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The Royal Italian Opera before & behind the curtain. Selections

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Title
The Royal Italian Opera before & behind the curtain. Selections
Additional title: Royal Italian Opera before and behind the curtain. Selections
Names
Guerin, Théodore (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853 (Questionable)
Place: London?
Publisher: E. Gambart?
Table of Contents
No. 4, The subscriber's privilege -- No. 6, Success -- No. 7, The rehearsal -- No. 10, Ladies' dressing room.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Gue T Roy 1-4
Topics
Royal Italian Opera (London, England)
Covent Garden Theatre
Ballet dancers -- 19th century
Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Th. Guerin.
Biographical/historical: The prints in this collection are mounted india paper lithographs, as in the version held by Harvard College Library. The images are the same as those published by E. Gambart in a larger format, 31 x 44 cm., and printed on heavyweight paper. The satirical element emerges more fully in the complete collection of twelve prints.
Biographical/historical: Although the performing company at Covent Garden Theatre in London assumed the name "Royal Italian Opera" in 1847, it was in fact a resident company. The name referred to the fact that the operas presented there under the leadership of conductor Michael Costa were sung in Italian, regardless of their original language. In 1892, when Richard Wagner's Ring cycle was presented there, the word "Italian" was finally dropped.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 4 prints : lithograph, hand-colored ; 20 x 28 cm. or smaller, on mount 25 x 33 cm. or smaller.
Description
Depictions of a nineteenth-century ballet troupe's activities, onstage and off. Only one of the prints in this selection, no. 4, The subscriber's privilege, hints at a satirical intent: a man in evening dress is lowered (or raised) through a trapdoor, surrounded by costumed male and female dancers.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825121803
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758994
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b39e00b0-88f9-0134-996d-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Italian Opera before & behind the curtain. Selections" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04a7c0a0-8cb9-0134-4088-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Italian Opera before & behind the curtain. Selections" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04a7c0a0-8cb9-0134-4088-00505686a51c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). The Royal Italian Opera before & behind the curtain. Selections Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04a7c0a0-8cb9-0134-4088-00505686a51c

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The Royal Italian Opera before & behind the curtain. Selections