4 Costume designs for "La chauve-souris" by Johann Strauss.

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4 Costume designs for "La chauve-souris" by Johann Strauss. Gouache and pencil with strass highlights, 31,1 x 23 cm (3) or 26,2 x 20,2 cm (1), thick wove paper, 2 signed, 2 with pencil annotations (sl. soiled and creased, mainly along edges and on verso). - Abel Rilliard (1912–2003), a French stage and costume designer, worked for theatre, opera and ballet. These 4 designs are for the roles of Arlette, Alfred and a chorist in "La Chauve-Souris" ("Die Fledermaus") (Act II). The “1880” mention refers to the period setting of the action. - Joined : 1. Sheet music for the waltz from "Die Fledermaus", in a French version adapted by Max Reinhardt. Paris, Heugel, 1933. - 2. Programme for performances of the same work at the Théâtre Pigalle, as part of Max Reinhardt’s "Grande Saison de Galas". (Paris, 1934). (6 pcs)