Stage Makeup Collection

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)

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France, Paris, Costume sketch for Xenia in Boris Godunov by Modest Petrovic Musorgskij
Modest Petrovic Musorgskij (1839-1881), Boris Godunov, 1874. Costume sketch for Xenia by Y. Bonnat for a performance in 1953

Illustration of three clowns

February: Carnaval Postcard by Rie Cramer. ca. 1907-1930, February: Carnaval Postcard by Rie Cramer

France, Paris, A scene from the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet (1838-1975), print, 1875 19th century, Bibliotheque-Musee De L opera National De Paris-Garnier (Library)

Italy, Villanova Sull Arda, Victor Maurel playing Falstaff, Premiere at the Teatro alla Scala of Falstaff by Giuseppe
Adolf Hohenstein (1854-1928), Victor Maurel playing Falstaff. Premiere (February 9, 1893) at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Watercolor

UK, London, Ophelia
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), Ophelia, 1910

France, Paris, The French soprano Agnes Borgo (1879-1958) as Aida in the opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), performed at Palais Garnier on December 21, 1908

Italy, A scene from Don Carlos (1867) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), engraving 19th century, Bibliotheque-Musee De L opera National De Paris-Garnier (Library)

France, Paris, Jean Perier as Pelleas in 1902 premiere of Debussys Pelleas et Melisande
France - 20th century. Jean PA

USA, Washington, A moment of premiere of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Theatre, United States of America, 20th century. George Gershwin (1898-1937), " Porgy and Bess", 1935. A moment of the premiere

France, Paris, Costume design for Sparafucile in Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). " Rigoletto". Costume design for Sparafucile by Lepic, one of 62 costumes designed for premiere at Paris OpA

Austria, Vienna, Costume sketch for Sarastro in The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for a performance in Vienna
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 1791. Costume sketch for Sarastro for a performance in Vienna, 1812-13

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for the performance at Paris, Salle Garnier
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for Aida by Pierre Eugene Lacoste (1818-1908) for the performance at Paris, Salle Garnier, March 22, 1880

Austria, Vienna, Set design for Act I of performance The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 1791. Act I. Set design by Joseph and Peter Schaffer, for a performance in 1793

Austria, Vienna, Costume sketch for Guillame and his son in William Tell by Gioacchino Rossini
Gioacchino Rossini (1797-1848), Guillaume Tell (William Tell), 1828. Costume sketch for Guillame and his son

France, Paris, Costume sketch for chorus singer in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for chorus singer by Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, December 24, 1871

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Bilibine in Boris Godunov by Modest Petrovic Musorgskij for performance at Paris
Modest Petrovic Musorgskij (1839-1881), Boris Godunov, 1874. Costume sketch for Bilibine for the performance at Paris Palais Garnier, May 19, 1908

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Donner in The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner for performance
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Costume sketch for Donner by Joseph Pincheon, for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Poster of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg by Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg). Poster

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Froh in The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner for
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Costume sketch for Froh by Joseph Pincheon, for the performance at Paris OpA

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France, Paris, Costume sketch for Radames in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for Radames by Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, December 24, 1871

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Herrmann in Tannhauser by Richard Wagner for performance at Paris Palais Garnier
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Tannhauser. Costume sketch for Herrmann, Landgrave of Thuringia by Charles Bianchini (1860-1905), act II. Performance at Paris Palais Garnier, May 13, 1895

France, Paris, Emilie Ambre as Aida in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, Performance at Paris, Salle Vantadour, lithograph
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Emilie Ambre as Aida. Performance at Paris, Salle Vantadour, August 1st, 1878. Lithograph by Alfred Lemoine, from a photograph by Mulnier

France, Paris, Carmen by Georges Bizet, scene 4 from Rose Album
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen, scene 4 from Rose Album, 1875

Monaco, Set design for Tannhauser performance by Richard Wagner at Munich National Theater
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Tannhauser, 1842-1845. Set design by Michael Echter (1812-1879) for the performance at the Munich National Theater in 1867

