as unearthed by fab French blogger Pêcheurs de Perles : L'Opéra national du Rhin is set to reduce the strain on its bulging props cupboard by auctioning off surplus stuff from past productions.
The auction, in aid of the Alsace Alzheimer Association, will be held in Strasbourg on 21 June.
Below are some of the more intriguing items; the full pdf catalogue can be downloaded here.
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what, you mean it's not real? Fake plastic beer from Hans Heiling, estimate 5€:
and some tasty plastic sausages to go with it. From Carmen, estimate 5€:
yes, if you look hard enough, you can find three virgins in an opera house. From Die Tote Stadt, estimate 30€:
but it's often easier to find three poufs. From Les Boréades, estimate 20€:
your own full size NY cab! Sans engine. From Orféo et Euridice, estimate 300€:
or a witch's broomstick might be quicker. From Hansel und Gretel, estimate 5€
I'll be the nun, you be the sailor, and the sheep can watch. Nun's habit from Die Tote Stadt, estimate 110€, sailor costume from Don Quixote, estimate 90€, life size fake sheep from The Greek Passion, estimate 60€:
no Blackberry? Phonebox style anglais from Postcard from Morocco, estimate 50€:
in Strasbourg, even the teddy bears have stunt doubles. Toile rehearsal bear avec cub from Reigen, estimate 20€:
it's the sad end of a long showbiz career for these furry cuties from 1995's From the House of the Dead, estimate 25€:
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