Stage Costume Collection

Italy, Desdemona, Othello and Iago, illustration for the opera Otello (1887) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), oleograph 19th century, Civica Raccolta Delle Stampe Achille Bertarelli (Library)

France, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Vaslav Nijinsky in Claude Debussys L Apres Midi d un Faune
France - 20th century - Paris, Ballets Russes, Seventh Season. Vaslav Nijinsky in Claude Debussys L AprA

Carnival of Basel (Basler Fasnacht), Basel, Canton of Basel City, Switzerland, Europe

Germany, Berlin, Set design for performance The Magic Flute, the Queen of the night
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 1791. Set design by Simon Quaglio (1795-1878), the Queen of the Night. Performance at Berlin, 1818

France, Paris, Sketch of costume for flamenco dancers for Carmen by Georges Bizet
Sketch by Multzer of one of the costumes for the flamenco dancers for the first performance of Carmen, by Georges Bizet at the Opera Comique Theater in Paris (March 3rd 1875)

Queen Anne of Cleves
Vintage coloured engraving from 1875 showing the costume of Queen Anne of Cleves the wife of King Henry VIII of England [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php

Illustration of acrobat hanging from a swing

France, Costume design to Racines Phaedra, 1922
Theatre, France, 17th century - Arikeia. Costume design to Racines Phaedra by Alexander Alexandrovich Vesnin. Gouache, bronze on paper (1922)

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Tosca in act II inopera tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), " Tosca". Costume sketch for Tosca by Jacques Noel, act III, for a performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Sketch of costume for Michaela for Carmen by Georges Bizet
Sketch by Multzer of one of the costumes for Michaela, for the first performance of Carmen, by Georges Bizet at the Opera Comique Theater in Paris (March 3rd 1875)

Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard)
651156 Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 40.2x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Polly's Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvasboard

Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas)
650489 Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 61x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy Guy. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1944

Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board)
823006 Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.5x20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown on Empty Seats. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on board

Clown with Drum, (oil on canvas laid down on panel)
823005 Clown with Drum, (oil on canvas laid down on panel) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 30x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown with Drum. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Miss Judith or Judith Julie Bernat as Isabelle in La Grisette de Qualite, Theatre des Folies Dramatiques, 1844
FLO4632738 Miss Judith or Judith Julie Bernat as Isabelle in La Grisette de Qualite, Theatre des Folies Dramatiques, 1844

English tenor Toussaint-Eugene-Ernest Mocker as the Chevalier de St. Luc in Cagliostro by Eugene Scribe
FLO4632697 English tenor Toussaint-Eugene-Ernest Mocker as the Chevalier de St. Luc in Cagliostro by Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1843

French mime Paul Legrand as Pierrot Marquis, Theatre des Funambules, 1846
FLO4632591 French mime Paul Legrand as Pierrot Marquis, Theatre des Funambules, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique

French actor Pierre Bernard Tournan as Sombre Accueil in La Belle aux Hair d'Or by the Cogniard brothers
FLO4632525 French actor Pierre Bernard Tournan as Sombre Accueil in La Belle aux Hair d'Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847

Actress Emilie Honorine Guyon as Helene in La Duchesse de Marsan, Ambigu Comique, 1846
FLO4632453 Actress Emilie Honorine Guyon as Helene in La Duchesse de Marsan, Ambigu Comique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's

English actress Madame Marie Albertine Adalbert as Catherine in La Duchesse de Marsan by Dennery
FLO4632432 English actress Madame Marie Albertine Adalbert as Catherine in La Duchesse de Marsan by Dennery, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1847

French baritone Paul Barroilhet as Iago in the opera Othello by Gioachino Rossini, Royal Academy of Music, 1844
FLO4633220 French baritone Paul Barroilhet as Iago in the opera Othello by Gioachino Rossini, Royal Academy of Music, 1844

French ballet dancer Miss Zina Richard in the ballet Trilby, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845
FLO4631590 French ballet dancer Miss Zina Richard in the ballet Trilby, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

