Opera Collection

Opera House Plan
circa 1865: A floor plan of the Paris Opera house. The building was designed by architect Charles Garnier and opened in 1875

Garnier Opera House, Paris
Antique illustration of a Garnier Opera House, Paris

La Scala
circa 1930: La Scala Opera House in Milan, originally built in 1776. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Antique image: Theatre national de l'Opera-Comique, Paris, Decoration paintings "La Danse" by Francois
Antique image: Theatre national de l'Opera-Comique, Paris Decoration paintings "La Danse" by Francois Flemeng

The Paris Royal Academy of Music
"Academie royale du Musique, Paris, France, 1849". One of the most emblematic institutions of the Baroque period

Enrico Caruso (1873 - 1921) the Italian operatic tenor, born in Naples. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mozart Singing His Requiem engraving 1894
Engraving illustration from the book " Great Men and Famous Women" 1894

Engraving of composer Richard Wagner from 1875
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Kurt Weill
German composer Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950). Weill created a new form of opera in two satiric-didactic works, Die Dreigroschenoper ( The Threepenny Opera)

Kings Theatre
circa 1780: The Italian Opera House or Kings Theatre in Londons Haymarket, built by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1728. The site is now occupied by His Majestys Theatre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pucini Pooches
circa 1956: This handsome couple are decked out for the opera. He wears a tux with shirt front and dickie bow while she wears a little gold brocade number with a velvet collar

Lohengrin
1860: Illustration to Wagners opera Lohengrin by J. Schorr von Carolsfeld. Showing Lohengrin, son of Parsifal, talking to a swan by the side of a small boat which is to take him to Antwerp to win

Grand Tier of the New Orleans Opera House 19th Century
Vintage engraving of The Grand Tier of the New Orleans Opera House during the carnival, 19th Century

Opera theater in Vienna
Antique illustration of Opera theater in Vienna

Elevator in Grand Restaurant Berlin
Antique illustration of a Elevator in Grand Restaurant Berlin

Semperoper in Dresden, Germany
Anique illustration of a Semperoper in Dresden, Germany

Elevators
Antique illustration engraving of various elevators

Opera singer on stage in 18th century style costume

Illustration of male and female opera singers

Sir Arthur Sullivan
1875: British composer Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1842 - 1900) who achieved noteriety during his partnership with Sir William Gilbert

Opera: Scene from Verdis Falstaff

Leningrad Opera House
circa 1930: The Opera House in Leningrad (St Petersburg). St Petersburg was the home of composer and pianist Alexander Dargomyzhsky. He wrote a few operas, one, Rusalka was base on a tale by Pushkin

Caruso In Naples
circa 1920: Italian opera singer, Enrico Caruso (1873 - 1921) on a balcony in Naples. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Enrico Caruso
circa 1900: Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso (1873 - 1921), one of the first opera singers to achieve fame through gramophone recordings. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images)

The state opera at prague
The State Opera, is an opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is part of the National Theatre of the Czech Republic, founded by Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic in 1992

Aaron Copland
US composer of ballets, film scores, operas and symphonies Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) conducting. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Metropolitan Opera House
The first Metropolitan Opera House in New York, late 1800s. The theatre, on Broadway, was demolished in 1967. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Opera House
15th September 1794: The original entrance to the Covent Garden Opera House in London. Double doors are visible at the end of the arcade with double pillars on each side and a coat of arms above

Don Giovanni
A scene from Mozarts opera Don Giovanni. Donna Anna tries to unmask her would-be seducer Don Giovanni, whilst his servant Leporello looks

Don Giovanni
A performance of Mozarts opera Don Giovanni at Her Majestys Theatre, 1846. Accompanied by his servant Leporello, Don Giovanni attempts to woo the chaste Donna Anna

Tabor Opera House, Denver
Exterior corner of the Tabor Grand Opera House (built 1881, demolished 1964) in Denver, Colorado, early 1900s. The Opera House became a movie theater in 1921

Imperial Opera House
circa 1850: The Imperial Opera House in Vienna. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gondoliers Arrangement
The cover of the score of one of Ernest Bucalossis dance arrangements of music from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Gondoliers, circa 1889. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Toscanini Conducts
Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867 - 1957) conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a televised recording of Verdis Hymn of the Nations, 1944. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Leaving The Opera
A crowd leaving Paris Opera House. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Opera
circa 1870: The Royal Academy of Music in Paris, later the Paris Opera. Original Artwork: Engraving by Hildibrand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Opera House
circa 1860: The Opera House in Paris. Original Artwork: Engraving by E Lebel after Michel-Charles Fichot (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

New Opera House
circa 1865: A projected view of the Paris Opera house based on an architects model by M Villemont. The building was designed by Charles Garnier and opened in 1875

Parisian Theatres
circa 1865: Top : Floor plan of the Theatre de l Odeon in Paris, designed by the architects Marie-Joseph Peyre and Charles de Wailly and built in 1782

Old Opera House
circa 1850: A floor plan of the old Paris Opera house, which was replaced by the present building in 1875. Original Publication: From Le Monde Illustre (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Changing Paris
circa 1865: A street plan showing changes to be made to accommodate the new Paris Opera house, designed by architect Charles Garnier and opened in 1875

Caudieux - Singer at the Clubs Eldorado

Paris Opera
Horse-drawn buses amongst traffic outside the opera house in Paris. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Theatre Italien
1830: The Theatre Italien (Opera) in Paris, associated with composers Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Opera Comique
circa 1890: The Opera Comique in Paris. (Photo by Branger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Grand Opera
circa 1880: Guests of honour climbing the marble and alabaster staircase inside the Grand Opera House, Paris. The opera house was opened in 1875

Opera From The Air
An aerial view of the Avenue de l Opera in Paris leading up to the Paris Opera House, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

La Scala
circa 1890: La Scala, opera house in Milan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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