Exceptional collection of six gala programs of the Royal Ope - Lot 101

Exceptional collection of six gala programs of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden of London printed on silk by Finden Brown & Co. - July 2, 1889, commissioned by Queen Victoria in honor of the Shah of Iran - June 23, 1897, commissioned in honor of the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's reign - July 7, 1903 ordered by King George V in honor of President Emile Loubet. - June 8, 1905, commissioned by King George V in honor of King Alphonse XIII of Spain - May 27, 1908, commissioned by King Georges V in honor of President Armand Fallières - May 11, 1914, ordered by King George V in honor of the Queen of Denmark Joint : Reunion of two opera programs printed on silk: - l'Arlésienne, re-presentation 24 March 1902, Theaters of Hanoi and Haïphong, Indochina. - Antoine et Cléopâtre, world premiere by Samuel Barber, September 16, 1966 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Printed on silk. Provenance: Charles PITT Music Collection Charles PITT was a British-born music critic and historian. He chose to settle in France where he collaborates continuously in the in a continuous way in the review Opéra international then for Opéra Magazine and is an active member of the Professional Union of the critic. Through his numerous articles he has contributed to the democratization of English music in France but also to the promotion of lesser known operas such as those of India, Vietnam or Mauritius.