£22.50
Date 06/10/1956
Bristol Hippodrome Theatre – The Tales Of Hoffman – 1956
An original theatre programme for Offenbach’s opera The Tales Of Hoffman at the Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol, dated 6 October 1956.
The cast includes George Chitty, Mona Ross, Estelle Valery and Edwin Jepps in this fantastical opera of the poet Hoffmann’s three ill-fated loves.
Touring opera programmes from regional theatres are an interesting corner of theatre memorabilia, recording the singers who brought opera to audiences across Britain.
| Production | The Tales Of Hoffman |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hippodrome Theatre – Bristol |
| Cast | opera show., George Chitty – Mona Ross, Estelle Valery – Edwin Jepps. |
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Condition: V Good, lcr, slrs, a tiny right edge ni
Did you know?
- Jacques Offenbach died in 1880 before the opera was finished, and it was first performed at the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1881.
- The opera’s Barcarolle, Belle nuit, o nuit d’amour, is one of the most famous melodies in all opera.
- The stories are based on tales by the German Romantic writer E. T. A. Hoffmann, who appears as the hero.
SKU: T02675
