£37.50
Date 11/05/1942
London Strand Theatre – Offenbach Tales Of Hoffmann Opera – 1942
An original wartime programme for Offenbach’s opera Tales Of Hoffmann at the Strand Theatre, London, dated 11 May 1942. The cast includes Percy Heming, Ernest Urbach, Henry Wendon, Esme Percy, Victoria Sladen and Frank Staff.
Opera in the West End during the Blitz years was a remarkable act of defiance, and this programme is a fascinating piece of wartime theatre memorabilia for collectors of opera and theatre programmes.
| Production | Offenbach Tales Of Hoffmann Opera |
|---|---|
| Venue | Strand Theatre – London |
| Cast | Percy Heming – Ernest Urbach, Henry Wendon – Esme Percy, Victoria Sladen – Frank Staff |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tiny ni at bottom edge
Did you know?
- Jacques Offenbach died in 1880, months before The Tales of Hoffmann premiered in Paris in 1881.
- The opera’s Barcarolle is one of the most famous melodies in all opera.
- The Strand Theatre opened in 1905 as the Waldorf and was renamed the Novello Theatre in 2005.
SKU: T00891
