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Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Acapulco Blue
Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Acapulco Blue

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Acapulco Blue

By Fermob

Located in Alcamo, IT

Fermob – Opéra+ Armchair Design: Studio Fermob Just imagine settling into your Opéra+ armchair as you enjoy a meal with your family, lose yourself in a good book in your garden, or ...

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2010s French Chairs

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Steel

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Maya Blue
Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Maya Blue

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Maya Blue

By Fermob

Located in Alcamo, IT

Fermob – Opéra+ Armchair Design: Studio Fermob Just imagine settling into your Opéra+ armchair as you enjoy a meal with your family, lose yourself in a good book in your garden, or ...

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2010s French Chairs

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Steel

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Clay grey
Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Clay grey

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Clay grey

By Fermob

Located in Alcamo, IT

Fermob – Opéra+ Armchair Design: Studio Fermob Just imagine settling into your Opéra+ armchair as you enjoy a meal with your family, lose yourself in a good book in your garden, or ...

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2010s French Chairs

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Steel

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Storm Grey
Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Storm Grey

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Storm Grey

By Fermob

Located in Alcamo, IT

Fermob – Opéra+ Armchair Design: Studio Fermob Just imagine settling into your Opéra+ armchair as you enjoy a meal with your family, lose yourself in a good book in your garden, or ...

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2010s French Chairs

Materials

Steel

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Cotton White
Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Cotton White

Chair with arms Fermob - Opéra+ Armchair - Cotton White

By Fermob

Located in Alcamo, IT

Fermob – Opéra+ Armchair Design: Studio Fermob Just imagine settling into your Opéra+ armchair as you enjoy a meal with your family, lose yourself in a good book in your garden, or ...

Category

2010s French Chairs

Materials

Steel

David Hockney Original Vintage Poster 'Parade Metropolitan Opera New York 1981'
David Hockney Original Vintage Poster 'Parade Metropolitan Opera New York 1981'

David Hockney Original Vintage Poster 'Parade Metropolitan Opera New York 1981'

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Original vintage poster for David Hockney ''Parade Metropolitan Opera New York 1981' Created for the Opera Parade at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1981.

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Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Posters

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Paper

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Offset Print, Unframed, Contemporary
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Offset Print, Unframed, Contemporary

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Offset Print, Unframed, Contemporary

By Kerry James Marshall

Located in Brooklyn, NY

To commemorate the Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, acclaimed artist Kerry James Marshall created a striking poster featuring Porgy and Bess in a ten...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Offset

Murano Glass Suspension Lamp, Venetian Crystal, Opéra
Murano Glass Suspension Lamp, Venetian Crystal, Opéra

Murano Glass Suspension Lamp, Venetian Crystal, Opéra

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Venice, IT

Inspired by the Opéra Garnier, it stands out for its eclectic, decorative character, expressed in stylistic mixtures and remarkable compositional balance.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Antique 18 karat solid Gold Lorgnette – Victorian Engraved Floral Opera Glasses
Antique 18 karat solid Gold Lorgnette – Victorian Engraved Floral Opera Glasses

Antique 18 karat solid Gold Lorgnette – Victorian Engraved Floral Opera Glasses

Located in Antwerp, BE

This gorgeous high society opera lorgnette is crafted out of 18 karat solid yellow gold in France.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Metropolitan Opera Centenial
Metropolitan Opera Centenial

Metropolitan Opera Centenial

By Jim Dine

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Provenance: private collection - New York, NY; acquired directly from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY. Sheet size: 46.13" x 28.75".

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1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

Marc Chagall 'Opera Bleu' Offset Print Billboard, Modern, 2004
Marc Chagall 'Opera Bleu' Offset Print Billboard, Modern, 2004

Marc Chagall 'Opera Bleu' Offset Print Billboard, Modern, 2004

By Marc Chagall

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The image features the artist above the Opera in Paris, holding a bouquet of flowers. To his left stands a woman in a red dress, and another woman in a pink dress is depicted to the ...

