Photograph of Aschenbach (Peter Pears) leaning exhausted against a well-head, probably just beginning the Phaedrus aria, "O perilous sweetness ... " in Act II, scene 16, the Last Visit to Venice.
Photographer: Nigel Luckhurst
1 photograph
black and white; 19 x 23 cm
On reverse: Act II - Scene 16: The last visit to Venice (3) Aschenbach: Does beauty lead to wisdom, Phaedrus?
Rosamund Strode
Nigel Luckhurst
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