' Madame Butterfly' by Giacomo Puccini in

Costume for a character from the choir of the Opera " Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection
GIA4797907 Costume for a character from the choir of the Opera " Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan

Background imageOpera Collection: Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (chromolitho)

Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (chromolitho)
6031942 Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni)

Background imageOpera Collection: Costume of the Principe (Prince) Jamadori (Yamadori) for the creation of Madame Butterfly by

Costume of the Principe (Prince) Jamadori (Yamadori) for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in
GIA4797942 Costume of the Principe (Prince) Jamadori (Yamadori) for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan

Background imageOpera Collection: Luisa Mombelli, 1930 (engraving)

Luisa Mombelli, 1930 (engraving)
8915725 Luisa Mombelli, 1930 (engraving) by Loschenkohl, Hieronymus (1753-1807); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Mombelli, Luisa)

Background imageOpera Collection: Francesco Benucci, 1800 (engraving)

Francesco Benucci, 1800 (engraving)
8914760 Francesco Benucci, 1800 (engraving) by Dorffmeister, Joseph (1794-1814); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Benucci, Francesco)

Background imageOpera Collection: Siegfried forges the sword (colour litho)

Siegfried forges the sword (colour litho)
5986832 Siegfried forges the sword (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siegfried forges the sword. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageOpera Collection: Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish and Belarusian composer (colour litho)

Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish and Belarusian composer (colour litho)
6029626 Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish and Belarusian composer (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish and Belarusian composer)

Background imageOpera Collection: Francesco Benucci, 1800 (engraving)

Francesco Benucci, 1800 (engraving)
8914758 Francesco Benucci, 1800 (engraving) by Dorffmeister, Joseph (1794-1814); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Benucci, Francesco)

Background imageOpera Collection: Costume de la zia con il marmocchio (Child) for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo

Costume de la zia con il marmocchio (Child) for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection
GIA4797948 Costume de la zia con il marmocchio (Child) for the creation of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.Collection of the Museo della Scala in Milan



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"Captivating and Timeless: A Journey into the World of Opera" Step into a world where emotions soar, stories unfold, and music transcends boundaries. Opera, an art form that has enthralled audiences for centuries, is a symphony of passion and drama. From the haunting melodies of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" to the heart-wrenching score of "La Boheme, " opera transports us to realms beyond imagination. Giacomo Puccini, a master composer revered for his evocative works, weaves tales that resonate with our deepest emotions. The iconic opera scores like "Turandot" and "Tosca" have become timeless classics cherished by generations. As we gaze upon the enchanting cover art depicting these operas' essence, we are reminded of their enduring beauty. Gilbert & Sullivan Operas bring a touch of whimsy to this grand tradition. The D'Oyly Carte Souvenir captures the spirit of these delightful productions that blend humor with musical brilliance. With posters from their first production like H. M. S Pinafore adorning walls, they remind us that laughter too finds its place in this captivating realm. The allure doesn't end there; ballet intersects with opera as graceful ballerinas take center stage alongside soaring voices. Anna Pavlova's ethereal presence in her 1910s portrait reminds us how dance intertwines seamlessly with this mesmerizing art form. It also boasts legendary performers who have left an indelible mark on its history. Maria Callas graces our memories not only for her extraordinary vocal prowess but also for her impeccable style captured in stunning Dior ensembles. Advertisements from yesteryears transport us back to moments when Verdi's operatic genius filled theaters worldwide. These vintage adverts serve as reminders of how opera has always been more than just music—it is a cultural phenomenon that captivates hearts across time. And who can forget the visionary Richard Wagner, whose compositions revolutionized opera?