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Lohengrin ArrivesLohengrin arrives in a boat drawn by Elsas brother Godfrey, who has been transformed by Ortruds witchcraft into a swan
Pinafore / Programme 1Cover of the programme for the original production, incorporating portraits of Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan, also Mr D Oyly Carte
Atlas and Vulcana music hall strongman, strongwoman(Atlas) Hedley Roberts (1864-1946) and Vulcana (Miriam Kate Roberts (nee Williams) (1874-1946) - performed shows of strength and classic poses
Walter Passmore / IolantheWALTER PASSMORE Comic actor and singer, best known for his Gilbert & Sullivan roles, seen here in Iolanthe
Wagner / Dutchmans ShipThe red-sailed ship of the Flying Dutchman
Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, MilanSophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811
Magic Flute Liebig 6(The Magic Flute) Act 2 scene 27 : the old hag is transformed into Papagena, who immediately captivates Papageno, and they, too, live happily ever after
Play / Capek / R. u. RProgramme for the first English production of the play, also known as R.U.R. and written by Karel Capek, when it was performed at St. Martins Theatre in London
Triumph Southern CrossThe Triumph-Gloria Southern Cross : earlier models performed well in the Monte Carlo and Alpine trials. Date: 1936
Indian Dancing Girl / 1840A Bayadere. Indian dancers performed for entertainment and for religious purposes. Some were attached to temples
Monk Wine Cellar 14 CentA conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed from time to time
Verdi / Rigoletto / LiebigThe celebrated quartet from the last act
Turandot Liebig 2Ping, Pang and Pong, three courtiers
Massenet / Thais / FirstSybil Sanderson and Charles Delmas in the first production of this opera which tells of an Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit
Chekhovs three SistersA scene from the 1940 production of Chekhovs classic play, THREE SISTERS performed by the Moscow Arts Theatre
Saint Clare and SistersCLARA (Clare) of ASSISI Italian friend and follower of Francesco d Assisi, she founded the order of Poor Clares : she performed several useful miracles
LEVY, mile (1826-1890). Germinal. Poster advertising the theatre performance of Emile Zolas novel Germinal, performed at the
Mozart / Nozze / Buchel(The Marriage of Figaro) Susanna helps Cherubino escape
Parsifal - Liebig 6Act three : Parsifal heals Amfortas with the sacred Spear
Kirk and Saraski music hall aquatic acrobats. Sisters known as ?the aquatic marvels?. Performed dives, acrobatics and endurance feats in a tank of heated water
Wedding at Cana Date: 1562
Strauss / Elektra / BischoffJohannes Bischoff as Orestes
CARMEN LIEBIGScenes from the opera, based on a story by Prosper Merimee
Richard Tauber / 1928RICHARD TAUBER Austrian opera singer in the role of Don Ottavio in Mozarts Don Giovanni, performed at Berlin and Vienna
Tamino and PaminaGuided and protected by the magic flute, Tamino and Pamina emerge unscathed from the ordeal of fire and water, and all will now be well for them
Berlioz Faust Liebig 5The damnation of Faust : he falls into Hell, while Mephistopheles and his demons celebrate another victory
Faust - Liebig - 4FAUST Faust fights Marguerites brother Valentin, and Mephistopheles directs a fatal stroke
Lourdes / Miracle / SpanishBerndatte Soubirous vision, and some of the miracles performed by the Virgin Mary at Lourdes
Lucia - the SextetThe sextet in Act Two, considered by some (including me) to be one of the finest moments in opera
12th Night / 1864 PerformPerformed in the course of the 1864 Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-on-Avon
G&s / Pirates, India 3Young 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
Moliere / Malade ImaginLE MALADE IMAGINAIRE The imaginary invalid, his doctors and his maidservant
U Monk in Wine CellarU A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed
Jack in the Green 1872Jack-in-the-Green is performed outside Montagu House, Portman Square, London. The house was originally built in 1782 for Elizabeth Montagu, a noted social figure
Verdi / Otello / Liebig CardOtello arrives in Cyprus, a triumphant hero
Strauss / Salome / At NY MetSalome performs her dance of the seven veils during a production at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 1907
Rimsky, Snow Maiden 3( Snegurochka ) Bobilicka, a peasant woman with whom the Snow Maiden goes to live
Pinafore / Programme 2Inside pages of the programme for the original production, naming George Grossmith as Sir Joseph Porter
G&s / Patience (Photo)Winifred Lawson as Patience, the country girl who appeals to the aesthetes
Flotow Martha QuartetThe delightful spinning quartet from Act Two, as the two posh ladies, disguised as country girls, reveal their inability to perform mundane household tasks
Traviata - Liebig - 5Act two, scene 19 : at Floras ball, Alfredos father rebukes his behaviour, and the Baron, Violettas former protector, challenges him to a duel
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
Berlioz Faust Liebig 4Mephistopheles and Faust ride towards the abyss - demons line the route
Parsifal - Liebig 1Act one : Amfortas and his Holy Knights
Act 2 at Bayreuth 1908Act two - as performed at Bayreuth in 1908
Strong Man at a FairA man plays a fanfare on a cornet to herald the great feat of strength being performed by a strong man at a fair, while a few people stand looking on
Music Scores / Berliozpart of the score of Berliozs La Damnation de Faust, first performed in December 1846, and later turned into an opera
Rossini BalestrieriGIOACCHINO ROSSINI composing his opera Il Barbieri di Seviglia, first performed on 20 February 1816