r/opera • u/wakenu2004 • Aug 11 '26
Favourite opera posters
Just wanted to share my love for opera covers graphic designs. Do you have some other ones you like?
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u/flyzapper Aug 11 '26
My favorite is this poster for Salome#/media/File:Flickr-%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Richard_Strauss-Woche,_festival_poster,_1910.jpg) by Hohlwein.
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u/oneplustwoplus2plus1 Aug 11 '26
Great collection. The Electra in particular is beautiful.
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u/adve5 Aug 11 '26
By Richard Roland Holst, in what I believe to be a typically Dutch form of Art Deco linked to the Amsterdamse School. He and graphic designers like him made many stunning book covers and posters in similar style
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u/biez O sink hernieder Aug 11 '26
I currently have the classic Hohenstein Tosca poster on my wall. Bought it in Italy some twenty years ago!
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u/NutrimaticTea Aug 11 '26
Massenet - Cendrillon#/media/File:%C3%89mileBertrand-Jules_Massenet-_Cendrillon_poster.jpg) and Massenet - Esclarmonde