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ReferencePG/1951/1201

Title

Britten Billy Budd, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Date1 Dec 1951

DescriptionProgramme for the first performance of Britten Billy Budd at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Britten was the conductor, Pears (tenor) played Captain Vere, and the programme includes a synopsis of the opera by acts, and a list of employees of the Covent Garden Production Department. One of the programmes is signed by Eric Crozier (librettist). Another of the programmes is a photocopy, which is signed by Basil Coleman (producer) and Britten.

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