Operas Collection (page 3)

Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert -- The Latest Converts to Aestheticism. A reference to their latest operetta, Patience, a satire on the aesthetic movement. 1881

Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer
Caricature of George Grossmith, English comedian, actor, singer, composer and writer, well known for his appearances in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Caricature of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan
Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, English composer of operettas with the librettist Ws Gilbert, as well as other works. One of the Parents of the Pirates (referring to the Pirates of Penzance)

Benjamin Godard
BENJAMIN GODARD - French musician, who wrote operas, ballets, chamber music and a dramatic symphony Tasso, but who is best remembered for his popular salon music. Date: 1849 - 1895

Giacomo Got. Ferrari
GIACOMO GOTIFREDO FERRARI Italian musician from Roveredo, composer of operas. Date: 1759 - 1842

Giovanni Crescimbeni
GIOVANNI MARIO CRESCIMBENI Italian writer; judging by the ornaments to his portrait, he was also either a musician or a composer of operas. Date: 1663 - 1728

Vincenzo Bellini
VINCENZO BELLINI Italian composer. Composed melodic operas including Adelson e Salvina, I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Norma. Date: 1801 - 1835

Faustina Bordoni / Flower
FAUSTINA BORDONI Italian mezzo-soprano, prima donna of Handel operas, who fought on stage with a rival prima donna Francesca Cuzzoni in 1727 Date: 1700 - 1781

Antoine Francois Prevost
ANTOINE FRANCOIS PREVOST- D EXILES, known as the Abbe Prevost French writer, best known for his novel Manon Lescaut, the basis for two fine operas. Date: 1697 - 1763

Buhnendestspielhaus
BAYREUTH Das Buhnenfestspielhaus, dedicated to the performance of Wagners operas Date: 1908

See-See by Charles Brookfield
Promotional postcard for See-See by Charles Brookfield; music Sidney Jones. Adapted from La Troisieme Lune by F. Gresac & Paul Ferrier. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, 20th June 1906

Kitty Grey adapted by J Smyth Pigott
Kitty Grey adapted by J. Smyth Pigott from Les Fetards by Antony Mars and Maurice Hennequin (1897); music Lionel Monckton et. al. First produced at the Apollo Theatre, 7th September 1901

Indiana by H B Farnie
Promotional flyer for Indiana by H. B. Farnie; music Edmond Audran. First produced at the Avenue Theatre, London 11th October 1886

H Ms Pinafore by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Promotional postcard for H. M. S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert; music Arthur Sullivan.First produced at the Opera Comique Theatre, 25th May 1878. For the Windsor Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

VERDI, Giuseppe (1813-1901). Performance of the Giuseppe Verdis opera Aida at the Imperial Theatro, Brazil (1886)

Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687). French Baroque composer. Cadmus et Hermione, opera by Jean-Bapiste Lully. Costume for the character of Hermione

VERDI, Giuseppe (1813-1901). Hernani, play by Victor Hugo. On stage Yvonne Dubel (Do񡠓 ol), Mr. Boulogne (Hernani) and Mr. Affre (Don Carlos)

Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924). Italian composer. La Boh譥, opera by Giacomo Puccini. Scene of the third act

ALBONI, Marietta (1826-1894). Italian contralto opera singer. Engraving

Adelaide Ristori in the role of Lady Macbeth
VERDI, Giuseppe (1813-1901). The Italian opera singer Ad鬡 ide Ristori as Lady Macbeth

Richard Wagner. Monument
WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). German composer of Romanticism. Inauguration of a monument in his honor. Thiergarten, Berlin. 1903

Richard Strauss. Salome
STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949). Conducting the premi貥 of his opera Salome. Semperoper, Dresden. 9th Decembre, 1905. Picture by Fritz Gohrke

Gran Teatre del Liceu
SPAIN. Barcelona. Gran Teatre del Liceu. View of the Auditorium from the stage after being rebuilt. The theater suffered a fire in 1994

Sir Henry Alfred Lytton, English actor and singer
Sir Henry Alfred Lytton (1865-1936), English actor and singer famous for his roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas at the Savoy Theatre. Date: early 20th century

Sir Arthur Sullivan
SIR ARTHUR SEYMOUR SULLIVAN English composer, organist and choirmaster. Collaborated with Ws Gilbert on series of highly successful comic operas Date: c. 1880

Scene from the opera, I Pagliacci, by Ruggiero Leoncavallo Date: c.1910

The Bohemian Girl, by Michael William Balfe
Scene from the opera, The Bohemian Girl, by Michael William Balfe Date: c.1910

Scene from the opera, Il Trovatore, by Giuseppe Verdi Date: c.1910

Scene from the opera, Faust, by Charles Gounod
Marguerite is prevented from praying, first by Mephistopheles and then by a choir of devils. She manages to finish her prayer but faints when she is cursed again by Mephistopheles. Date: c.1910

Scene from the opera, Rigoletti, by Giuseppe Verdi
Gilda at the steps of the Inn. Date: c.1910

Arthur Sullivan
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN musician, associated with the Savoy operas produced with Ws Gilbert. Date: 1842 - 1900

Arthur Sullivan Student
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN musician, associated with the Savoy operas produced with Ws Gilbert : photographed when a student. Date: 1842 - 1900

Eugene Scribe - 2
EUGENE SCRIBE French writer, author of 350+ popular stageworks, also libretti for operas. Date: 1791 - 1861

Eugene Scribe - 3
EUGENE SCRIBE French writer, author of 350+ popular stageworks, also libretti for operas. Date: 1791 - 1861

Jules Massenet in Study
JULES MASSENET French composer of Thais and other operas depicted in his study in 1890. Date: 1842 - 1912

Jules Massenet
JULES MASSENET French composer of Thais and other operas. Date: 1842 - 1912

Pietro Mascagni Piano
PIETRO MASCAGNI Italian musician, composer of Cavalleria rusticana, L amico Fritz and many other operas, at the piano keyboard. Date: 1863 - 1945

Pietro Mascagni Organ
PIETRO MASCAGNI Italian musician, composer of Cavalleria rusticana, L amico Fritz and many other operas, at the organ keyboard. Date: 1863 - 1945

Pietro Mascagni Conducts
PIETRO MASCAGNI Italian musician, composer of Cavalleria rusticana, L amico Fritz and many other operas, depicted wielding his conductors baton. Date: 1863 - 1945

Pietro Mascagni
PIETRO MASCAGNI Italian musician, composer of Cavalleria rusticana, L amico Fritz and many other operas. Date: 1863 - 1945

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Stage shot of a performance of Iolanthe
Stage shot of a London performance of Iolanthe - the comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. This is likely the D Oyly Carte 1915 Tour production, featuring Nellie Briercliffe in the lead role

Bayreuth Festival Theatre, Bavaria, Germany
Exterior view of Richard Wagners Bayreuth Festival Theatre (Festspielhaus) at Bayreuth, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It was built during the 19th century

Opera Petrus da Dacia

Prinzregenter Theater
The Prinzregenter Theatre, Munich, completed in 1901, was built for performances of Wagners operas. All seats are in the amphitheatre. Date: 1930s

Anna Bolena opera
Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti, performed at the Italian Opera, Paris. A dramatic episode from Act 2, Scene 3 Date: first performed 1820

Halevy, Fromental 1799 - 1862
Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy. French musician of Jewish descent and composer of some forty operas

Donizetti, Gaetano 1791-1864
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti. Prolific Italian composer, famed for his many operas but also composer of numerous orchestral and chamber works

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