Do you like Being Cleopatra? After 2,000 years, Cleopatra remains a powerful, eternal presence who continues to captivate the imagination.
Cleopatra's Voice is more than just a CD, it represents a glimpse of how Cleopatra has been portrayed in art through the ages and through many different countries and cultures.
Cleopatra's Voice is more than just a CD, it represents a glimpse of how Cleopatra has been portrayed in art through the ages and through many different countries and cultures.
Pieces making their recording debut include:
Track 4: Non mi vantar gli allori
Track 5: La morte di Cleopatra
Track 7: Viens enfuyons-nous tous deux
Below, listen to samples of my new CD featuring pieces about Cleopatra!
756. ELIZABETH TAYLOR “CLEOPATRA” GOLD CEREMONIAL DRESS FROM CLEOPATRA. (TCF, 1963) Designed by Irene Sharaff and Renié for Elizabeth Taylor in the title role of Cleopatra. Worn under the extraordinary golden “wing and feathers” Vestment for her royal proces- sion into Rome for presentation to Caesar’s senate, atop a monumental sphinx, and again on her sarcophagus after she has killed herself. Western Costume Co. label inside inscribed “Elizabeth Taylor 1606-3”. Constructed entirely of sequined heavy gold lamé on silk, with some sequin loss, especially at shoulders. Intact and quite presentable overall. $12,000 – $15,000
173. ELIZABETH TAYLOR COLOR TRANSPARENCIES AND NEGATIVES FROM CLEOPATRA AND THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Twelve (12) 35mm to 8 x 10 in. color transparencies and negatives of Elizabeth Taylor from Cleopatra (1963), The Taming of the Shrew (1967) as well as candid shots. Very fine. $400 – $600
754. HOWARD TERPNING ORIGINAL FINAL-DRAFT ONE-SHEET POSTER ARTWORK FOR CLEOPATRA. (TCF, 1963) In late 1962 20th Century-Fox Studios commissioned well known studio artist HowardTerpning to create the promo- tional artwork for the upcoming epic Cleopatra, perhaps the most-hyped Hollywood film since 1939’s Gone With the Wind. This is the master painting for the standard “one-sheet” poster exhibited in virtually all the movie theaters featuring the film. Accomplished in acrylic on illustration board and measuring approx. 27 1⁄2 in. x 31 1⁄2 in., the painting depicts Elizabeth Taylor, the last great female star of the 20th Century, in all her regal glory as she sits upon a solid gold throne of Nubian cats holding the crook & flail of Osiris—the Pharaoh’s symbols of royalty, majesty and dominion over ancient Egypt. Flanking her on either side are Richard Burton as Marc Antony and Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar. This magnificent “Royal Portrait” depicts all three of these great Hollywood stars costumed in the regal state attire of their film characters. 20th Century Fox Studio’s Cleopatra was at the time of release the most expensive motion picture ever made and Elizabeth Taylor Hollywood’s highest paid star. Production costs on the production pushed the studio to the edge of bankruptcy and forced it to sell off much of its coveted back lot later to become Century City. Artist Howard Terpning went on to become one of the most famous painters of the American Southwest and is one of only 33 members inducted into the Cowboy Artists of America. His paintings of the Plains Indians have sold for over $1.5 million dollars and are held in museums and well known private col- lections in America and overseas. In May, 2011 Profiles in History sold the Howard Terpning Cleopatra “half-sheet”poster art for $126,500.00. A once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire one of the most important and iconic motion picture paintings of all time. Elizabeth Taylor’s beauty is captured at the zenith of her storied career. The lot is accompanied with a framed vintage Cleopatra one-sheet poster and film program depicting the art. In excellent condition; framed. $60,000 – $80,000
