Royal Opera House's 1893 Romeo & Juliet State Performance Programme
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1893 a souvenir programme for the state Performance of Romeo & Juliet given at the Royal opera house, Covent garden in honour of the marriage of the Duke of York & Princess Mary of Teck (later Kie Nellie Melba as Juliet in a Royal Performance, London 1893, a souvenir programme for the state Performance of Romeo & Juliet given at the Royal opera house, Covent garden in honour of the marriage of the Duke of York & Princess Mary of Teck (later King George V & Queen Mary) on July 4th, 1893. The beautiful silk programme features portraits of the Royal couple, Queen Victoria, the Prince & Princess of Wales and Princess Mary's parents. The performance of Gounod's opera 'Romeo et Juliette' featured Nellie Melba as Juliette and Jean de Reske as Romeo in a reprise of their triumphant performances at Covent garden in 1889. Superb condition and overall 54 x 37 cm.
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- George V - George V (1865 ? 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 until his death in 1936.
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- British Royal Family commemorative ware and memorabilia
- King George V - memorabilia 31
- Melba, Dame Nellie (Australia) - presentation items and memorabilia 55
- Queen Victoria - memorabilia 75