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ReferencePG/1962/0530

Title

Programme book for Coventry Cathedral Festival

Date25 May-17 Jun 1962

DescriptionWorks performed:
Britten: War Requiem; Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Schubert: Die schone Mullerin
Date:
25 May-17 Jun 1962
Venue:
Coventry Cathedral, Coventry
Performers:
Peter Pears, tenor; Heather Harper, soprano; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; The Melos Ensemble; Choir of Boyes; The Festival Choir; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Britten, conductor; Meredith Davies, conductor; Covent Garden Opera; Britten, p
Further information:
Page 16 programme for War Requiem on 30 May and 1 Jun.
Programme note by Alec Robertson.
Page 33 programme for Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Page 48 programme for Britten and Pears recital on 3 Jun.
4 copies of programme book and inserts
Also, programme for performance of Michael Tippett's King Priam (premiere on 29 May and 1 June)

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