Opera Collection (#13)

Music. Italian composer Rossini. Painting by Ary Scheffer, France, 1843. Coll. Musee de la musique, Paris
3433733 Music. Italian composer Rossini. Painting by Ary Scheffer, France, 1843. Coll. Musee de la musique, Paris. (oil on canvas); (add.info.: Rossini. Coll. Musee de la musique, Paris. Music)

Double duel between Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio, c.1900 (chromolithograph)
2636196 Double duel between Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio, c.1900 (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Double duel between Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio)

William Schwenck Gilbert, 1876
1574499 William Schwenck Gilbert, 1876; (add.info.: William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) British humourist. Librettist and partner of Arthur Sullivan in the light operas produced under D'Oyly

William Schwenck Gilbert, 1873
1574498 William Schwenck Gilbert, 1873; (add.info.: William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) British humourist. Librettist and partner of Arthur Sullivan in the light operas produced under D'Oyly

Portrait of Alessandro Scarlatti (engraving)
6365945 Portrait of Alessandro Scarlatti (engraving); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; Ghigo Roli

Performance of the soprano Lidia (Lydia) Lipkowska as Manon Lescaut in the opera "Manon" by Jules Massenet
AIS5375454 Performance of the soprano Lidia (Lydia) Lipkowska as Manon Lescaut in the opera "Manon" by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Cover of Comoedia illustre

Parisina, ca. 1850 (engraving)
8822261 Parisina, ca. 1850 (engraving) by Geissler, Peter Carl (1802-1872); 12, 6 x 9 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info)

Soprano opera singer Miss Grassari as Amazili in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini, Royal Academy of Music
FLO4606934 Soprano opera singer Miss Grassari as Amazili in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini, Royal Academy of Music. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Mr. Etienne le Blond, ballet dancer, at the Theatre Royal Opera House Haymarket
FLO4594929 Mr. Etienne le Blond, ballet dancer, at the Theatre Royal Opera House Haymarket. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper after a painting by Frederic de Waldeck

Mr. Edward Knight as Hodge in the opera "Love in a Village" at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
FLO4594851 Mr. Edward Knight as Hodge in the opera "Love in a Village" at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper after a painting by

Baritone opera singer Leonard Hermann-Leon (1814-1858) as Captain Roland in Les Mousquetaires de la Reine by Fromental
FLO4631597 Baritone opera singer Leonard Hermann-Leon (1814-1858) as Captain Roland in Les Mousquetaires de la Reine by Fromental Halevy, Theatre Royale de l'Opera Comique, 1854

English soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot
FLO4632332 English soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1846

Opera libretto of La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini. 1896 (print)
FAT4299928 Opera libretto of La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini. 1896 (print); (add.info.: Opera libretto of "La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini. 1896.); Photo © Archivio Infatti

Adelina Patti
3733733 Adelina Patti.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Adelina Patti (1843-1919) an Italian-French opera singer. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sims Reeves
3733446 Sims Reeves.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Sims Reeves (1821-1900) an English operatic, ontorio and ballad tenor vocalist of the mid-Victorian era

Vietnamese opera performance, hat tuong, circa 1792. Three female dancers dance
FLO4576564 Vietnamese opera performance, hat tuong, circa 1792. Three female dancers dance and sing with an old actor to music from horn players and drummers

English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Colonel Derville and Bernard-Leon (1785-1858)
FLO4562940 English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Colonel Derville and Bernard-Leon (1785-1858) as farmer Thibaut in the comedy Le Kiss au Porter by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre de Madame, 1824

English actor Charles-Gabriel Potier as Blouse in the comedy Les Blouses by Gabriel
FLO4562914 English actor Charles-Gabriel Potier as Blouse in the comedy Les Blouses by Gabriel and Armand at the Theatre des Varietes, 1822

Elsa (daughter of the Duke of Brabant) in Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin", 19th century (chromo)
DUV4199228 Elsa (daughter of the Duke of Brabant) in Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin", 19th century (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info)

Amneris (daughter of the king of Egypt) performed by Eleonora Grossi for the opera " Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi
DUV4199346 Amneris (daughter of the king of Egypt) performed by Eleonora Grossi for the opera " Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) during its creation in 1871

Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830)
DUV4208523 Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830), opera by Daniel Auber (1782-1871)

Letter B: Belisaire, in " Belisaire", opera (created in 1836) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
DUV4208501 Letter B: Belisaire, in " Belisaire", opera (created in 1836) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter O: Othello, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of)
DUV4208584 Letter O: Othello, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and P

Letter K: Klingsor, in " Parsifal", opera (created in 1882) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
DUV4208563 Letter K: Klingsor, in " Parsifal", opera (created in 1882) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship)
DUV4208559 Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship, represented in 1866) by Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870); J: Jago, in "Othello"

