Britten Pears Arts Integrated Catalogue - Archive

Photographs of the Covent Garden production of Peter Grimes

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

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ReferencePHPN/14/6

Title

Photographs of the Covent Garden production of Peter Grimes

DateNov-Dec 1953

DescriptionPhotographs of scenes from this production which took place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 14, 16, 20, 24 Nov and 4 Dec.

The cast; Peter Grimes, Peter Pears; Ellen Orford, Sylvia Fisher; Balstrode, Geraint Evans; Auntie, Jean Watson; Nieces, Blanche Turner and Arda Mandikian; Mrs Sedley, Valetta Jacopi; Swallow, Howell Glynne; Ned Keene, Edmund Donlevy; Bob Boles, Raymond Nilsson; Rector, John Lanigan; Hobson, Rhydderch Davies; Dr Thorp, Leonard Law; Apprentice, Raymond Edmonds; conductor, Reginald Goodall; producer, John Cranko; designer, Roger Ramsdell (adapting designs by Tanya Moiseiwitsch).

Extent4 photographs

Physical DescriptionBlack and white

Related MaterialProgrammes for the performances on 14 and 16 Nov 1953 are in the programme collection.

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5 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/14/6/1	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	Nov 1953
Item	PHPN/14/6/2	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Nov 1953
Item	PHPN/14/6/3	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Nov 1953
Item	PHPN/14/6/4	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 1	Nov 1953
Item	PHPN/14/6/5	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 2	Nov 1953