
Antique Victorian Royal Opera House Covent Garden Programme Wagner Anton Rooy
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Fine antique Victorian Royal Opera House programme for a performance of Der Fliegende Hollander by Wagner starring Anton van Rooy, dated 1st June
Provenance - Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham (1849-1931) and his wife Constance Neville (1849-1922).
Stamfordham was a British Army officer and courtier. He was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign, King Edward VII and to King George V during most of his reign. He was the maternal grandfather of Lord Adeane, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1972.
Size: 16 x 11.5 cm approx
Sub-Type: Programmes
Type: Opera
Signed: No
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Date: Pre 1940