East German Poster Database

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• Leipziger Theater- Trauminsel: Musikalische Komödie Operatte von Gilbert und Per Schwenzen

  This poster has a white background with black letters, blue, orange and red colors. The center of the poster is a drawing of a bird in black, orange, red and blue. The poster advertises for the musical comedy “Trauminsel” (Dream Island).

• Jakob Lenz: Kammeroper von Wolfgang Rihm- Libretto frei nach Buchners “Lenz” von Michael Frohling- Auf der Drehscheibe der Opernbuhne Leipzig

  This poster shows the portrait of a man from the side. It consists of black horizontal lines that are crossed by diagonal blue, green and red bands of color. The text is in black letters across the top of the poster; the diagonal bands of color are repeated. This poster advertises for "Jakob Lenz" by Wolfgang Rihm.

• Maria Stuart/Sergej Slonimski/DDR-Erstaufführung/Operhaus Leipzig

  Poster is black at top with depiction of nude blindfolded woman in profile with a small white crown on top of her head. Background at bottom is diagonal black and blue lines, with depiction itself sharply geometric. White text at top. Advertises for the DDR premiere of "Maria Stuart", from Sergej Slonimski.

• Guiseppe Verdi/Operhaus Leipzig/Macbeth

  Poster background is purple, with depiction of an hourglass filled with drippin blood and a jeweled crown at top. Text in white at top with red underneath. Advertises for a performance of Verdi's "Macbeth".

• Maria Stuart/Sergej Slonimski/DDR-Erstaufführung/Operhaus Leipzig

  Poster is black at top with depiction of nude blindforlded woman in profile with a small wite crown on top of her head. Background at bottom is diagonal black and blue lines, with depiction itself sharply geometric. White text at top. Advertises for the DDR premiere of "Maria Stuart", from Sergej Slonimski.

• Opernhaus Leipzig/Gioacchino Rossini/La Cenerentola (Das Aschenputtel)

  Poster is white with two black and white cartoon panels in center outlined in orange. Top panel shows a prince dancing with a woman at a ball, while a second woman looks on approvingly. Bottom panel depicts a girl, presumably Cinderella, cleaning the fireplace. Text in black top and bottom. Advertises for a performance of Rossini's Italian Cinderella.

• Aphrodite und der Sexische Krieg/Ein Musical nach Motiven von Aristophanes' LYSISTRATE, von Jutta Eberhardt-Leister und Wolfgang Tilgner, Musk: Gerhard Kneifel/Uraufführung: Leipziger Theater-Musikalische Komödie

  This poster has coral background with black and white print. It depicts an armored Greek soldier chasing a nude woman with a cherubim pinching his nose as he does so (in Greek style). The text is in white at the bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of the musical "Aphrodite and the Sexy Wars," and was the play's premiere.

• Benjamin Britten: Ein Sommernachtstraum

  This poster is blue with a silhouetted, anthropomorphized bush in center. A crescent moon is shown behind the bush to give the illusion of horns. The poster advertises for an opera adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten, to be performed at the Leipzig Opera House.