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Oxfam shop halifax 13 x royal mail first day covers comprising: 11 may royal silver jubilee 15 jun royal silver jubilee 31 may th anniversary of the coronation 4 aug hm queen elizabeth the queen mother 80th birthday 29 july royal wedding hrh prince charles to lady diana spencer 22 july royal wedding 22 july royal wedding 12 aug th anniversary of duke of edinburgh's award scheme 12 aug the duke of edinburgh's award apr the sixtieth birday of hm the queen 22 jul the royal wedding hrh the prince andrew and miss sarah ferguson 2 aug happy 90th birthday to hm the queen mother 6 feb the fortieth anniversary of the accession see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Fidelio, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for winter seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with lise davidsen as leonore, george zeppenfeld as rocco, amanda forsythe as marzelline (rocco's daughter), jonas kaufmann as florestan, simon neal as don pizarro, (military governor of the prison), robin tritschler as jaquino (a prison gatekeeper) and the royal opera chorus and supporting actorsthe viewers were played by the royal opera chorus, and throughout the act, individual faces from the chorus were projected on to the back of the stage, using photo montage film, copied yet again from the paris opera and the bastille, somewhat appropriately in this particular caseit was in classical style and looked rather like the entrance to hmp pentonvillethe rest of the set as dark grey brown to give the impression of a dreary courtyardthe set for act i consisted of a large courtyard with a gate entrance with the french flag on the topthe set for act ii consisted of what appeared to be a large committee style room with viewers all dressed in modern style suitsin the middle was what appeared to be a large rock found on beaches, where floristan appeared to be chained to ithas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and the creation of this beethoven operathere was also separate panels that came on and off the stage for rocco's office, and this had some interesting props with candles etcpostage extra or collection in person free
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Fidelio, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for winter seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with lise davidsen as leonore, george zeppenfeld as rocco, amanda forsythe as marzelline (rocco's daughter), jonas kaufmann as florestan, simon neal as don pizarro, (military governor of the prison), robin tritschler as jaquino (a prison gatekeeper) and the royal opera chorus and supporting actorsthe viewers were played by the royal opera chorus, and throughout the act, individual faces from the chorus were projected on to the back of the stage, using photo montage film, copied yet again from the paris opera and the bastille, somewhat appropriately in this particular caseit was in classical style and looked rather like the entrance to hmp pentonvillethe rest of the set as dark grey brown to give the impression of a dreary courtyardthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe set for act i consisted of a large courtyard with a gate entrance with the french flag on the topwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe set for act ii consisted of what appeared to be a large committee style room with viewers all dressed in modern style suitsin the middle was what appeared to be a large rock found on beaches, where floristan appeared to be chained to itthere was also separate panels that came on and off the stage for rocco's office, and this had some interesting props with candles etcpostage extra or collection in person freehas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and the creation of this beethoven opera
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royal mail at dawnroyal mail at dawnan etchmaster original copper etching of royal mail transportation of the mail" this is a lovely item showing the early transportation system of the royal mailcopper etching in very good, clean conditionto the front of the etching "royal mail at dawn" to the rear of the etching " an etchmaster originalwooden frame in good clean conditionmeasures 4, 3/4 x inchesmade in alresford hampshireetchmaster original copper etching
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Don quixote, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, conducted by martin yates, along with the dancing, including gary avis as don quixote, mayara magri as kitra, jonathan howells as sancho panza, bennet gartside as lorenzo the innkeperthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exotichas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa with musical score by ludwig minkus inthe costumes were also very rich and exuberantat the end there was a large one that came on stagethere were spanish town scenes and in act ii a wood scene of walt disney style trees with windmills that moved
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La bayadere, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing, including both steven mcrae as solor, akane takada as nikiya, and yasmine naghdi as gamzattithe costumes were also very rich and exuberant, especially the bronze idol, played by alexander campbell, who was painted in goldthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exotichas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa in
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Don pasquale, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownthe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operanorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualethe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedit is set in the 's with some period cars on sitepostage extra or collect in person free
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Nutcracker by royal ballet, royal opera house season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the balletpostage extra but can be collected in personthe toy soldiers and mice were superbthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the first
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The nutcracker, royal ballet, royal opera house winter season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe toy soldiers and mice were superbthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the first
