Operas Collection

La Boheme Opera Score by Giacomo Puccini

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

Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte Souvenir
D Oyly Cartes Season of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, Souvenir Programme, Princes Theatre, London, 29 September 1919 - 31 January 1920, showing a large cast of characters from the operettas. 1919-1920

Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Italian composer of operas. Poster for Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) an opera in three acts, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

Poster advertising the D Oyly Carte Opera Company, famous for its Gilbert and Sullivan operetta productions. Pictured are scenes from The Gondoliers, The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard

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

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

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

Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, best known for his operas

ADELINA PATTI 1843-1919
ADELINA PATTI American operatic soprano born in Madrid of Italian parentage. Sang roles in operas of Bellini, Rossini and Gounod

Scene from the opera, Madame Butterfly, by Giacomo Puccini
The lead character, Cio-Cio San (Madame Butterfly) in Puccinis opera in three acts. Date: c.1910

Opera Quadrilles 19C
Solos and duets from four operas: Lucrezia Borgia and Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti), Norma and La Sonnambula (Bellini)

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

Opera Square with Ibrahim Pasha statue in Cairo, Egypt
Opera Square with Ibrahim Pasha statue and the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, Egypt. Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt was the second ruler of the Khedivate instituted by the Muhammad Ali dynasty

Design for Gilbert and Sullivan, A Dream of Patience
Design by Alice Mary Havers for Gilbert and Sullivan, Savoy Operas, A Dream of Patience. circa 1880s

The O Mara Opera Company
Promotional postcard for the O Mara Opera Company. Joseph O Mara (1864-1927) was an Irish opera singer, who ran his own company between 1912 and 1926

Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Italian composer of operas. Poster for Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly)
529078 Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Italian composer of operas. Poster for Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) an opera in three acts, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

Norma, opera by Vincenzo Bellini, sheet music cover (colour litho)
7149592 Norma, opera by Vincenzo Bellini, sheet music cover (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norma, opera by Vincenzo Bellini)

Scene from the opera, Madame Butterfly, by Giacomo Puccini: Cio Cio Sans uncle, the Bonze, interrupts her marriage ceremony to Lieutenant Colonel F. B

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

Mme Adelina Patti
ADELINA PATTI American operatic soprano born in Madrid of Italian parentage. Sang roles in operas of Bellini, Rossini and Gounod

George Grossmith / 1895
GEORGE GROSSMITH (SNR) English actor, associated with the Gilbert & Sullivan operas

Opera Parsifal by Wagner, 1903 (poster)
GIA4769173 Opera Parsifal by Wagner, 1903 (poster) by Palanti, Giuseppe (1881-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster of Parsifal by Richard Wagner directed by G)

Claudio Monteverdis opera Orpheus (engraving)
7149743 Claudio Monteverdis opera Orpheus (engraving) by Italian School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian compser Claudio Monteverdis opera Orpheus)

Poster for "Madame Butterfly "and child with American flag
LSE4093280 Poster for " Madame Butterfly " and child with American flag, poster for the opera by Giacomo Puccini, n.d. deb. 20th S.Ricordi editore

Racial Type / Lady Tatters
LADY TATTERS We know nothing about this romantic light opera except for this splendid Hassall poster : looks as though it might be like My fair lady. Date: 1907

Ws GILBERT (1836-1911)
WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright. Began collaboration with Arthur Sullivan (Gilbert writing the librettos, Sullivan the music) on highly popular comic operas

Meyerbeer / Efg Postcard
GIACOMO MEYERBEER German composer of Italian operas

Havana opera in Cuba, early 20th century (postcard)
3793658 Havana opera in Cuba, early 20th century (postcard); (add.info.: Havana opera house next to Central Park and Capitol Cuba, overlooking park and opera house)

Electric lamp with mirror used to light point on stage
3788509 Electric lamp with mirror used to light point on stage; (add.info.: Electric lamp with mirror used to light point on stage, 19th century - from engraving published 1885)

Royal Opera House London, 1908 (postcard)
3793814 Royal Opera House London, 1908 (postcard); (add.info.: Royal Opera House London exterior of famous facade. Postcard stamped 1908.); Lebrecht History

