East German Poster Database

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• Macbeth: Oper von Giuseppe Verdi- Landestheater Halle

  This poster is white with an abstracted black line drawing of Macbeth wearing a gold crown, and holding a decapitated figure in his right hand. The title is at the top in red with text underneath in black. This poster advertises for Verdi's opera "Macbeth" based on the work of Shakespeare.

• Landestheater Halle- Millionen für Penny: Ein Krimi-Musical von Max Colpet, Musik: Lotar Olias, Regie: Jörg Kaehler

  This poster is blue and depicts a woman in a red leotard and red shoes with her right leg raised. Her face is obscured by oval sign reading part of performance title ("für Penny"). The first part of title is in red script outlined in whiten at the top, with the dots above the "I's" as stars. The remaining text is in white script near the bottom, to the left and right of the depicted woman. This poster advertises for "A Million for Penny", a "criminal-musical" from Max Colpet with music by Lotar Olias and directed by Jörg Kaehler.

• Landestheater Halle/Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt- Sommerspielplan- A.E. Modeste Grétry: Der eifersüchtige Liebhaber/ W.A, Mozart: Die Zauberflöte/ G.F. Händel: Floridante/ J.W. Goethe: Die Mitschuldigen

  This poster is a matte gold color with an black inner border left and right and white outer border. There is an orange, red, and black half-circle design at bottom with "1985" featured in red at center. The theater name is in white at the top, followed by the announcement of the plan for summer performances in red, followed by individual performances in black. These include "The Jealous Lover" by Grétry, Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Händel's "Floridante," and "The Complicit" by Goethe. The poster is possibly signed by the creator on back.