[Les Noces de Pelée et de Theétis]
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Design for a theater set created by Giacomo Torelli da Fano for the ba...
From a series of eleven plates representing the theater sets created by Giacomo Torelli da Fano. For additional information about the series, see 51.501.4155-4165. Israel Silvestre (French, Nancy 1621–1691 Paris)
Vijfde acte van 'Mirame' met zeventien personen
Zicht op een podium waar de vijfde akte uit 'Mirame' met zeventien acteurs wordt opgevoerd. Het decor is een tuin met beelden aan zee.
Vierde acte van 'Mirame' met vier acteurs
Zicht op een podium waar de vierde akte uit 'Mirame' met vier acteurs wordt opgevoerd. Het decor is een tuin met beelden aan zee. De omlijsting om het podium heeft de vorm van een Romeinse triomfboog.
Francesco I d'Este, with his Gentle Manner, is Loved by All of the Nob...
Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aveline Pierre le Vieux - Les tombeaux du Roy de l'Isle de Naxos
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Romeyn de Hooghe - De grote raad van Rome
Spotprent op de mislukte plannen van de kerk van Rome om het protestantisme uit te roeien. Spotprent op de val van de katholieke kerk in Engeland met de vlucht van Jacobus, 1688-1689. Achter een tafel in de hel... More
DCM 0832: Pietro Padalino Vertical Whistle Flute
In letter to DCM, 15 Feb. 1929, Mrs. Sloan refers to this instrument as a "Sicilian shepherd's flute." She says she obtained it in Taormina, Sicily, in the summer of 1928. In an undated draft letter from DCM in... More
DCM 0519: Castel; Joannes Panormo Flute in C
This instrument may be a composite of 2 or more flutes based on varying wood grain patterns, and slightly dissimilar turning styles. The upper body joint bears a faint "2" and was likely the second longest corp... More
Portrait of Frans van Steenwijk, Poet and Playwright in Amsterdam
Portret van Frans van Steenwijk (1715-88). Dichter en toneelschrijver te Amsterdam. Buste in ovaal, iets naar links. Onderdeel van een verzameling portretten van Nederlandse dichters.
Ballet and opera images on 19th-century music covers
Public domain sheet music, notation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gottschalk at Chickering piano, [no. 14]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of composer or musician, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
La sicilienne. Valse redowa. Music de Pugni pour le piano, par Fred. B...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a 19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Napoli-Interno del R. teatro S. Carlo montagefoto
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Veduta interna dell' I. R. Teatro alla Scala ristaurato nel 1830
Widmung: all'illustr.mo Sig. Duca Visconti di Modrone ciambell. di S.M.I.R A Cav. Gerosolimit Rappresent la Direz.e degli II.RR Teatri
Fotoreproductie van een prent van het Teatro San Carlo, Napels
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Portrait de Lody Alice, (actrice) Charles Reutlinger atelier, Paris
Portrait carte de visite. Photo colorée à l'aquarelle contrecollée sur carton Inscription - Inscription au verso Portrait de Lody Alice, (actrice)
Portrait de Léontine, (actrice) Charles Reutlinger atelier, Paris
Portrait carte de visite. Photo contrecollée sur carton Inscription - Inscription au verso Portrait de Léontine, (actrice)
Duquesa de Aosta,Laetitia Bonaparte, 2º esposa de Amadeu, actress, vin...
N el 20 de diciembre de 1866 Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, Spain, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picco's Sardinian Shepherd's Pipe - American sheet music, 1870-1885
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Vijf portretten van zangers en acteurs: Adelin Diedl, Albert Lambert F...
Onderdeel van Album van een Franse amateur met foto's van Frankrijk, Algerije, Palmyra, de Wereldtentoonstelling van 1900 en van bekende Fransen. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known a... More
Edgar Degas - Audience at a Parisian Theatre I
Public domain photo of Italian art print or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pierre Riviere sings Romeo in Romeo & Juliet / Opera singer Charles Re...
