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Production photographs of the English Opera Group's new production The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), 1955-1956

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Production photographs of the English Opera Group's new production The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), 1955-1956

DateDec 1955-Jun 1956

DescriptionPhotographs of the English Opera Group's new production of The Little Sweep in 1955-1956. After an autumn tour to Oxford, Bath, Norwich and Birmingham, the production had a Christmas Season at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Later in 1956, the English Opera Group performed The Little Sweep at the Aldeburgh Festival, in Jubilee Hall.

Cast of Let's Make an Opera/The Little Sweep

Let's Make an Opera - performers used their first names

Black Bob, the sweep/Tom the coachman - Trevor Anthony
Clem, Black Bob's son/Alfred the gardener - Maurice Wearmouth
Miss Baggott - Gladys Parr
Rowan - Norma Morgan
Sammy the sweep - David Hemmings/Michael Ingram [Michael Crawford]
Juliet Brook - Rosemarie Hill/Elizabeth Boyd
Gay Brook - James Warren/Michael Ingram [Michael Crawford]
Sophie Brook - Marilyn Baker
Jonny Crome - Robin Fairhurst
Hughie Crome - Lyn Vaughan
Tina Crome - Gabrielle Soskin/Pamela Spragg

As outlined in the June 1956 programme:
Producer - Peter Potter
Director - Colin Graham
Scenery and costumes - John Lewis
Conductor - Charles Mackerras
Orchestra - English Opera Group orchestra

Extent21 photographs

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22 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/9/14/1	Pre-production photograph of The Little Sweep, set design model of the Nursery	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/2	Pre-production photograph of The Little Sweep, cast rehearsing	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/3	Pre-production photograph of The Little Sweep, Sammy bathing	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/4	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act I Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/5	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act I Scene II The rehearsal scene	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/6	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/7	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/8	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/9	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/10	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/11	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/12	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/13	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene I	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/14	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Interlude into Act II Scene II	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/15	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Interlude into Act II Scene II	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/16	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene II	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/17	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene III	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/18	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene III	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/19	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene III	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/20	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene III	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/21	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene III	1955-1956
Item	PHPN/9/14/22	Production photograph of The Little Sweep, Act II Scene III	1955-1956