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Early 2000s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris - Limited Edition Photography

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris - Limited Edition Photography

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

For collectors of Paris opera photography, Opéra Comique imagery, black and white opening night prints, and Gérard Uféras’ fine art theatre photography, this work offers timeless sop...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris - Limited Edition Photograph

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris - Limited Edition Photograph

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

Uféras captures the suspended time of backstage life, when performers are neither fully themselves nor fully their characters, but somewhere in between. For collectors of opera phot...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

after Marc Chagall, Original Poster, Paris Opera, Romeo and Juliette, Love, 1964
after Marc Chagall, Original Poster, Paris Opera, Romeo and Juliette, Love, 1964

after Marc Chagall, Original Poster, Paris Opera, Romeo and Juliette, Love, 1964

By Marc Chagall

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Original Poster-Marc Chagall-Opera Paris-Romeo and Juliette-Love, 1964 A detail of the ceiling of the Opera Garnier painted by Marc Chagall is represented: Romeo and Juliet.

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20th Century French Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Murano blown Glass Table Lamp Opéra Crystal Venetian Crystal
Murano blown Glass Table Lamp Opéra Crystal Venetian Crystal

Murano blown Glass Table Lamp Opéra Crystal Venetian Crystal

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Venice, IT

Inspired by the Opéra Garnier, it stands out for its eclectic, decorative character, expressed in stylistic mixtures and remarkable compositional balance.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris - Limited Edition Photograph

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris - Limited Edition Photograph

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

For collectors of Paris opera photography, Opéra Comique imagery, black and white fine art prints, and Gérard Uféras’ backstage work, this photograph offers charm and sophistication.

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Antique Platinum 0.6 TCW Diamond Lorgnette/Opera Glasses
Antique Platinum 0.6 TCW Diamond Lorgnette/Opera Glasses

Antique Platinum 0.6 TCW Diamond Lorgnette/Opera Glasses

Located in New York, NY

Both functional and decorative, this antique lorgnette embodies the glamour of the opera and theater era — a striking statement piece and a rare collector’s accessory that blends fin...

Category

20th Century Vanity Items

Materials

Diamond, Palladium, Platinum

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra National de Paris - Limited Edition Photograph

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra National de Paris - Limited Edition Photograph

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

In this striking rehearsal photograph, Gérard Uféras captures a charged exchange of gestures at the Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille. A hand and arm dominate the foreground, p...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dans le Ciel de l’Opera

Dans le Ciel de l’Opera

By Marc Chagall

Located in London, GB

Catalogue raisonné: M. 973 ‘Dans le Ciel de l’Opera’ depicts multiple figures floating mid-air above the Palais Garnier, Paris’s historic opera house situated at the heart of Place ...

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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Advertising Poster San Francisco Summer Festival Season Opera
Vintage Advertising Poster San Francisco Summer Festival Season Opera

Vintage Advertising Poster San Francisco Summer Festival Season Opera

Located in London, GB

Vintage advertising poster for Igor Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress performed by the San Francisco Opera Summer Festival Season 1982 featuring a great theatrical design by the...

Category

Vintage 1980s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Ceiling of the Paris Opera House
Ceiling of the Paris Opera House

Ceiling of the Paris Opera House

By Marc Chagall

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Ceiling of the Paris Opera House This is a print made by Center Art Galleries-Hawaii, Inc.

Category

20th Century Romantic Interior Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

Located in Greenwich, CT

The young woman is ensconced with her parents in their box, having been brought to the opera for the first time, all of them dressed in their finery, with the young woman in front so...

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Early 20th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Antique Opera Sheet Music Book La Marjolaine by Charles Lecocq, 19th C., 2C49
Antique Opera Sheet Music Book La Marjolaine by Charles Lecocq, 19th C., 2C49

Antique Opera Sheet Music Book La Marjolaine by Charles Lecocq, 19th C., 2C49

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This substantial book contains a complete vocal and piano score of the opera, including overture and musical numbers across three acts.

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Antique Late 19th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Sur les toits de l'Opéra, Paris
Sur les toits de l'Opéra, Paris

Sur les toits de l'Opéra, Paris

By Sonia Sieff

Located in München, BY

Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A naked female ballet dancer is standing in a window on the roof of the Opera of Paris. ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Judith
Judith

Dorothea TanningJudith, 1972

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

Judith

By Dorothea Tanning

Located in Wilton, CT

Costume designs for the opera Judith.

