Original Artkino Pictures One Sheet Poster (29×43) for the Vera Stroyeva film version of the Modest Mussorgsky opera, BORIS GOUDUNOV (1954) starring Bolshoi Opera stars Aleksandr Pirogov, Nikandr Khanayev, and Georgi Nelepp. Considered by many music critics to be the greatest Russian opera, both the singing and orchestral performances in this film are powerful and stunning. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

This is an original Cannon Film Distributors One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Franco Zeffirelli staging of the Verdi opera, OTELLO (1986) starring Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, and Justino Diaz. Based on the famous Shakespeare tragedy, Verdi’s opera depicts the devastating effects of hatred and jealously. More powerful than many stage productions, this film boasts excellent performances, exquisite sets, and beautiful costumes. Domingo, considered by many to be the greatest tenor of the 20th century, demonstrates a subtle and expressive dramatic range. This original one sheet poster is rolled and in fine plus condition.

This is an original MGM 1948 reissue of the One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Sam Wood directed Marx Brothers’ comedy classic, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) starring the wacky trio, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle, and Margaret Dumont. Considered by some critics to be the best Marx Brothers films, it certainly boasts some of the finest examples of their uncanny wit and physical comedy. The brothers get mixed up with an opera company and a divo and diva (Jones and Carlisle) in love. In the attempt to bring the lovebirds together – both onstage and off – the Brothers create comic mayhem along with romantic merriment. Allan Jones, the father of sixties singer Jack Jones, and Kitty Carlisle, future wife of playwright Moss Hart, also turn in memorable performances. The ending is true Marx Brothers’ genius at its best when Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” is wonderfully mangled for all time. This reissued one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition with some restoration repairing fold separations and pinholes in the corners.

Original 1935 posters for this film are rare and would probably cost in the $8000-$10,000 range — IF you could find a collector willing to sell one.