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Don pasquale royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownthe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operanorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualewill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedit is set in the 's with some period cars on site
4 €
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Don pasquale royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownthe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operanorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualeit is set in the 's with some period cars on site
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The nutcracker, pdf copy of royal ballet, royal opera house winter season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe toy soldiers and mice were superbthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the first
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A pdf copy of meyerling, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing with steven mcrae as crown prince rudolf of austia-hungarythe late 19th century period sets and costumes were colourful and lavish in this current kenneth macmilland production of this tragic ballet set in and with music by franz listhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthis performance received some good reviews
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A pdf copy of swan lake, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing, including both vadim muntagirov and frederico bonelli as prince siefgriedthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the new sets which were sumptuous and set in the period style of the late 's when the ballet was first performed inthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedhas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the balletthe production is being revived for the winter season
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On may , meghan markle became the newest member of the royal family as she exchanged vows with her beloved prince harry in a royal wedding that left the world breathless! and what a radiant bride she was, dressed in a gown that gave a nod to the tradition of royal weddings of the past while expressing her own unique styleto commemorate this historic union, the ashton-drake galleries has captured her beauty with the exclusive meghan, royal romance bride doll, a stunning bisque porcelain collector's edition doll inspired by the iconic ensemble worn on her wedding daystanding at 16-inches high, this porcelain collector doll is an enchanting way to relive this real-life fairy tale romance! a real must have for any collection! read more
200 €
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La bayadere, royal ballet, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing, including both steven mcrae as solor, akane takada as nikiya, and yasmine naghdi as gamzattithe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe costumes were also very rich and exuberant, especially the bronze idol, played by alexander campbell, who was painted in goldthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exotichas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa inpostage extra or collect in person free
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royal mint - royal arms oz silver coin royal arms - with the two heraldic animals lion and unicorn, which symbolise strength and powermanufacturer: the royal mint nominal value: 10 british pounds material: silver weight: 311 grams / 10 oz diameter: 89 mm year of minting: read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
168 €
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Nutcracker, pdf copy of royal ballet, royal opera house winter season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe toy soldiers and mice were superbthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the first
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James sherwood, who is not only the bbcs royal ascot fashion commentator but will also be acting as the fashion commentator for the royal wedding in april , has written the text, which is arranged chronologically in five chapters interspersed with twelve photo-essaysroyal ascot is a unique occasion in the british social season and arguably the last where formal day dress is still requiredfashion at royal ascot is a breathtaking sweep through the history of international fashion seen through the prism of this unique occasionascot is attended by royals, movie stars, the international jet set, the british establishment and also every strata in society, all united in their mission to dress their best for an occasion led by the presence of hm the queensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove very light wear to dust jacket
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Don quixote, pdf copy of royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, conducted by martin yates, along with the dancing, including gary avis as don quixote, mayara magri as kitra, jonathan howells as sancho panza, bennet gartside as lorenzo the innkeeperthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthere were spanish town scenes and in act ii a wood scene of walt disney style trees with windmills that movedwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exoticthe costumes were also very rich and exuberantat the end there was a large one that came on stagehas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa with musical score by ludwig minkus in
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Falstaff royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinga real horse was also used in one of the scenes, although only the head was visiblethe sets were noted for their 's oak pannelled room and the antlers during the final scenehas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathis performance received some good reviewspostage extra but can be collected in person
4 €
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Swan lake royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing, including both vadim muntagirov and frederico bonelli as prince siegfried and sarah lamb and marianela nunez as odette/odillethis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the new sets which were sumptuous and set in the period style of the late 's when the ballet was first performed inhas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the balletpostage extra but can be collected in person
