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ReferenceMSC51/2/1/3

Title

Programme for Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Date1951

DescriptionProgramme for the first performance of Billy Budd given at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 1 December 1951.
Cast includes: Captain Vere, Peter Pears; Billy Budd, Theodor Uppman; Claggart, Frederick Dalberg; Covent Garden Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten.
Includes typed insert with creative team and cast biographies; typed list of names, perhaps those invited to the premiere.

Extent1 programme (2 copies)

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