Framed Vintage Theater Posters

Some of these framed vintage theatre posters in existence are extremely dated relics with undeniable historic appeal. One such piece, a promotional poster for a performance of the opera “Faust” by Charles Gonoud and Jules Barbier, is impossible to date exactly, but its performance at the Theatre Lyrique puts it between 1854 and 1872, the only years the company was in operation. The beautiful block lettering and vintage illustration style of the poster make the painting every bit as much a work of art as the performance itself certainly was.

Another poster, for Puccini’s famed opera “La Boheme,” is equally charming, and arguably more historically relevant. Not only was “Boheme” an iconic work in its own right, but it served as the framework for the game – changing Broadway musical “RENT” by Jonathan Larson, which updated the story to reflect the stuggles of the artistic community of New York City in the 1990s and the epidemic of HIV/AIDS within poor demographics, making “La Boheme” a piece that belongs in every theatre lover’s repertoire.