Photograph of a man in a dark suit. His right hand is in his pocket. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Antonio Scotti / Opera singer / Aime Dupont atelier
Photograph of a man in profile, sitting in a chair. He has a large mustache. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Josephine Jacoby / Opera singer / Aime Dupont atelier
Photograph of a woman, shot from above the waist. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Giulio Rossi bass / Opera singer
Photograph of a man in a dark suit with a mustache, shot from above the waist. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Imre Kiralfy's brilliant ballet spectacle, Venice, the bride of the se...
W41771 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted by Imre Kiralfy, 1891." Caption: The triumph of love. Created by "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York; printed in America." No. L-4216. Small portrait of I. Kir... More
Gemma Bellincioni as Carmen / Opera singer
Photograph of a woman in a Spanish style costume with a dark hat, a striped piece of material over her right shoulder, and an embroidered vest. She is leaning on a rock and is in front of a painted background. ... More
Bellincioni, Gemma / Opera singer
Photograph of a woman, shot from above the waist. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Barron Berthald / Opera singer - Public domain portrait print
Photograph of a man with mustache looking away from the camera, shot from above the waist. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Albert Fransella, 1865-1934, Dayton C. Miller Collection
Inscription: Recto: u. r.: (on diagonal, in faded black ink) Very Sincerely Yours, / Albert Fransella / London / 1900; l. l.: (photographer's name, imprinted in brown) Herbert Watkins.; l. r.: (photographer's a... More
A woman stands with hands on hips in three-quarter profile
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Trembinzki Rambaldelli - Drawing. Public domain image.
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Olga con strascico - Drawing. Public domain image.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of theatrical costume design, ballet, opera performance, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Photograph of Serge Diaghilev, n.d.
Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Pietro (crossed out) - Drawing. Public domain image.
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Madame Butterfly selection - gramophone disc, record label
Band Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ora a noi - gramophone disc, record label
Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. Sh... More
Preludio, atto 3 - gramophone disc, record label
Orchestra, with bells Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Butterfly's death scene - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. She began her car... More
Arthur Pryor band, Prophète fantasy, recording
Band Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mi chiamano Mimì - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Addio! - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tamaki Miura making up - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows Japanese opera singer Tamaki Miura (1884-1946) in kimono with fan applying makeup to her face. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)
Lo so che alle sue pene - gramophone disc, record label
Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Racconto di Rodolfo - gramophone disc, record label
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
V. Reschiglian, Luca Botta, Rosina Galli and mother, G. Martinelli
Photograph shows (left to right) opera singer Vincenzo Reschiglian (1874-1955), dancer Rosina Galli (1896-1940), opera singer Luca Botta (1882-1917), Galli's mother, an unidentified man, and opera singer Giova... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a dancer, dance, performing...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Brown and Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows John Brown, Business Comptroller of the Metropolitan Opera in New York with opera singer Enrico Caruso. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)
Musetta waltz - gramophone disc, record label
Whistling solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
E lucevan le stelle - gramophone disc, record label
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Addio - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Addio - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with harp and orchestra Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. She bega... More
Sì, mi chiamano Mimì - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with harp and orchestra Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. She bega... More
Valse infernale - gramophone disc, record label
Bass vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Le bonheur est dans l'inconstance
Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Un bel di vedremo - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Madame Butterfly : Fantasia - Public domain portrait print
Cello solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Un bel di vedremo - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Popule meus - gramophone disc, record label
Chorus, unaccompanied Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
E lucevan le stelle - gramophone disc, record label
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mi chiamano Mimí - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with harp, piano, and orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vittoria, mio core! - gramophone disc, record label
Male vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Florence Walton - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows American dancer Florence Walton (1883-1981). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Italian opera singer Galli-Curci & Wagner, George Grantham Bain Collec...
