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Opera Collection (page 16)

Background imageOpera Collection: Leblanc As Carmen - 1899

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

Background imageOpera Collection: Carmen - Don Jose - Bull

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

Background imageOpera Collection: Faust - Liebig

Faust - Liebig
FAUST While Mephistopheles woos Marguerites neighbour Marthe, Faust successfully courts Marguerite. Date: first performed 1859

Background imageOpera Collection: Watching I Pagliacci

Watching I Pagliacci
Watching I PAGLIACCI (The clowns) from a private box at Covent Garden, London. Date: 1914

Background imageOpera Collection: LEAVING OPERA HOUSE

LEAVING OPERA HOUSE
Opera-goers leaving the Opera House (His Majestys Theatre), London Date: 1820

Background imageOpera Collection: SCHUTZENDORF-KOERNER 27

SCHUTZENDORF-KOERNER 27
JULIE SCHUTZENDORF-KOERNER Opera singer in the role of the Marschallin (Princess of Werdenberg) in a Dusseldorf Theatre production Date: in 1927

Background imageOpera Collection: ADVERT / VERDI OPERA 1953

ADVERT / VERDI OPERA 1953
Verdi festival at Verona - Aida, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino Date: 1953

Background imageOpera Collection: EDWARD VII Visiting the Paris Opera 1903

EDWARD VII Visiting the Paris Opera 1903
EDWARD VII Visiting the Paris Opera Date: 1903

Background imageOpera Collection: JENNY LIND / WALKER

JENNY LIND / WALKER
Jenny Lind as Armina, the heroine of Bellinis opera LA SONNAMBULA (the sleepwalker) Date: 1840s

Background imageOpera Collection: MASSENET / THAIS SCENE

MASSENET / THAIS SCENE
JULES MASSENET French composer with a scene from his opera Thais Date: 1842 - 1912

Background imageOpera Collection: PARIS LOPERA 1853

PARIS LOPERA 1853
Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie leave the Paris Opera House Date: 1853

Background imageOpera Collection: PURITANS / BELLINI OPERA

PURITANS / BELLINI OPERA
A group of musical Puritans from Bellinis opera of that name. Date: circa 1860

Background imageOpera Collection: Balfe - Satanella

Balfe - Satanella
SATANELLA A dramatic scene in which the heroine dreams of marriage - an effect achieved by a magic lantern projection Date: 1858

Background imageOpera Collection: LIGHTING AT LOPERA 1887

LIGHTING AT LOPERA 1887
The illumination of the new stage lighting and gas and electric lights at lOpera, Paris. Date: 1887

Background imageOpera Collection: VIENNA OPERA HOUSE

VIENNA OPERA HOUSE or Staatsoper Date: 19th century

Background imageOpera Collection: VERDI & BOITO AT PIANO VERDI & BOITO AT PIANO

VERDI & BOITO AT PIANO VERDI & BOITO AT PIANO
GIUSEPPE VERDI the Italian opera composer with his librettist, Arrigo Boito Date: 1813-1901

Background imageOpera Collection: THEATRE GOING / MET OPERA

THEATRE GOING / MET OPERA
a crowd of operagoers in the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, waiting for their carriages and motors Date: January 1913

Background imageOpera Collection: USA / MET OPERA / LOBBY

USA / MET OPERA / LOBBY
NEW YORK the lobby after the opera - waiting for carriages and motors Date: January 1913

Background imageOpera Collection: Women at Theatre 1814

Women at Theatre 1814
Crape gown, demi-train, shawl of cashmire, amber jewellery; hair a la Grecque with gold comb. Round dress, long lace sleeves, gold jewellery, black lace shawl; hair: Romano-Greek. Date: 1814

Background imageOpera Collection: KINGS THEATRE

KINGS THEATRE
A view of the stage and the audience at The Kings Theatre, Haymarket (formally known as The Opera House) Date: 1816

Background imageOpera Collection: Mademoiselle Falcon

Mademoiselle Falcon
Date: early 19th century

Background imageOpera Collection: EVENTS / SWEDEN

EVENTS / SWEDEN
Gustav III is assassinated at a masked ball at the Opera House by Jakob Johan Anckarstrom Date: 16 March 1792

Background imageOpera Collection: Domenico Crivelli

Domenico Crivelli (1793-1857) Italian opera singer

Background imageOpera Collection: Faust by Charles Gounod

Faust by Charles Gounod
Faust starring Carvalho and Faure at Monte Carlo Date: 1880

Background imageOpera Collection: Rose of Araby, musical play, Opera House, Northampton

Rose of Araby, musical play, Opera House, Northampton
Rose of Araby, a musical play, at the Opera House, Northampton. early 20th century

Background imageOpera Collection: San Toy! musical comedy, Opera House, Leamington

San Toy! musical comedy, Opera House, Leamington
San Toy! a musical comedy at the Opera House, Leamington, previously at Dalys Theatre, London. Showing Sing Hi, The Emperor and Ko Fan. circa early 1900s

