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Production photographs of The Beggar's Opera in Britten's realisation at Aldeburgh, Paris and Edinburgh

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ReferencePHPN/2/6

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Production photographs of The Beggar's Opera in Britten's realisation at Aldeburgh, Paris and Edinburgh

Date1963

DescriptionThis production opened in the Jubilee Hall with two performances on 20 and 22 June at the sixteenth Aldeburgh Festival. Three further performances were given in Paris on 25, 26 and 28 June. The production moved to the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, for a final three performances on 20, 22 and 24 August.
The cast was as follows: Macheath, Peter Pears (except in Paris, where the part was sung by Kenneth McKellar); Polly, Janet Baker; Lucy, Heather Harper; Peachum, Harold Blackburn (David Kelly in Edinburgh); Mrs Peachum, Anna Pollak; Lockit, Bryan Drake; Mrs Trapes, Edith Coates; Filch, Bernard Dickerson; Jenny Diver, Joan Edwards; Mrs Coaxer, Patricia Brigenshaw; Dolly Trull, Margaret Price (Sally Langford in Edinburgh); Mrs Vixen, Carolyn Maia; Betty Doxy, Angela Jenkins; Mrs Slammekin, Joan Clarkson; Suky Tawdry, Alice Hynd; Molly Brazen, Sheila Amit; Ben Budge, Philip May; Mat of the Mint, David Hartley; Tom Tipple, Jack Irons; Crook-finger'd Jack, John Gibbs; Wat Dreary, Bernard Dickerson; Harry Paddington, Andrew Snarski; Slippery Sam, also Tunkey and Drawer, Brian Handley.
The conductor was Benjamin Britten (Meredith Davies in Paris), producer, Colin Graham and designer, Alix Stone.

Extent27 photographs

Physical DescriptionBlack and white

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28 Component Record(s)

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Item	PHPN/2/6/1	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/2	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/3	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/4	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/5	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/6	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/7	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/8	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/9	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/10	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/11	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/12	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/13	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/14	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/15	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/16	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/17	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/18	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/19	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/20	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/21	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/22	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/23	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/24	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/25	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/26	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/27	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963
Item	PHPN/2/6/28	Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Aldeburgh Festival	1963