Opera Collection (page 2)

Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer and actress
Natalina (Lina) Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian operatic soprano and actress. circa 1900

The Bohemians of Chelsea, scene from Tantivy Towers
A scene from the British light opera, Tantivy Towers, written by A. P. Herbert. The story mocks both the artistic high brows or bohemians of Chelsea as well as the sporting lusty low brows who enjoy

LA Boheme / Puccini / III
La BOHEME Act III: outside in the snow, Rodolfo declares that he loves Mimi more than anything else in the world Date: late 19th century

LA Boheme / Puccini / I
La BOHEME Act I: within the first few minutes of meeting, Rodolfo and Mimi declare their love for each other Date: late 19th century

Opera House Plan
circa 1865: A floor plan of the Paris Opera house. The building was designed by architect Charles Garnier and opened in 1875

Jussi Bjorling
Opera singer Jussi Bjorling talking with Bidu Sayao at the Metropolitan Opera, New York 1st December 1940 Date: 1st December 1940

DEGAS: OPERA FOYER, 1872. Edgar Degas: Le foyer de la Danse a l Opera de la Rue le Peletier. Oil on canvas, 1872

Mikado / Music Sheet 2
featuring the Mikado in person

Lohengrin and the Dove of the Holy Grail who will tow his boat (replacing the swan) to Monsalvat Date: first performed 1850

PUCCINI - La Boheme
3761525 PUCCINI - La Boheme; (add.info.: PUCCINI-La Boheme, cover of score Italian composer, 1858-1924); Lebrecht Music Arts

Poster for opera "Madame Butterfly"by Giacomo Puccin, 1906
LRI4619872 Poster for opera " Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccin, 1906 by Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928); 145x200 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I. Stravinski, 1930. Private Collection

The Girl. Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I. Stravinsky, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Joseph Isidore Samson (1793-1871) in the role of Figaro in The Barber of Seville
XIR172277 Joseph Isidore Samson (1793-1871) in the role of Figaro in The Barber of Seville, engraved by Choubard (fl.1810-30) (coloured engraving) by Lecurieux (19th century)

Australia-Uk-Cruise-Queen Victoria
The Queen Victoria, the most expensive and grandest ocean liner ever built, arrives on February 23, 2008 in Sydneys Harbour

Australia-New Year
Fireworks light up the sky over Sydneys Opera House (L) and Harbour Bridge during New Year celebrations in Sydney on January 1, 2016. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN

Austria, Vienna, View of the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera), color print, 1925
Austria - 20th century. Vienna. Staatsoper (State Opera House), 1925

Italy, Milan, Scene from Valkyrie (1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Germany - 19th century. Scene from The Valkyrie (1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Teatro San Carlo - Naples, Italy Date: circa 1903

MOZART: MAGIC FLUTE, 1791. The character Papageno from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts 1791 opera The Magic Flute: contemporary Austrian illustration

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, 1925. Lon Chaney in the title role of the film, Phantom of the Opera, 1925

Mikado / Music Sheet
Three little maids from school Date: first produced 1885

Walter Passmore / Iolanthe
WALTER PASSMORE Comic actor and singer, best known for his Gilbert & Sullivan roles, seen here in Iolanthe

Wagner / Dutchmans Ship
The red-sailed ship of the Flying Dutchman

Music / Opera / Verdi / Aida
AIDA Mlle Soyer as Amneris in a production at the Academie Nationale de Musique, Paris

Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving)
6034909 Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle)

Otello: Poster for the first performance of Verdis opera Otello at the Teatro Fenice
5973419 Otello: Poster for the first performance of Verdis opera Otello at the Teatro Fenice in Venice, 17 May 1887 by Italian School

Poster for the opera La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi, c. 1870. Private Collection

Avenue Theater, A Comedy of Sighs! (Poster), 1894. Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)
Avenue Theater, A Comedy of Sighs! (Poster), 1894. From a private collection

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Scene from Mozarts opera Don Giovanni 1787 (c1914). Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, first performed in Prague in 1787

Scene from Mozarts opera The Marriage of Figaro. (Le Nozze di Figaro), comic opera (opera buffa) with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838) after Beaumarchais

Germany, Bayreuth, Scenic design for Temple of the Holy Grail, first act of Parsifal by Richard Wagner
Paul von Joukowsky (1845-1912), Max Bruckner (1836-1918) and Gotthold Bruckner (1844-1892), scenic design for the Temple of the Holy Grail, first act of Parsifal (1882) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

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

Covent Garden Royal Opera House in London. Floral Street is on the right. Date: 1947

Siegfried Goes Away
Prelude : Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, 1925. Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin in a scene from the film

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, 1925. Lon Chaney in the title role

Australia, Sydney. Skyline with Opera House seen from Embarkation Park

The Mikado at the Savoy
Sketches from The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre in London: The Mikado (Mr R. Temple), Nanki-Pooh (Mr Durward Lely), Katisha (Miss Brandram), Pooh-Bah (Mr R)

Lis / Fat Lady Sings
It isn t over.. til the fat lady sings. A female singer sings a song

Ride of Valkyries
The ride of the Valkyries

Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in a satirical comment on his four-part opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Bayreuth 1951
A minimalist production at the Buhnenfestspiele, Bayreuth 1951 - Brunnhilde confronts Wotan in the middle of nowhere

Music / Opera / Mozart
DON GIOVANNI the fracas at the country wedding (Act One Scene 20)

The Valkyrie
Die Walkure, (The Valkyrie) Agnes Borgo as Brunnhilde, at the Paris Opera

Title page of score sheet for the opera Tosca by Puccini, c. 1910 (colour litho)
CHY277819 Title page of score sheet for the opera Tosca by Puccini, c.1910 (colour litho) by Metlicovitz, Leopoldo (1868-1944); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

D Oyly Cartes Opera Co. in Utopia, limited Gilbert & Sullivans new opera. Date c1894

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