Background imageOpera Collection: Passing of the Third Floor Back, Opera House, Tunbridge Well

Passing of the Third Floor Back, Opera House, Tunbridge Well
Passing of the Third Floor Back, a play by Jerome K Jerome, at the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells. circa 1910s

Background imageOpera Collection: He Didn t Want To Do It, Opera House, Northampton

He Didn t Want To Do It, Opera House, Northampton
He Didn t Want To Do It, by George Broadhurst and Walter Hackett, at the Opera House, Northampton, previously at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London

Background imageOpera Collection: A False Wife, by F Marriott Watson, Opera House, Torquay

A False Wife, by F Marriott Watson, Opera House, Torquay
A False Wife, by F Marriott Watson, at the Opera House, Torquay. 1908

Background imageOpera Collection: The Devil Smiles, Opera House, Northampton

The Devil Smiles, Opera House, Northampton
The Devil Smiles, at the Opera House, Northampton

Background imageOpera Collection: Les Cloches de Corneville, Theatre Royal, Bath

Les Cloches de Corneville, Theatre Royal, Bath, E St Albans Comic Opera Company. 1905

Background imageOpera Collection: The Chocolate Soldier, musical comedy, Opera House, Cork

The Chocolate Soldier, musical comedy, Opera House, Cork
The Chocolate Soldier, musical comedy, at the Opera House, Cork, previously at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, starring Horace Percival, music by Oscar Straus

Background imageOpera Collection: And So To Bed, by J B Fagan, Opera House, Manchester

And So To Bed, by J B Fagan, Opera House, Manchester
And So To Bed, a new three-act comedy by J B Fagan, Opera House, Manchester, prior to London production. Starring Edmund Gwenn, Mary Grey, Allan Jeayes and Yvonne Arnaud

Background imageOpera Collection: Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - photograph by Downey

Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - photograph by Downey
Lily Langtry as Aphrodite in A Society Butterfly at the Opera Comique, London. Date: 1894

Background imageOpera Collection: Paris, France - Theatre de L Opera

Paris, France - Theatre de L Opera (1862-1875) Date: circa 1940

Background imageOpera Collection: La Place Bresson, Algiers, Algeria

La Place Bresson, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1907

Background imageOpera Collection: May Yohe performing as Little Christopher Columbus

May Yohe performing as Little Christopher Columbus
Mary Augusta " May" Yohe (1866-1938) - American musical theatre actress. Performing In the title role of Little Christopher Columbus in the Revue Come Over Here

Background imageOpera Collection: Madame Clara Butt and her children

Madame Clara Butt and her children
Madame Clara Butt (1872-1936) - Contralto concert Singer - and her children Date: 1905

Background imageOpera Collection: The Opera House and Gloucester Street, Jersey

The Opera House and Gloucester Street, Jersey
The Opera House and Gloucester Street, St Helier, Jersey - built in 1865. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOpera Collection: Scene from the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi

Scene from the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) - also features his portrait profile and signature. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageOpera Collection: The Chicago Civic Opera House

The Chicago Civic Opera House. - a 42 stories high building built in 1929, occupying an entire block between Madison and Washington Streets - home of the Chicago Civic Opera. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOpera Collection: Court gown and evening dress for the opera, 1930

Court gown and evening dress for the opera, 1930
On the left, a court dress from Reville of Hanover Square, carried out in shimmering white satin manufactured in Britain. On the right

Background imageOpera Collection: Cleo de Merode in Come Over Here by Mizner and Pemberton

Cleo de Merode in Come Over Here by Mizner and Pemberton
Cleo de Merode in Come Over Here, Revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton at the London Opera House, Kingsway. De Merode gave the revue Parisian glamour

Background imageOpera Collection: Mado Minty 1913

Mado Minty 1913
Mado Minty, in theatrical spiders costume in Come Over Here, appearing in The London Opera House and also photographed in her private life. 1913

Background imageOpera Collection: La Boheme - Puccini - Act II - Toy Seller and Children

La Boheme - Puccini - Act II - Toy Seller and Children
La Boheme by G. Giacosa and L. Illica with music by Giacomo Puccini - a scene from the premiere performance showing the original stage props in action

Background imageOpera Collection: Asmaras Opera (Teatro Asmara), Eritrea

Asmaras Opera (Teatro Asmara), Eritrea
Opera theatre building built in 1918 according to the plans of Italian architect Odoardo Cavagnari in Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Date: circa 1920

Background imageOpera Collection: Performance of the opera Norma by Vincenzo Bellini

Performance of the opera Norma by Vincenzo Bellini in Barcelona theatre Liceu (19th c.). Engraving by Onofre Alsamora. Litography. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum

Background imageOpera Collection: Montserrat Caball

Montserrat Caball
CABALLE, Montserrat (1933). Spanish soprano. 28/12/2009. SPAIN. Barcelona. Gran Teatre del Liceu



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