Sapho: Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique

France, 1897

56 x 39 in (142 x 99 cm)

ID #LB39X55TURNOFTHECENTURY-L

Original poster for Sapho, a pièce lyrique (a form of opera), composed by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède. The opera was based on the novel by Alphonse Daudet and first performed in 1897 starring with Emma Calvé.

Artist: Atelier PAL

Printer: Chez F. Hermet, Paris

Condition: Fair given age, linen-backed on canvas for preservation

500-1000 art nouveau french opera original poster PAL paris performance poster singer size-56x39 theater theatre turn of the century vintage

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