East German Poster Database

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• Giuseppe Verdi/La Travata/Deustche Staatsoper Berlin

  Poster is white with black line drawing of a woman who appears to be looking out of a window with curtains on either side. Text at top and bottom in black handwriting. Advertises for the opera "La Traviata" from Giuseppe Verdi.

• Giuseppe Verdi/Der Troubadour il Trovatore/Text von Salvatore Cammarano/Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam/Musikal. Leitung G. Lienicke Inszenierung P. Brähmig Bühnenbild P. Heilein Chöre E. Lehnig In den Haputpartien E. Schumann, E.-M. Opitz, R. Riemer, A. Scheib

  Poster is red with black etchings of two men in medieval costume facing away from each other on either side of a triangle pointing downward from top to bottom in center of poster. Each man holds a sword. At bottom center is a smaller scale white etching of a woman lying on her side, holding her hand out. Title top center in white with black text on either side, remaining text at bottom in black. Advertises for the opera from Giuseppe Verdi, "The Troubadour from Trovatore", starring E. Schumann.

• Palast der Republik ž Großer Saal/Berühmte Opernchöre/und Arien von Lortzing, Wagner, Donizetti, Verdi, Bizet, Smetana u. a./Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin Dirigent: Robert Hanell/Gesangssolisten: Eva-Marilies Opitz,

  Poster is black with irridescent silver text in varying sizes and fonts, generally getting smaller from top to bottom. Advertises for "Famous Opera Choruses" and arias from Lortzing, Wagner, Donizetti, Verdi, Bizet, Smetana, and others.

• 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.

• Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals, Musikalische Leitung: Christian Kluttig Inszenierung: Rainer Wenke Bühnenbild: Bernd Leistner Kostüme: Barbara Albrecht:

  This poster is purple with black text. It depicts a antiquated-style wooden block-print drawing of a heart aflame in black center bottom. This poster advertises for Verdi's "The Force of Destiny".

• 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".

• Aida: Giuseppe Verdi- Theater Cottbus

  This poster is a deep red with a red-orange and black depiction of the Egyptian sphinx. The sphinx is partially obscured by an elongated rectangle that stretches from center of poster to bottom and colored in red-orange gradient. The title is at top in orange with Verdi's name and theater in red orange at the left and right. It advertises for a performance of "Aida". This poster possibly signed on back.

• Oper von Giuseppe Verdi: Aida- Hans-Otto Theater Potsdam

  This poster is mostly a yellow-beige with green stripes going in various directions from a center segment. Inside the segment are two palm trees on either side, with the opera title in large white letters. Outside the segment on either side is the remaining text in same green as the stripes. Advertises for a performance of Verdi's "Aida".

• Rigoletto/Guiseppe Verdi/Theater der Bergarbeiter Senftenberg

  Poster is black with gray text at top. Depicts a white drama mask with red blush, broken in half, slightly left of center. Poster advertises for a performance of Verdi's opera "Riogletto".

• Oper in drei Akten von Giuseppe Verdi Kleist Theater/Rigoletto/Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave Deutsch: Walter Felsenstein und Horst Seeger

  Poster is white with a rough black sketch of a bloody dagger whose hilt is a belled jester's hat. Text in black at top. Advertises for a performance of Verdi's opera "Rigoletto".

• Othello/Giuseppe Verdi/Volkstheater Rostock/Gabriele Schwabe, Ute Walther, Ruth Wischnewski, Hans Hamann, Günther Kurth, Heinz Lehmann, Peter Oschmann, Titus Paspirgilis, Iwan Popow, Jens Schreiber Musikalische Leitung: Gerd Puls Inszenierung: Matthias Po

  Poster is white with black and white janus-faced female portrait in center. Title of opera in red at top, with remaindant text in black underneath. Poster advertises for a performance of the opera "Othello" featuring Verdi.

• Verdi: Othello- Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin

  This poster is white with a black border at left and bottom. It depicts a black, block print of a male figure, with face visible at bottom. The text is in white along the border. This advertises for performance of the opera "Othello" composed by Giuseppe Verdi based on Shakespeare's work.

• Verdi: Othello- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster is red with a red and black abstract depiction of a male with arms raised (presumably Othello) at the bottom. The text is in white at the top. This poster advertises for a performance of the opera "Othello" based on Shakespeare's work with the composition by Giuseppe Verdi.

• Don Carlos: Giuseppe Verdi

  This poster is white with a red, stylized portrait of Don Carlos on black background. The title is in black above and below the portrait.