Letters E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and F: Fra Diavolo
DUV4208533 Letters E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and F: Fra Diavolo

Giuseppe Verdi
3586268 Giuseppe Verdi; (add.info.: Photograph of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) an Italian opera composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ambroise Thomas
3586097 Ambroise Thomas; (add.info.: Photograph of Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) a French composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Filomena Maria Cristina Verdi
3586261 Filomena Maria Cristina Verdi; (add.info.: Photograph of Filomena Maria Cristina Verdi (1859-1936) the adoptive daughter of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) an Italian opera composer

The home of Giuseppe Verdi
3586250 The home of Giuseppe Verdi; (add.info.: Photograph of the home of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) an Italian opera composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Giuseppe Verdi
3586227 Giuseppe Verdi; (add.info.: Photograph of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) an Italian opera composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Johanna Rosine Wagner
3585824 Johanna Rosine Wagner; (add.info.: Portrait of Johanna Rosine Wagner (1774-1848) mother of the German composer Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

A letter to King Ludwig II of Bavaria from Wilhelm Richard Wagner
3585820 A letter to King Ludwig II of Bavaria from Wilhelm Richard Wagner; (add.info.: A letter to King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886) from Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) a German composer

Wilhelm Richard Wagner
3585826 Wilhelm Richard Wagner; (add.info.: Portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) a German composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wilhelm Richard Wagner
3585818 Wilhelm Richard Wagner; (add.info.: Portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) a German composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter)
3585800 Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter); (add.info.: Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter) by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

English actor Francois Joseph Talma (1763Ð1826) as Manlius in Manlius Capitolinus by Antoine de la Fosse at the Theatre
FLO4562858 English actor Francois Joseph Talma (1763Ð1826) as Manlius in Manlius Capitolinus by Antoine de la Fosse at the Theatre English

English comic actor Adrien Perlet (1795-1850) as Fringale in le Gastronome sans Argent by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre
FLO4562851 English comic actor Adrien Perlet (1795-1850) as Fringale in le Gastronome sans Argent by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821

English actress Miss Millen as Felicite in the play Le Voyage a Dieppe by Alexis Wafflard
FLO4562839 English actress Miss Millen as Felicite in the play Le Voyage a Dieppe by Alexis Wafflard and Fulgence de Bury at the Odeon, 1821

English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849) as Procida in the tragedy Vpres Siciliennes by Casimir
FLO4562785 English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849) as Procida in the tragedy Vpres Siciliennes by Casimir Delavigne at the Odeon, 1819

English opera singer Miss. More as Fanchette in the comic opera Les deux jaloux with music by Sophie Gail at
FLO4562725 English opera singer Miss. More as Fanchette in the comic opera Les deux jaloux with music by Sophie Gail at the Theatre Feydeau

Miss Louise Perrin and Elvina in Le Pepetit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville
FLO4562693 Miss Louise Perrin and Elvina in Le Pepetit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville

English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Comte Ory in the vaudeville piece Le Comte Ory by E
FLO4562686 English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Comte Ory in the vaudeville piece Le Comte Ory by E. Scribe and Delester-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris

Belgian actress Miss Fleury as Suzanne in La Famille Glinet by Merville at the Odeon, Paris, 1818
FLO4562681 Belgian actress Miss Fleury as Suzanne in La Famille Glinet by Merville at the Odeon, Paris, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by K

Comic actor Charles Potier (1774-1838) as Lantimeche in Combat des Montagnes by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre des
FLO4562649 Comic actor Charles Potier (1774-1838) as Lantimeche in Combat des Montagnes by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre des Varietes, Paris, 1816

Portrait of Pauline (Yolande Marie Louise) Duvernay (1813-1894) French dancer. Opera de Paris
ETI4397195 Portrait of Pauline (Yolande Marie Louise) Duvernay (1813-1894) French dancer. Opera de Paris.; (add.info.: Portrait of Pauline (Yolande Marie Louise) Duvernay (1813-1894) French dancer

English mezzo-soprano Mme Boulanger or Marie-Julienne Boulanger (1786-1850) as Rose in Emma
FLO4562835 English mezzo-soprano Mme Boulanger or Marie-Julienne Boulanger (1786-1850) as Rose in Emma, ou la Promise careless by Daniel Auber at the Feydeau room, Opera Comique, 1821

English actor Pierre-Marie-Nicolas Michelot (1786-1856) as Mortimer in Marie Stuart by Friedrich von Schiller at
FLO4562767 English actor Pierre-Marie-Nicolas Michelot (1786-1856) as Mortimer in Marie Stuart by Friedrich von Schiller at the Comedie Francais, 1820

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