Programme for the first performance of Britten The rape of Lucretia by the Glyndebourne Opera at Glyndebourne in Sussex. Performers included Kathleen Ferrier (Lucretia), Pears (Male Chorus), Joan Cross (Female Chorus), Owen Brannigan (Collatinus), and the production was produced by Eric Crozier. The programme contains a synopsis of the opera, a list of orchestra members and stage crew, and information about forthcoming opera performances and tours all over the UK. There is also an insert with a list of members of the English Opera Group, and a photocopy of the front page of the programme signed by the entire cast.
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