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Production photographs of The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), Opera House, Cheltenham, 1949

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ReferencePHPN/9/2

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Production photographs of The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), Opera House, Cheltenham, 1949

DateJul 1949

DescriptionPhotographs of the English Opera Group production of The Little Sweep for the 1949 Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham. Performances took place on 5, 7 & 9 (mat) July at the Cheltenham Opera House. The photographs include two images of the production.

Cast of Let's Make an Opera/The Little Sweep:
Mr Chaffinch/Black Bob, the sweep/Tom the coachman - Norman Lumsden
Max Westleton/Clem, Black Bob's son/Alfred the gardener - Max Worthley
Mrs Parsworthy/Miss Baggott - Gladys Parr
Elizabeth Parrish/Rowan - Elizabeth Parry
Sam/Sammie Fisher - John Moules
Anne Dougall/Juliet Brook - Anne Sharp
Gay Parworthy/Gay Brook - Bruce Hines
Sophie Stevenson/Sophie Brook - Monica Garrod
John Chaffinch/Jonny Crome - Peter Cousins
Hugh Lark/Hughie Crome - Ralph Canham
Christina Chaffinch/Tina Crome - Mavis Gardiner

Production - Basil Coleman and Stuart Burge
Designer - John Lewis
Conductor - Norman Del Mar
English Opera Group Orchestra

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2 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/9/2/1	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act I Scene III The dress rehearsal	Jul 1949
Item	PHPN/9/2/2	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act I Scene III The dress rehearsal	Jul 1949