£19.50
Date 15/11/1960
London Sadler's Wells Theatre – The Nightingale – 1960 Opera
An original programme for the opera The Nightingale at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, dated 15 November 1960, complete with a used entrance ticket (please see the pictures for the cast).
Stravinsky’s short opera is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale of the Chinese Emperor who prefers a mechanical bird to the real nightingale, until the living bird’s song saves him from Death.
A programme with its original ticket is a lovely piece of opera and theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Opera – The Nightingale |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sadler's Wells Theatre – London |
The Cast – see pics.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a paper clip mark in the corner
Did you know?
- Stravinsky began The Nightingale (Le Rossignol) in 1908 and completed it in 1914, after The Firebird and The Rite of Spring.
- The opera was first performed in Paris in 1914 by Diaghilev’s company.
SKU: T02244
