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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/14/7

Title

Photographs of the Covent Garden production of Peter Grimes

Date1958

DescriptionThis was a revival of the 1953 Royal Opera House production, and received five performances on 29 Jan, and 1, 3, 6, 12 Feb at Covent Garden, London.

The cast; Peter Grimes, Peter Pears; Ellen Orford, Sylvia Fisher; Captain Balstrode, James Pease; Auntie, Jean Watson; Nieces, Joan Carlyle and Iris Kells; Mrs Sedley, Lauris Elms; Swallow, Owen Brannigan; Ned Keene, Geraint Evans; Bob Boles, Raymond Nilsson; Rector, John Lanigan; Hobson, David Kelly; Dr Thorp, Leonard Law; Apprentice, Arthur Mackenzie; conductor, Rafael Kubelik; designer, Roger Ramsdell (adapting designs by Tanya Moiseiwitsch); producer not named in the programme.

Extent5 photographs

Physical DescriptionBlack and white

Related MaterialProgramme for the performance on 29 Jan 1958 in the programme collection.

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5 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/14/7/1	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 1	1958
Item	PHPN/14/7/2	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act I Scene 2	1958
Item	PHPN/14/7/3	Production photograph of Peter Grimes, Act II Scene 2	1958
Item	PHPN/14/7/4	Photograph of Benjamin Britten with Peter Grimes and Balstrode	1958
Item	PHPN/14/7/5	Photograph of Peter Pears as Peter Grimes	1958