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Production photographs of Britten's opera Albert Herring

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ReferencePHPN/1/9

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Production photographs of Britten's opera Albert Herring

Date24-26 Aug 1974

DescriptionThis English Opera Group production (presented by the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Ltd) opened at Snape Maltings Concert Hall on 24th August, 1974 with two performances as part of the summer 'Music at the Maltings' series.
The cast was: Lady Billows, Pauline Tinsley; Florence Pike, her housekeeper, Enid Hartle; Miss Wordsworth head teacher at the School, Norma Burrowes (24 Aug), Teresa Cahill (26 Aug); Mr Gedge the Vicar, John Barrow; Mr Upfold, the Mayor, Thomas Edmonds; Superintendant Budd, Michael Follis; Sid the Butcher's assistant, Thomas Allen; Albert Herring from the greengrocer's, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Nancy from the bakery, Kathleen Smales; Mrs Herring, Albert's mother, Noreen Berry (24 Aug), Anne Collins (26 Aug); the village children Emmie, Judith Rees; Cis, Janice Hooper-Roe and Harry, Philip Whitrow.
Apart from Lady Billows' costumes, which were designed by Alan Barlow, the costumes were based on Hans Schneider's designs for the original production
The English Opera Group Orchestra, leader Andrew McGee
Libretto by Eric Crozier.
Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Producer: David William
Designed by Alan Barlow; Lighting by Charles Bristow
Répétiteur, Stephen Ralls; Assistant Producer, Mark Furneaux
Scenery built and painted by Victor Mara Ltd; Properties by Andy Hall;
From the Covent Garden production department: wigs by Ronald Freeman and Albert Sargood; fabrics dyed and painted by Valerie Connell and costumes by the Covent Garden Production Wardrobe

Extent11 photographs

Physical DescriptionBlack and white

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11 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/1/9/1	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act I scene 1, Lady Billows' breakfast room	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/2	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act I scene 2, Mrs Herring's greengrocery	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/3	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act I scene 2, Mrs Herring's greengrocery	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/4	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act I scene 2, Mrs Herring's greengrocery	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/5	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act I scene 2, Mrs Herring's greengrocery	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/6	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act II scene 1, The Marquee	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/7	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act III Mrs Herring's greengrocery	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/8	Production photograph of Britten's opera Albert Herring: Act III Mrs Herring's greengrocery	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/9	Posed photograph of Pauline Tinsley as Lady Billows in Britten's opera Albert Herring	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/10	Photograph of costume design for Lady Billows in Act I	Aug 1974
Item	PHPN/1/9/11	Photograph of costume design for Lady Billows in Act II	Aug 1974