Carmen Collection

Advertisement for Carmen, playing at the Grande Arena
An Art Nouveau advertisement for Carmen, playing at the Grande Arena Date: 1900s

Ave Atque Vale by Aubrey Beardsley
Ave Atque Vale. (Hale and farewell) Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley to his own translation of Carmen Ci, a poem by Catullus. Date: 1896

Carmen Presented by Cuyahoga County Opera Association and the Federal Music Project : Ballet directed by Madame Bianca. Poster for Federal Music Project presentation of Carmen, showing a matador

Nellie Melba / 1904
NELLIE MELBA (originally, Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian soprano, probably in the role of Bizets Carmen

Poster, Moody Manners Opera Company
Theatre poster, Moody Manners Opera Company, from Covent Garden, London, touring to principal cities with productions including Carmen, Lohengrin and Faust

Queen Elisabeth of Romania playing the organ
Queen Elisabeth of Romania (1843 - 1916), formerly Elisabeth of Wied, wife of King Carol I of Romania. Also known by her nom de plume of Carmen Sylva, she is pictured here playing the organ. c.1910

The Quinlan Opera Company
Promotional postcard for The Quinlan Opera Company. Billed as The Greatest Touring Company Ever Organized. Touring to the Royal Hippodrome, Liverpool, 2nd October 1911 Figures, left to right

Mexico City, Mexico - Calle de Puente
Calle de Puente, in San Luis Potosi (commonly called SLP or simply San Luis), the capital of the Mexican state of the same name. View toward one of the distinctive tower of the Templo del Carmen

Emmy Destinn / Carmen
EMMY DESTINN Czech opera singer as Carmen

Carmen - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Carmen - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Woman in fancy dress costume as Night (la Nuit)
Woman in costume as Night (la Nuit) in a dress decorated with stars and zodiac signs for a masquerade ball, late 19th century, Paris

Carmen
An illustration of a scene from an act of Carmen, an opera by the French compose, Georges Bizet. Date: circa 1901

Sada Yacco, La Belle Otero and Le Bargy
A selection of three caricature sketches, including a portrait of Japanese geisha, actress and dancer, Sada Yacco, 1871-1946, a side profile study of Agustina del Carmen Otero Iglesias

Music cover, A Journey to a Star
Music cover, A Journey to A Star, words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, played by Benny Goodman in the 20th Century Fox film The Girls He Left Behind

Rosario Guerrero, Spanish dancer who appeared in a ballet version of Carmen in 1903, and in pantomime Date: 1903

Marguerite Chapuy, French soprano, in the opera Carmen
Marguerite Chapuy, French soprano, in the role of Micaela in Bizets opera Carmen at the Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1875. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1875

Elisabeth of Wied, Queen of Romania
Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916), Queen of Romania, pen name Carmen Sylva, playing the organ

Bizets opera Carmen before Queen Victoria at Windsor
Bizets opera Carmen performed before Queen Victoria in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle. 1892

Queen Elizabeth, Dowage, Queen of Roumania (1843 - 1916), wife of King Charles of Roumania. Because of her great singing voice, she was affectionately known as Carmen Sylva. Date: 1916

Raquel Meller in the French film Carmen (1927) with Fred Louis Lerch, directed by Jacques Feyder Date: 1927

CARMEN TAUNTS DON JOSE
At the tavern of Lillas Pastia, Carmen taunts Don Jose (scene from Bizets opera) Date: late 19th century

Leblanc As Carmen - 1899
Georgette Leblanc as Carmen at Paris Date: first performed 1875

Carmen - Don Jose - Bull
At the tavern of Lillas Pastia, Carmen taunts Don Jose. Date: first performed 1875

Carmen rollers advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for Carmen rollers which can transform your hair from flat to gloriously curly in just fifteen minutes. Date: 1965

Francisco Franco during his last public apparition from the
Francisco Franco during his last public appearance from the balcony of the Palacio de Oriente. With him, his wife Carmen Polo (left) and the princess Sophia and Juan Carlos (1st October 1975)

Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood
The Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA Date: 1941

Senora Carmen Romero Rubio de Diaz (1864-1944), second wife of Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico. Date: circa 1904

Carmen Miranda / United
CARMEN MIRANDA (Maria de Carmo Miranda de Cunha) American singer known as the Brazilian Bombshell

Primo De Rivera
MIGUEL PRIMO DE RIVERA Spanish general and dictator, photographed with his son Don Miguel and daughters Carmen and Pilar. Date: 1870 - 1930

Elisabeth of Wied, Carmen Sylva
ELISABETH OF WIED (1843 - 1916) Wife of Carol I of Romania, seen here in national costume. Widely known by her literary name, Carmen Sylva. Date: 1891

Scene from the opera, Carmen, by George Bizet Date: c.1910

Carmen Polo and her granddaughter Carmen visting

Raquel Meller in the film Carmen (1927)
Raquel Meller in the French film Carmen (1927) with Fred Louis Lerch, directed by Jacques Feyder Date: 1927

Choose Your Fancy Dress Now - suggestions for 1907
A variety of suggestions for costumes to wear during the winter fancy dress season in 1907. Among the characters, themes and historic periods included are Delilah, Melisande

Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Queen consort of Romania. Carmen Sylva in his study. Engraving by Jonnard. The Iberian Illustration, 1885. Colored

Street in Cartagena, Colombia, Central America
Nuestra Senora del Carmen Street in Cartagena, Colombia, Central America. Date: circa 1910

Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Engraving. Colored
Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Queen consort of Romania. Engraving by Dufourneau in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1883. Colored

Summer residence of Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Engraving
Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Queen consort of Romania. Summer residence. Engraving int The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored

Spain. Avila. Section of the medieval walls, 12th century. In the background, the belfry of Carmens Gate (Puerta del Carmen), 17th century

Anthropomorphic jar. 13th-16th centuries. Spain
Anthropomorphic jar. 13th-16th centuries. Gothic. From Church of the Carmen. Regional Museum. Manresa. Spain

Spain. Cantonal Revolution. Murcia. The insurgents in the di
History of Spain. 19th century. Cantonal Revolution. Murcia.The insurgents in the district of Carmen. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration (1872). Colored engraving

Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916). Queen consort of Romania as the wife of King Carol I of Romania. Known by her literary name of Carmen Sylva

Music cover, Boo-Hoo (You ve Got Me Crying for You), words and music by Edward Heyman, Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb. 1937

Carmen Miranda
CARMEN MIRANDA Brazilian singer shown here with ostrich plumes on her head and an enormous ring on her finger; also photographs of Benny Goodman & Alice Faye Date: 1909 - 1955

Carmen Lancers - Music Sheet Cover by Charles Godfrey. An drawn picture of the actress Minnie Hauk with her signature and the signature of the sailor George Washington Bright. Date: 19th century

Programme cover, Rialto Theatre, New York, USA
Programme cover for the Rialto Theatre, Broadway at 42nd Street, New York, USA, Director Hugo Riesenfeld, February 1922. The programme included the overture to Verdis Sicilian Vespers

Zelie de Lussan - American opera singer of French descent
Zelie de Lussan (1861-1949), American opera singer (mezzo-soprano and soprano) of French descent, her most famous role was the title role in Bizets " Carmen", which she performed 2

HUGUE, Manolo. Flamenco dancer
HUGUE, Manolo (1872-1945). Flamenco dancer. 1901. Alleged portrait of Carmen Pichot de Gay performing Bizets Carmen. Lead pencil and pastel. Drawing. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Sitges

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