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ReferencePG/1966/0116

Title

Programme for Britten's War Requiem at Royal Albert Hall

Date16 Jan 1966

DescriptionWorks performed:
Britten: War Requiem
Date:
16 Jan 1966
Venue:
Royal Albert Hall, London
Performers:
New Philharmonia Orchestra; New Philharmonia Choir; New Philharmonia Ensemble; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir; Heather Harper, soprano; Peter Pears, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Wilheim Pitz, conductor; David Willocks, conductor
Further information:
Britten is listed in the programme as a conductor, but due to Britten's illness it is noted that David Willcocks took his place. In aid of New Philharmonia Orchestra Trust. Includes introduction and commentary by Wiliam Mann. Also includes New Philharmonia Orchestra Trust reports and accounts for 1965. Two copies.

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