Italy, Milan, Costume sketch for Gioconda in La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886), La Gioconda. Act I. Costume sketch for Gioconda by Giuseppe Palanti (1881-1946), 1907

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Azucena in The Troubadour by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Il trovatore (The Troubadour). Costume sketch for Azucena by Alfred Albert for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Fasolt in The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner for
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Costume sketch for Fasolt by Joseph Pincheon, for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Desdemona in Otello by Giuseppe Verdi for the performance at Paris, Salle Garnier
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Otello, 1887. Costume sketch for Desdemona by Charles Bianchini (1860-1905), for the performance at Paris, Salle Garnier, October 12, 1894

Italy, The shaving, scene from The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia, 1816) by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), engraving 19th century

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Cajus in Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi for the performance at Paris Opera Comique
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Falstaff, 1893. Costume sketch for Cajus by Jean Aujame (1905-1965) for the performance at Paris, Opera Comique, May 16, 1952

France, Paris, Albert Saleza as Otello in Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Performance at Paris Palais Garnier
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Otello, 1887. Albert Saleza (1867-1916) as Otello. Performance at Paris Palais Garnier, October 10, 1894

Austria, Vienna, Costume sketch for Titus in The Clemency of Titus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for a performance in
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K 621, 1791. Costume sketch for Titus for a performance in Vienna, 1806

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Fedor in Boris Godunov by Modest Petrovic Musorgskij
Modest Petrovic Musorgskij (1839-1881), Boris Godunov, 1874. Costume sketch for Fedor by Y. Bonnat for a performance in 1953

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Wotan in The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner for
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Costume sketch for Wotan by Joseph Pincheon, for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Falstaff as Black Hunter in Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi for performance at Paris Opera
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Falstaff, 1893. Costume sketch for Falstaff as Black Hunter by Jean Aujame (1905-1965) for the performance at Paris, Opera Comique, May 16, 1952

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Frasquita for Carmen by Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen, 1875. Costume sketch for Frasquita by Lila de Nobili, act IV, for the performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Set design for Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, Act IV, scene 2, Temple of Vulcano and crypt
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Set design by Philippe Chaperon, 1901. Act IV, scene 2, Temple of Vulcano and crypt

France, Paris, Renaud as Rigoletto in Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, Performance at Paris Palais Garnier
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Rigoletto, 1851. Renaud as Rigoletto. Performance at Paris Palais Garnier, June 11, 1908

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"Unveiling the Artistry: Stage Makeup Through Time and Cultures" Step into the enchanting world of stage makeup, where imagination meets reality in the heart of Paris. From the iconic city that has nurtured artistic expression for centuries, we explore a captivating journey through various theatrical masterpieces. Intriguingly, our first stop takes us to France's capital, Paris. Here, we encounter a mesmerizing sketch of Michaela's costume for Georges Bizet's timeless opera Carmen. The intricate details and vibrant colors hint at the passion and intensity awaiting on stage. Continuing our exploration in Paris, we stumble upon an intriguing poster showcasing Richard Wagner's masterpiece The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. Its grandeur transports us to a realm where music intertwines with visual spectacle. Venturing beyond French borders, we find ourselves in Monaco amidst set designs by Richard Wagner himself. These stunning creations bring Tannhauser and Tristan and Isolde to life, immersing audiences in their mythical worlds. Returning to France once more, we are captivated by a poster depicting The Valkyrie - another gem from Wagner's repertoire. This powerful image hints at the epic drama that unfolds within this operatic masterpiece. As our journey progresses, we delve into diverse cultures' theatrical traditions. A close-up reveals an evil human face adorned with illustrative techniques reminiscent of Japanese ethnicity and Kabuki theater – a striking fusion between art forms. The allure continues as an illustration captures three clowns exuding both humor and melancholy – reminding us of their timeless role as entertainers who reflect society’s joys and sorrows. February brings us Carnaval Postcards by Rie Cramer; these whimsical artworks transport us back to festive celebrations filled with masked revelry and merriment across time periods yet united by shared joyous spirit. Our final destination leads us back to France once more - this time witnessing a scene from Bizet's Carmen.