Lot Essay
Samuel Barber's opera Vanessa was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on 15 January, 1958, in a production designed by Cecil Beaton and directed by Gian Carlo Menotti.
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Costume design for the opera Vanessa
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Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)
Costume design for the opera Vanessa
signed 'Beaton' (lower right), further signed with studio stamp and inscribed 'XXXII/"Vanessa"/Jennings/Ball guest./Orange Voile & Satin/Stiff Ribbons' (lower centre)
pen and brown ink and watercolour
17½ x 8¾ in. (44.4 x 22.3 cm.)
Costume design for the opera Vanessa
signed 'Beaton' (lower right), further signed with studio stamp and inscribed 'XXXII/"Vanessa"/Jennings/Ball guest./Orange Voile & Satin/Stiff Ribbons' (lower centre)
pen and brown ink and watercolour
17½ x 8¾ in. (44.4 x 22.3 cm.)
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