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Faust royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by dan ettinger, was excellent, along with the singing and performances with michae fabiano as foust, erwin schrott as mephistopheles, irina lungu as margueritehas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of this famous gounod opera production by david mcvickerthe costums were also elegant including the soldiers french uniformsthis performance received some good reviewsthe moving from one scene to another was also interestingly handledthe sets were very impressive and one of the best that the roh has done, with elegant third empire backdrops and parisean scenes, including in act i a drop down version of the famous l'opera curtainpostage extra or collect in person free
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Falstaff royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinga real horse was also used in one of the scenes, although only the head was visiblethe sets were noted for their 's oak panelled room and the antlers during the final scenehas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathis performance received some good reviews
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Faust royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by dan ettinger, was excellent, along with the singing and performances with michael fabiano as foust, erwin schrott as mephistopheles, irina lungu as margueritethe costums were also elegant including the soldiers french uniformsthis performance received some good reviewshas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this famous gounod opera production by david mcvickerthe moving from one scene to another was also interestingly handledthe sets were very impressive and one of the best that the roh has done, with elegant third empire backdrops and parisean scenes, including in act i a drop down version of the famous l'opera curtain
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Death in venice royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by richard farnes, was excellent, along with the singing with mark padmore as gustav von aschenbach, elizabeth mcgorian as the lady of the pearls, gerald finley as the other parts, and superb dancing by leo dixon as tadzio and olly bell as jaschiuthere was also an interesting scene when on aschenbach travelled in a gondolahas photos and relevant informed articles about the current david mcvicar production and the music and history of the operathe beach scene was also interesting with the sea in the distance and the floor of the scene was covered in a wet like covering to give the impression of wet sandthis enabled the various hotel scenes to be interspersed with the rest of the productionthe sets were interesting, especially the way that the columns moved on and off stage for the various scenes, which was extremely innovative
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Otello royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonia pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with gregory kunde as otello, ermonela jaho as desdemona, carlos alvarez as iago, freddie de tommaso as cassio, michael mofidian as montano, andres presno as roderigo and david soar as lodovicopostage extra will send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe costumes were 16th century and were notable for iago's outfit, otello's clothes and also desdemona's dressesthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthe sets were dynamic, begining with the storm scene with a galleon shown in the background for the landing, with lightening and effective sound effectsthere was also an interesting imperial styled lion winged statue that passed through the stage that was the winged lion of venicehas photos and relevant informed articles about the current keith warner production and the music and history of this iconic late verdi operaact iii with the arrival of lodovico from venice also had a red backdrop what was effective for this pivotal part of the performancethe main sets had john piper geometric square like designs at each sides with a black base background, with reminisences of coventry cathedral
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Death in venice royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by richard farnes, was excellent, along with the singing with mark padmore as gustav von aschenbach, elizabeth mcgorian as the lady of the pearls, gerald finley as the other parts, and superb dancing by leo dixon as tadzio and olly bell as jaschiuthere was also an interesting scene when on aschenbach travelled in a gondolahas photos and relevant informed articles about the current david mcvicar production and the music and history of the operathe beach scene was also interesting with the sea in the distance and the floor of the scene was covered in a wet like covering to give the impression of wet sandthis enabled the various hotel scenes to be interspersed with the rest of the productionpostage extra or collect in person freethe sets were interesting, especially the way that the columns moved on and off stage for the various scenes, which was extremely innovative
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Die zauberflote royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by leo hussaiin, was excellent, along with the singing with bejamin hulett as tamino, vito priante as papageno, yaritza veliz as papagena, tuuli takala and christina poulitsi as the queen of the night, andreas bauer kanabas as sarastro and rodell rosell as monostatosthe snake at the beginning was moved around and looked fiercehas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operathe sets were exotic with a large crescent moon and galaxy for the queen of the night famous ariathe costumes were exotic, although it was rather spoilt by having papagena dressed as in contemporary dresspostage extra or collect in person freethe tests had a carmin red for the fire and light blue for the water
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La fille du regiment, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with konu kim as a young tyrolean, saine devielhe as marie, javier camerane as tonio, pietro spagnoli as the sergeant in the 21st regiment, donald maxwell as hortentius, and miranda richardson as la duchesse de crakentorpthis performance received excellent reviewsthere was also a large cockeral in the final scene set in the home of la duchesse de crakentorphas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this donizetti operathe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthere was a large undulating map form the military sets and map backdropskonu kim as a young tyrolean, also received an encore during his famous aria
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