[Opera] Melba, Reszke, Plancon etc. . Silk Covent Garden Opera Program, 1893. . Unusual gala program printed on silk, from a State Performance of Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" at the Royal Opera Covent Garden. "By Command of Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen in Honour of the Marriage of The Duke of York [future George V] and the Princess May [Mary] of Teck." The date of the performance is given as July 4, 1893. The truly incredible cast included both Jean and Edouard de Reszke, Nellie Melba and Pol Plancon!

In very fine condition. Measures 19 x 12 inches.