English actor Charles Marie de Chilly and Mordaunt in Les Mousqetaires, by Alexandre Dumas
FLO4631579 English actor Charles Marie de Chilly and Mordaunt in Les Mousqetaires, by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1845

English comic actor Hugues Marie Desire Bouffe as Julien in Le Mousse (The Ship's Boy) by Emile Souvestre
FLO4631524 English comic actor Hugues Marie Desire Bouffe as Julien in Le Mousse (The Ship's Boy) by Emile Souvestre, Theatre des Varietees, 1846

Pauline Dejazet in La Marquise de Carabas by Brazier and Simonnin, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1843
FLO4631500 Pauline Dejazet in La Marquise de Carabas by Brazier and Simonnin, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

English actor Matis as Oliver Cromwell in Les Mousqetaires, by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1845
FLO4631479 English actor Matis as Oliver Cromwell in Les Mousqetaires, by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1845

Noel Bardou as Maitre Jacques in Le Diable-a-Quatre by Delaporte, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1845
FLO4631472 Noel Bardou as Maitre Jacques in Le Diable-a-Quatre by Delaporte, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's

Mme Houdry as Madame Bechamel in Mr and Mrs Denis, Theatre des Folies Dramatiques, 1845
FLO4631428 Mme Houdry as Madame Bechamel in Mr and Mrs Denis, Theatre des Folies Dramatiques, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's

Miss Rose Cheri as Elisabeth in Un Changede Main by Jean-Francois Bayard and Charles Lafont
FLO4631407 Miss Rose Cheri as Elisabeth in Un Changede Main by Jean-Francois Bayard and Charles Lafont, Theatre du Gymnasium Dramatique, 1845

Miss Flane as Cesarine in Les Deux Pierrots by Bayard, Theatre des Varietes, 1845
FLO4631406 Miss Flane as Cesarine in Les Deux Pierrots by Bayard, Theatre des Varietes, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie

Louis-Paul-Edouard Brindeau in the role of Richelieu in Decourcel's Une Soiree a la Bastille, 1845
FLO4631357 Louis-Paul-Edouard Brindeau in the role of Richelieu in Decourcel's Une Soiree a la Bastille, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Germain as Muley-Ben-Omar in Sylvandire by Leuven/Vanderburch, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1845
FLO4631336 Germain as Muley-Ben-Omar in Sylvandire by Leuven/Vanderburch, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's

Ballet dancer Miss Maria Jacob in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Royal Academy of Music, 1846
FLO4632262 Ballet dancer Miss Maria Jacob in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Royal Academy of Music, 1846

Jean-Marie Joseph Geoffroy in the role of Pierre in Eugene Scribe's L'Image, Gymnasium Dramatique, 1845
FLO4631276 Jean-Marie Joseph Geoffroy in the role of Pierre in Eugene Scribe's L'Image, Gymnasium Dramatique, 1845

Pauline Virginie Dejazet in the role of the Marquise in A Fairy Tale (Un Conte de Fee) by Leuven/Lherie
FLO4631253 Pauline Virginie Dejazet in the role of the Marquise in A Fairy Tale (Un Conte de Fee) by Leuven/Lherie, Theatre des Varietes, 1845

Milon as Don Luis in Ines, or La Chute d'un ministre by Don Ramon de Navarrete, Theatre Royal de L'Odeon, 1845
FLO4631178 Milon as Don Luis in Ines, or La Chute d'un ministre by Don Ramon de Navarrete, Theatre Royal de L'Odeon, 1845

Dancer in costume as a woman of Breton in the Cogniard brothers' La Biche au Bois, Theatre da la Porte St
FLO4631167 Dancer in costume as a woman of Breton in the Cogniard brothers' La Biche au Bois, Theatre da la Porte St. Martin, 1845

Adrien Joly as a demon and Pepetit Veldeman as Coureur in the Cogniard brothers' La Biche au Bois
FLO4631161 Adrien Joly as a demon and Pepetit Veldeman as Coureur in the Cogniard brothers' La Biche au Bois, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845

