Broadsides, otherwise known as broadsheets, are single sheets of paper with text printed on only one side, as opposed to the newspapers and tabloids we are familiar with today. From as early as 1575, broadsides were historically used in England as printed ephemera to communicate various types of information including news and current events, official government announcements, meetings of public interest, and as seen in this exhibition, concerts and operas.
Featured in a small display on the third floor of the Library for the Performing Arts, this selection of broadsides from the Recorded Sound & Music Division features sheets from the 1800s used to announce concerts, masquerade balls, and an opera.
Curated by Kevin Dao, Library Page at the Library for the Performing Arts.
