Royal Opera Covent Garden Programme of The Gala Performance, July 7th 1903: impressive looking art nouveau programme by Command of His Majesty The King in Honour of The President of The French Republic featuring Rigoletto act 1 scene 2, featuring Mlle Melba as Gilda, Carmen act ii, and Romeo et Juliet act ii. Printed on silk with pictures of king and queen and coloured royal coat of arms and with an off pink tessellated border, 13¼" x 17¾"