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Photographs of the original production of The Prodigal Son

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Collection	PHPN	Photographs of productions
Section	PHPN/16	Production photographs of Britten's...

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ReferencePHPN/16/1

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Photographs of the original production of The Prodigal Son

DateJun 1968-Oct 1970

DescriptionThe first performances were at Orford Church, 10, 17, 20, 22, 25, 28 June, during the 1968 Aldeburgh Festival. The varied casts for these, drawn from the English Opera Group, were as follows:- The Tempter (The Abbot) Peter Pears/Gregory Dempsey/ Robert Tear; The Father John Shirley-Quirk/Bryan Drake; The Elder Son Bryan Drake/ Benjamin Luxon/ Malcolm Rivers; The Younger Son Robert Tear/ Bernard Dickerson: Chorus of Servants, Parasites and Beggars Paschal Allen, Peter Bedford, Carl Duggan, David Hartley, Peter Leeming, John McKenzie, Clive Molloy, Paul Wade: Young Servants and Distant Voices Robert Alder, John Harriman, Peter Heriot, Richard Kahn, David Morgan. The instrumentalists, from the English Chamber Orchestra were: Richard Adeney (flute), Philip Jones (trumpet), Neill Sanders (horn), Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Keith Marjoram (double bass) Osian Ellis/Brian Wilson (harp) James Blades (percussion) Philip Ledger/Alan Brown (organ).

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54 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/16/1/1	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: the opening prayer	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/2	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/3	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/4	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father addresses his household	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/5	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/6	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father's Address	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/7	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father's Address	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/8	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father instructs the Younger Son	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/9	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Elder Son	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/10	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/11	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/12	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father seeks to dissuade his son	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/13	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son asks for his inheritance	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/14	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father tells his household	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/15	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father tells his household	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/16	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father tells his household	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/17A	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father tells his household	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/17B	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father tells his household	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/18	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The portion is brought	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/19	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son's farewell	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/20	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son pleads with his brother	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/21	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son and the Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/22	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son and the Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/23	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son and the Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/24	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son surrounded by the welcoming Parasites	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/25	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Tempter	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/26	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Parasites welcome	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/27	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: At the gates of the city	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/28	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: At the gates of the city	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/29	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The drunken stupor	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/30	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The second temptation	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/31	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The second temptation	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/32	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The second temptation	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/33	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The third temptation	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/34	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Parasites advance enticingly	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/35	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son has cast the dice	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/36	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Son has lost the game	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/37	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Tempter's gloating begins	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/38	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Son's despair	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/39	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: TheTempter's triumph	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/40	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: TheTempter addresses the congregation	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/41	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: TheTempter's address	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/42	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Son remembers his home	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/43	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The memory of home focusses his present horror	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/44	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father's welcome	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/45	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Celebratory Dance	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/46	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Elder Son's protest	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/47	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Father's love for the Elder Son	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/48	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Younger Son's love for his brother	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/49	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Reconciliation	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/50	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: Family harmony restored	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/51	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Abbot begins his address	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/52	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Abbot's address	Jun 1968
Item	PHPN/16/1/53	Production photograph of The Prodigal Son: The Monks appeal to the congregation	Jun 1968