Spettatrice-Attrice. Fidelma_''Vergogna Vergogna''. Plate 8. ''Chalons Operatic Recollections''.
A.E. Chalon R.A. R.J. Lane A.R.A.
London, Published Oct.r 20.th 1836 by J. Mitchell Library, 33, Old Bond St. á Paris chez Rittner et Goupil, Boulevard Montmarte. Deposé.
A rare & fine lithograph, printed on india. Proof. Sheet: 385 x 465mm (15 x 18¼"), with very large margins.
A double portrait of Spanish mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran (1806-1836): on the left she is shown as a spectator at the opera; on the right she is shown in her dramatic costume as the old figure of Fidelma. Chalon writes 'After playing Fidelma in Cimarosa's opera Il Matrimonio Segreto Malibran went into a Pit Box to see the Ballet, or rather to afford the Public a better opportunity of appreciating her powers of transformation'. The public were scandalised at the 22 year old Malibran playing the aged figure.
Harvard 1. Provenance: Edge Hall Library, Cheshire
[Ref: 46727] £320.00
London, Published Oct.r 20.th 1836 by J. Mitchell Library, 33, Old Bond St. á Paris chez Rittner et Goupil, Boulevard Montmarte. Deposé.
A rare & fine lithograph, printed on india. Proof. Sheet: 385 x 465mm (15 x 18¼"), with very large margins.
A double portrait of Spanish mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran (1806-1836): on the left she is shown as a spectator at the opera; on the right she is shown in her dramatic costume as the old figure of Fidelma. Chalon writes 'After playing Fidelma in Cimarosa's opera Il Matrimonio Segreto Malibran went into a Pit Box to see the Ballet, or rather to afford the Public a better opportunity of appreciating her powers of transformation'. The public were scandalised at the 22 year old Malibran playing the aged figure.
Harvard 1. Provenance: Edge Hall Library, Cheshire
[Ref: 46727] £320.00