East German Poster Database

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• Idomeneo: Mozart - Opernhaus Leipzig

  This poster has a white background with the text in black and red letters. It shows a human figure in black, red and yellow kneeling on a yellow shell surrounded by water, presumably Idomeneo sacrificing himself. This poster advertises the opera Idomeneo by Mozart.

• Der Idiot: Oper von Harald Gerlach- nach Dostojewski, Musik von Karl Ottomar Treibmann- Opernhaus Leipzig - Urauffuhrung.

  This poster has a black background with black text on a white background at the top. It shows the rough outline of a man's face in black and white. There is a large red “X” where his mouth would be.

• 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.

• Idomeneo/Mozart/Opernhaus Leipzig

  Poster features altered depiction of Venus kneeling in the middle of a scallop shell with cloak or scarf over her shoulders. Image composed entirely of lines, in orange, red, black and white. Sea depicted as a circular vortex around shell. Text in white and red at top. Advertises for Mozart's opera "Idomeneo".

• 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.

• Die Entführung aus dem Serail Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  Poster is white with three blue arches covering almost entire length of poster. Inside is a painting depicting a man in a turban with a sword chasing an individual with a ladder and another individual playing what looks like a ukelele. Poster advertises for the opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio" by Mozart, to be performed at the Opernhaus Leipzig.