Electric lamp used to light a person on stage
3788508 Electric lamp used to light a person on stage; (add.info.: Electric lamp used to light a person on stage, 19th century - from engraving published 1885)

Electric stage light used in Meyerbeer's The Prophet
3788506 Electric stage light used in Meyerbeer's The Prophet; (add.info.: Electric stage light used in Giacomo Meyerbeer's The Prophet (Le Prophete)

Electric light used to project rainbow on stage
3788507 Electric light used to project rainbow on stage; (add.info.: Electric light used to project rainbow on stage, 19th century - from engraving published 1885)

Brno - Czech city early 20th century (print)
3793902 Brno - Czech city early 20th century (print); (add.info.: Brno -print after a painting of the Czech city overlooking Liberty Square with trams)

Costume for Aida, 1879 (drawing)
7422854 Costume for Aida, 1879 (drawing) by Lacoste, Eugene (19th century); (add.info.: Music. Opera. Costume for Aida, opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1871)

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving)
3787030 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

"Time! Thou Cheat of Human Bliss" Song, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671888 "Time! Thou Cheat of Human Bliss" Song, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Hall & Pond (1833-1847); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Royal Opera House
3771277 Royal Opera House -; (add.info.: Royal Opera House-interior, Covent Garden, London. Engraving of audience boxes. 18th century.); Lebrecht Authors

Mascagnis opera Cavalleria Rusticana - final act, 1890 (engraving)
3923777 Mascagnis opera Cavalleria Rusticana - final act, 1890 (engraving) by Bonamore, A. (fl.1901) (after) ; (add.info.: Mascagnis opera Cavalleria Rusticana - final act - from watercolour by A)

Our Country, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672368 Our Country, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: James Francis Driscoll collection of historical American sheet music)

Overture to the Bronze Horse, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671861 Overture to the Bronze Horse, c.1770-1959 (print) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving)
3789363 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

Yes, Methinks I see her Smiling, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671895 Yes, Methinks I see her Smiling, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Hall & Pond (1833-1847); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1878 (Engraving)
7141237 Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1878 (Engraving) by Saint-Aubin, Augustin de (1736-1807) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1714-1787, Christoph Willibald Glck)

Opera House in Algiers, late 19th century (postcard)
3794209 Opera House in Algiers, late 19th century (postcard); Lebrecht History

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving)
3785183 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

Thomas Mann as a young man German writer
3747532 Thomas Mann as a young man German writer; (add.info.: Thomas Mann as a young man German writer, 1875-1955. His novel Death in Venice is at the source of the inspiration of Mahler's 5th)

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"From Puccini to Gilbert & Sullivan: A Melodic Journey through the World of Operas" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of operas, where passion and drama intertwine with breathtaking melodies. Giacomo Puccini, an Italian composer known for his masterpieces such as "La Boheme" and "Madama Butterfly, " captures our hearts with his soul-stirring compositions. The hauntingly beautiful score of "La Boheme Opera, " penned by Puccini himself, transports us to the bohemian streets of Paris, where love blossoms amidst poverty. Step back in time with the iconic D'Oyly Carte Souvenir, a cherished memento from the legendary Gilbert & Sullivan Operas. This timeless treasure reminds us of their comedic brilliance and enduring popularity. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's poster beckons us to witness their captivating performances that bring these beloved tales to life. Giacomo Puccini's genius shines brightly on the title page of Tosca's score sheet from 1910. Its vibrant colors reflect the intensity and tragedy woven into this gripping opera. Meanwhile, Carmen takes center stage at the Grande Arena as an advertisement entices audiences with promises of fiery passion set against a backdrop of Spanish flair. The influence of Gioachino Antonio Rossini, another remarkable Italian composer, echoes through time as we admire his contributions to opera music. His legacy lives on in every note he composed. Transport yourself further into nostalgia with a retro poster featuring Gilbert & Sullivan productions under D'Oyly Carte's banner. These whimsical works continue to captivate audiences worldwide even after all these years. Adelina Patti graces our thoughts—a renowned soprano whose angelic voice enchanted countless listeners throughout her illustrious career spanning from 1843-1919. Her talent brought characters alive on stage like no other.