Clarence in the role of Arthur Seymour in Charles Duveyrier's Lady Seymour, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845
FLO4631142 Clarence in the role of Arthur Seymour in Charles Duveyrier's Lady Seymour, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845

French mezzo soprano Miss Delille or Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson
FLO4632181 French mezzo soprano Miss Delille or Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1846

Etienne Marin Melingue as Berthold in Les Orphelines D'Antwerp by Joseph Bouchardy
FLO4631077 Etienne Marin Melingue as Berthold in Les Orphelines D'Antwerp by Joseph Bouchardy, Theatre de L'Ambigu Comique, 1844

English actor Hippolyte Tisserant as Patrick Macdonald in Clarisse Harlowe by Dumanoir and Guillard
FLO4632056 English actor Hippolyte Tisserant as Patrick Macdonald in Clarisse Harlowe by Dumanoir and Guillard, Theatre du Gymnasium Dramatique, 1846

Rosalie Theodorine Melingue as Caprice in Eve by Leon Gozlan, Theatre Francais, 1843
FLO4632960 Rosalie Theodorine Melingue as Caprice in Eve by Leon Gozlan, Theatre Francais, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Jean-Baptiste Firmin as the Marquis in Eve by Leon Gozlan, Theatre Francais, 1843
FLO4632912 Jean-Baptiste Firmin as the Marquis in Eve by Leon Gozlan, Theatre Francais, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Basse bouffe (comic opera singer) Achille Ricquier as the Duke of Popoli in La Sirene by Daniel Auber
FLO4632707 Basse bouffe (comic opera singer) Achille Ricquier as the Duke of Popoli in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1844

Miss Pauline Amant as Ricolette in Les Mysteres de Paris by Eugene Sue, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1844
FLO4632563 Miss Pauline Amant as Ricolette in Les Mysteres de Paris by Eugene Sue, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie

English actress Rose Marie Cizos or Rose Cheri in Irene ou Le Magnetisme by Eugene Scribe and Lockroy
FLO4632361 English actress Rose Marie Cizos or Rose Cheri in Irene ou Le Magnetisme by Eugene Scribe and Lockroy, Theatre du Gymnasium Dramatique, 1847

English soprano singer Anne-Benoit-Louise Lavoye as La Reine Leon in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot
FLO4632299 English soprano singer Anne-Benoit-Louise Lavoye as La Reine Leon in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique

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"Captivating Stage Costumes: A Journey through Time and Culture" Step into the enchanting world of stage costumes as we explore a captivating array of designs from various countries and eras. In Italy, we are transported to the tragic tale of Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello, where her stunning attire reflects both elegance and vulnerability. Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello comes alive with an exquisite illustration capturing the essence of this timeless masterpiece. Moving to Germany, Berlin mesmerizes us with a set design for The Magic Flute, showcasing the ethereal beauty of the Queen of the Night. Her costume exudes power and mystery, perfectly complementing Mozart's enchanting music. Next stop is France, where Vaslav Nijinsky captivates audiences in Claude Debussy's L'Apres Midi d'un Faune. His striking outfit embodies sensuality and grace, leaving spectators spellbound. The Carnival of Basel takes center stage in Switzerland as vibrant costumes fill the streets during this joyous celebration. Basler Fasnacht showcases intricate designs that reflect tradition and creativity. Traveling back in time to 18th century Europe, we encounter Queen Anne of Cleves adorned in regal attire fit for royalty. Every detail speaks volumes about her status and influence. An acrobat hanging from a swing captures our attention with their daring performance illustrated on paper. Their costume symbolizes strength and agility while defying gravity itself. Returning to France once more, Carmen by Georges Bizet enchants us with flamenco dancers dressed in vibrant outfits that embody passion and intensity. Racine's Phaedra brings forth another French masterpiece with its elegant costume design reflecting tragedy intertwined with beauty. Giacomo Puccini's Tosca takes us to Paris Opera on June 10th, 1960 - a night filled with anticipation as we witness Tosca herself donning an iconic costume that epitomizes drama and emotion.