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Photographs of the original production of Peter Grimes at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London

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Level	Ref.	Title
Collection	PHPN	Photographs of productions
Section	PHPN/14	Production photographs of Britten's...

LevelSeries

ReferencePHPN/14/1

Title

Photographs of the original production of Peter Grimes at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London

Date1945

DescriptionPhotographs of scenes from the opera, portraits of Peter Pears and Joan Cross in costume, and photographs of set models, and set and costume designs.

The original production of Britten's opera 'Peter Grimes' reopened Sadler's Wells Theatre as an opera house one month after the end of World War II in Europe. From 7 June to 21 July 1945 there were nine performances with the following cast:

Peter Grimes, Peter Pears; Ellen Orford, Joan Cross; Auntie, Edith Coates; Niece I, Blanche Turner; Niece II, Minnia Bower; Balstrode, Roderick Jones; Mrs Sedley, Valetta Jacopi; Swallow, Owen Brannigan; Ned Keene, Edmund Donlevy; Bob Boles, Morgan Jones; The Rector, Tom Culbert; Hobson, Frank Vaughan; Dr Thorp, Sasa Machov; Boy, Leonard Thompson; chorus and orchestra of the Sadler's Wells Opera Comapny; conductor, Reginald Goodall; producer, Eric Crozier; designer, Kenneth Green.

Extent49 photographs

Physical DescriptionBlack and white and colour

Related MaterialProgrammes for this production are found in the programme collection.

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47 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/14/1/1	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Prologue	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/2	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Prologue	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/3	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Prologue	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/4	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Prologue	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/5	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Prologue	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/6	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/7	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/8	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/9	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/10	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/11	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/12	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/13	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/14	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/15	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/16	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/17	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/18	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/19	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/20	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/21A	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/21B	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/22	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/23	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/24	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act III Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/25	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act III Scene 1	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/26	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act III Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/27	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act III Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/30	Photograph of Peter Pears as Peter Grimes	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/31	Photograph of Peter Grimes, Act III Scene 2	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/32	Photograph of Joan Cross as Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/33	Photograph of Joan Cross as Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/34	Photograph of Peter Pears as Peter Grimes and Joan Cross as Ellen Orford	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/35	Photograph of Joan Cross	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/36	Photograph of the set model for the interior of the Moot Hall for Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/37	Photograph of the set model for The Borough street scene for Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/38	Photograph of the set design for The Borough street scene for Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/39	Photograph of the set for The Borough street scene for Peter Grimes	Jun 1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/40	Photograph of costume design for Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/41	Photograph of costume design for Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/42	Photograph of costume design for Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/43	Photograph of costume design for Auntie in Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/44	Photograph of costume design for Rector in Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/45	Photograph of costume design for Butcher in Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/46	Benjamin Britten with Kenneth Green, Eric Crozier and Reginald Goodall at Sadler's Wells Theatre	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/47	Benjamin Britten and Eric Crozier working on the score of Peter Grimes	1945
Item	PHPN/14/1/48	Benjamin Britten with Eric Crozier	1945