Cuyahoga County Opera Association and Federal Music Project present Giroflé Gi – Antique Poster Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Cuyahoga County Opera Association and Federal Music Project present Giroflé Gi, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cuyahoga County Opera Association and Federal Music Project present Giroflé Gi
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This silkscreen poster announces a production of Charles Lecocq's comic operetta *Giroflé-Girofla*, presented by the Cuyahoga County Opera Association with the Federal Music Project. Lecocq, a French composer, won wide fame in the early 1870s with *La fille de Madame Angot*, and his light, tuneful stage works stayed popular long after their premieres. The Federal Music Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, employed musicians and singers during the Depression and brought low-cost concerts and operas to American towns and cities, including the Cleveland area. A date stamped on the back, July 20, 1938, places the poster in the summer of that year.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 20 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Lecocq Charles 1832-1918. Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--Ohio--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,620 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 382_Cuyahoga_County_Opera_A_1938 |
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