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Mdlle. Jenny Lind (Elvira) and Signor Lablache (Giorgio) in the opera of ''I Puritani'', by Unknown, 1848

Mdlle. Jenny Lind (Elvira) and Signor Lablache (Giorgio) in the opera of ''I Puritani''

Unknown

1848

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Mdlle. Jenny Lind (Elvira) and Signor Lablache (Giorgio) in the opera of ''I Puritani'' is a 1848 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1848 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows two singers, Jenny Lind and Signor Lablache, performing in the opera "I Puritani". They are dressed in costume, singing on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre. The print was made from a cutting in The Illustrated London News, which is interesting because it shows how people shared news and images back then. You can learn more about this kind of artwork at the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A 1848 newspaper cutting from *The Illustrated London News* shows Jenny Lind and Luigi Lablache performing as Elvira and Giorgio in Vincenzo Bellini’s opera *I Puritani* at Her Majesty’s Theatre. The image is part of the Harry Beard Collection and depicts the two singers in costume during a scene from the production.

Read the full account in the museum source.

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