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LevelItem

ReferencePH/7/2

Artist / Photographer

Plaut, Fred

Title

Benjamin Britten conducting

DateMay 1941

DescriptionPhotograph of Britten rehearsing his song cycle 'Les Illuminations' for the first USA performance. This was broadcast on 18 May as part of the 18th Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music, with the Columbia Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra and Peter Pears as soloist.
Photographer: Fred Plaut

Extent1 photograph

Physical DescriptionBlack and white: 24.1 x 16.7 cms

Copies1 smaller copy

CatalogueArchive

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