Costume design for the Kapellmeister/Pianist, Columbine’s Veil

Nikolai Sapunov, costume design for the Kapellmeister/Pianist in Columbine’s Veil, based on the pantomime Pierrette’s Veil by Arthur Schnitzler, music by Ernő Dohnányi, adapted by Doctor Dapertutto (Vsevolod Meyerhold), directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold, House of Interludes, Saint Petersburg (premiere: October 12, 1910). Paper, graphite pencil, watercolor, 32.2 × 22.7 cm. ГИК 5199/290, ОР 10882. Copyright © Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music.

From The Director's Prism: E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Russian Theatrical Avant-Garde by Dassia N. Posner

Costume design for the Kapellmeister/Pianist in a long blue tailcoat and gold-ochre breeches. Balding with a deeply lined face, his remaining hair, the same blue as his tailcoat, stands entirely on end. See book: p. 48; figure 12
Creator(s)	Sapunov, Nikolai
Creator Role	artist
Contributor(s)	Meyerhold, Vsevolod (director) Dohnányi, Ernő (composer) Schnitzler, Arthur (author)
Subjects	Performing Arts
Date	Premiere: October 12, 1910
Related Section	Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque
Keywords	commedia dell’arte pantomime grotesque Pierrette doubles alter egos House of Interludes cabaret
Content Type	costume design
Language	Russian
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