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ReferencePH/4/138

Other ReferenceBiP164

Artist / Photographer

Hutton, Kurt

Title

Benjamin Britten in his car with the children of the original cast of Let's Make an Opera

Date1949

DescriptionPhotograph of Britten at the wheel of his open top Rolls Royce with the children of the original cast of Let's Make an Opera; John Moules, Monica Garrod, Peter Cousins, Bruce Hines, Ralph Canham and Mavis Gardiner.
The photograph was probably taken at the time of the premiere of this opera at the June 1949 Aldeburgh Festival.
Photographer: Kurt Hutton (copyright Getty Images)

Extent1 photograph

Physical DescriptionBlack and white; 12 x 17.8 cm

CopyrightGetty images

Copies1 duplicate

Publication NoteReproduced in Pictures from a Life, compiled by Mitchell and Evans (1978), image no. 239

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