Photograph shows Charles Ludwig Wagner (1869-1956) an impresario with one of his clients, Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title fr... More
E. Di Giovanni, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Edward Patrick Johnson (1878?-1959), a Canadian tenor opera singer who was billed outside North America as Edoardo Di Giovanni. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data provided b... More
E. Di Giovanni, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Edward Patrick Johnson (1878?-1959), a Canadian tenor opera singer who was billed outside North America as Edoardo Di Giovanni. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data provided b... More
H. Witherspoon & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows bass opera singer and manager Herbert Witherspoon (1873-1935) with his wife, soprano opera singer Florence Hinkle (1885-1933). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Picryl description: Public domain image of a dancer, dance, performing...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph - dance, dancer, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - per... More
Italian opera singer Galli-Curci and husband
Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963) standing on a balcony with a man, possibly her accompianist and second husband Homer Samuels. (Source: Flickr Commons pro... More
Early automobiles - Florence Hinkle
Photograph shows soprano opera singer Florence Hinkle (1885-1933) who was married to bass opera singer and manager Herbert Witherspoon (1873-1935).(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Italian opera singer Galli-Curci and husband
Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963) standing on a balcony with a man, possibly her accompanist and second husband Homer Samuels. (Source: Flickr Commons proj... More
Italian opera singer Galli Curci, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963) (left) and her husband and accompanist, pianist Homer David Samuels (1889-1956) supporting the "Buy a Barrel of flour to... More
Italian opera singer Curci, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of:... More
Musetta's waltz - gramophone disc, record label
Boy soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Storchio, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Rosina Storchio (1872-1945), an Italian lyric opera singer. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grant... More
Rostand, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows French poet and playwright Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (1868-1918) who was the author of the play "Cyrano de Bergerac". He is wearing the uniform of the Académie Française. (Source: Flickr Com... More
Mi chiamano Mimi - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Florence Walton - Public domain portrait photograph
A black and white photo of a woman in a dress. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
L. Botta - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows Italian opera singer Luca Botta (1882-1917) with a guitar. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Musetta waltz - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
La Traviata. G. Verdi. Atto terzo duetto
Postcard shows a scene from the third act of the opera La Traviata, where Violetta is a caricature of Emperor Franz Josef, and Alfredo is portrayed as Kaiser Wilhelm. The Italian lyrics translate as Paris, oh d... More
Manon. G. Massenet. Acte I Mentore
Postcard shows a scene from the opera Manon, where Manon is a caricature of Emperor Franz Josef, and her suitor is portrayed as Kaiser Wilhelm. The lyrics, given in French, translate as We will not go to Paris!... More
Entrance of Cio-Cio-San - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. She began her car... More
Italian opera singer Galli-Curci
Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Italian opera singer Ombra leggiera
Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Oscar Seagle - Public domain dedication image
Photograph shows baritone singer and teacher Oscar Seagle (1877-1945). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)
Tutti i fior - gramophone disc, record label
Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
O soave fanciulla - gramophone disc, record label
Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prestito nazionale rendita consolidata 5% netto / M. Borgoni.
Poster shows a frightened man clutching an Italian flag in one hand and a sword in another. Poster announces a 5% national consolidated loan. Details are given.
O mio babbino caro - gramophone disc, record label
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Italian opera singer Galli-Curci, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2019) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of:... More
Italian opera singer Galli-Curci, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2019) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of:... More
Photograph of Bronislava Nijinska as the Humming Bird Princess in The ...
Public domain photograph - dance, dancer, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photo of DCM 1006: Ercole Roda Ocarina - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Clay, painted with black enamel, and orange enamel inside fingerholes. Maker's mark with bronze powder paint. Tuning bar is nickel plate.; 16.9 cm. Key Holes System: 2/8 holes.... More
Italie, Willem Van De Poll photo
Beeld van een opera uitvoering in de Scala te Milaan Willem van de Poll worked as a photojournalist for Dutch and European news magazines.
Italie, Willem Van De Poll photo
Beeld achter de coulissen van de Scala in Milaan Willem van de Poll worked as a photojournalist for Dutch and European news magazines.
Italie, Willem Van De Poll photo
De orkestbak van de Scala te Milaan Willem van de Poll worked as a photojournalist for Dutch and European news magazines.
Architectural photograph, Italy
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The court, composed of two American majors and one British Royal Air F...
Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description