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1970s Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris I - Limited Edition Photography

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Opéra Comique Paris I - Limited Edition Photography

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

For collectors of Gérard Uféras photography, Paris opening night photography, black and white opera prints, Opéra Comique imagery, and fine art photographs of cultural life, this wor...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Un Fantôme á L'Opéra, English National Opera I - Limited Edition Photograph

Un Fantôme á L'Opéra, English National Opera I - Limited Edition Photograph

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

The strong contrasts and angled framing give the photograph a distinctly noir quality. For collectors of opera photography, black and white theatre photography, English National Ope...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage 9K Gold Opera Binoculars Charm Pendant
Vintage 9K Gold Opera Binoculars Charm Pendant

Vintage 9K Gold Opera Binoculars Charm Pendant

Located in Rotterdam, NL

A vintage 9 karat yellow gold opera binoculars charm pendant. This miniature Galilean binoculars charm is usually used at performance events, whose name is derived from traditional u...

Category

Late 20th Century British Charm Bracelets

Materials

9k Gold

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1970s
The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1970s

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1970s

By Tono Zancanaro

Located in Roma, IT

Good conditions. Published in "Opera Buffa" in 1975.For playful drama scenes "The Good Girl of Cecina", a book by Carlo Goldoni, and music by Niccolò Picchini, The opera was staged ...

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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975
The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975

By Tono Zancanaro

Located in Roma, IT

Good conditions. Published in "Opera Buffa" in 1975.For playful drama scenes "The Good Girl of Cecina", a book by Carlo Goldoni, and music by Niccolò Picchini, The opera was staged ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975
The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975

By Tono Zancanaro

Located in Roma, IT

Good conditions. Published in "Opera Buffa" in 1975.For playful drama scenes "The Good Girl of Cecina", a book by Carlo Goldoni, and music by Niccolò Picchini, The opera was staged ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975

The Good Girl of Cecina - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1975

By Tono Zancanaro

Located in Roma, IT

Good conditions. Published in "Opera Buffa" in 1975.For playful drama scenes "The Good Girl of Cecina", a book by Carlo Goldoni, and music by Niccolò Picchini, The opera was staged ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pearl Necklace 6 strands 10mm Triple Opera Length Design by Ella Gafter
Pearl Necklace 6 strands 10mm Triple Opera Length Design by Ella Gafter

Pearl Necklace 6 strands 10mm Triple Opera Length Design by Ella Gafter

By Ella Gafter

Located in New York, NY

The opera length triple pearl necklace set consists of 6 original strands of Japanese pearls of splendid nacre, lustre, and iridescence.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Multi-Strand Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold

Winter Landscape 1938
Winter Landscape 1938

Winter Landscape 1938

Located in Missouri, MO

Monogrammed Lower Right and Dated 1938 This is by the stage designer, Walter Kubbernuus, for the opera Katyusha by Franco Alfano. After Tolstoi.

Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

The Judgement of Paris, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1920s, Gilt Frame

The Judgement of Paris, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1920s, Gilt Frame

By Glyn Philpot

Located in London, GB

Glyn Warren Philot 1884-1937 The Judgement of Paris Oil on canvas, initialled lower right 'GP' Image size: 46 × 35 inches (116 × 89 cm) Gilt frame During the 1920s Philpot was a hi...

Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Important Ambrosius Lamm Dresden Opera Set
Important Ambrosius Lamm Dresden Opera Set

Important Ambrosius Lamm Dresden Opera Set

By Ambrosius Lamm

Located in Austin, TX

Important famous porcelain Opera Set made by Ambrosius Lamm Studio, Dresden in 1930.

Category

20th Century German Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Awaiting the Fray Lithograph, Surrealist, Framed, 1970, 98/125
Awaiting the Fray Lithograph, Surrealist, Framed, 1970, 98/125

Awaiting the Fray Lithograph, Surrealist, Framed, 1970, 98/125

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New York, NY

Awaiting the Fray, 1970 is from the Carmen portfolio; the opera Carmen was depicted by Dali in 25 lithographs on Arches paper # 98 from the Edition of 125 Michler Lopsinger 1323 Pub...

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Komische Opera Berlin I - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
Komische Opera Berlin I - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

Komische Opera Berlin I - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

This unexpected pairing transforms an ordinary backstage moment into a visually compelling study of identity, transformation, and illusion - central themes within opera itself. Reno...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Opera Night, Liberty Magazine Cover
Opera Night, Liberty Magazine Cover

Opera Night, Liberty Magazine Cover

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published April 13, 1929. The opera is in town for one night only, making it the social event of the season.

Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Travel Poster Paris Opera Le Plafond De Chagall Romeo & Juliet
Original Vintage Travel Poster Paris Opera Le Plafond De Chagall Romeo & Juliet

Original Vintage Travel Poster Paris Opera Le Plafond De Chagall Romeo & Juliet

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster published by the French Government and the General Committee for Tourism to promote travel to Paris to visit the Opera Garnier and admire t...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Sketch For Turandot - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Sketch For Turandot - Drawing - Early 20th Century

Sketch For Turandot - Drawing - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Pencil, watercolor and tempera realized in the early 20th Century as a sketch for the Opera "Turandot". Hand monogrammed in ink in the lower left.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Tempera, Pencil

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Display Plate, Barney's New York Collection
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Display Plate, Barney's New York Collection

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Display Plate, Barney's New York Collection

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A Classic midcentury Italian Designed plate featuring an iconic image from Piero Fornasetti’s work, his muse the opera singer, Lina Cavalieri. Crisp black and white timeless design i...

Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 8 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coasters Il Mondo Alla Rovescia
Set of 8 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coasters Il Mondo Alla Rovescia

Set of 8 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coasters Il Mondo Alla Rovescia

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in North Miami, FL

These theatrical vintage Piero Fornasetti complete set of 8 hand painted very colorful porcelain coasters and or small plates are Mid-Century Modern. They are for an opera and in tra...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

1982 David Hockney - Bedlam - The Rake's Progress Original Vintage Poster
1982 David Hockney - Bedlam - The Rake's Progress Original Vintage Poster

1982 David Hockney - Bedlam - The Rake's Progress Original Vintage Poster

Located in Winchester, GB

Featuring David Hockney's 1975 "Detail of Bedlam" from the set created for the scene in the Igor Stravinsky opera "The Rake's Progress", this poster was created in 1982 for the San F...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Posters

Materials

Paper

1981 David Hockney - The Rake's Progress - Ashmolean Museum Original Poster
1981 David Hockney - The Rake's Progress - Ashmolean Museum Original Poster

1981 David Hockney - The Rake's Progress - Ashmolean Museum Original Poster

By David Hockney

Located in Winchester, GB

Featuring David Hockney's 1975 "Detail of Bedlam" from the set created for the scene in the Igor Stravinsky opera "The Rake's Progress", this poster was created in 1981 to promote th...

Category

Vintage 1980s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Winter Cabin Scene 1938
Winter Cabin Scene 1938

Winter Cabin Scene 1938

Located in Missouri, MO

This is by the stage designer, Walter Kubbernuus, for the opera Katyusha by Franco Alfano. After Tolstoi.

Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Set of 12 Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Opera Footed Cups Dessert Sherbets Hand painted
Set of 12 Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Opera Footed Cups Dessert Sherbets Hand painted

Set of 12 Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Opera Footed Cups Dessert Sherbets Hand painted

By Ambrosius Lamm

Located in Austin, TX

One of the finest porcelain ever made, Lamm service was given a name "Opera Set", because every piece is decorated with a scene from Richard Wagner's opera.

Category

Vintage 1920s German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Salzburger Festspiele - Limited Edition Photograph

Un Fantôme à L'Opéra, Salzburger Festspiele - Limited Edition Photograph

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

The image feels cinematic, tense, and psychologically rich, as if the opera continues even in the wings. This photograph is ideal for collectors of Salzburg Festival photography, op...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Questions About The Opera
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    An opera necklace is a long necklace of a size between 26 - 35 inches. It is worn as a single strand or doubled to create a fashionable two-strand choker. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of opera necklace options to choose from.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    No, opera glasses are not the same as binoculars. Although they resemble one another, opera glasses are usually smaller than binoculars and have lower-power optics that do not magnify as much. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique opera glasses.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, opera glasses work and provide magnification in the range of 3x, sometimes even more. Opera glasses are typically more compact and have an elegance that’s not found in regular binoculars. They’re just what you need to view the stage better during a performance so as not to miss anything. Shop a collection of opera glasses from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    To identify your opera glasses, look for markings, usually found in inconspicuous areas. Once you have located a maker's mark, use trusted online resources to determine who produced the glasses. Should you encounter difficulty with the identification process, seek the advice of a certified appraiser or antique dealer who is knowledgeable about opera glasses. Shop a diverse assortment of opera glasses on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The difference between opera glasses and binoculars relates to their size and optics. Opera glasses are generally smaller and feature low-power optics. They are usually used only for viewing theatrical performances. Larger, more powerful binoculars have a wide range of uses. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of opera glasses and binoculars.