Britten Pears Arts Integrated Catalogue - Archive

Photographs of the original production of The Rape of Lucretia

Parent Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title
Collection	PHPN	Photographs of productions
Section	PHPN/17	Production photographs of Britten's...

LevelSeries

ReferencePHPN/17/1

Title

Photographs of the original production of The Rape of Lucretia

DateJul 1946

DescriptionThe first performance took place on 12 July 1946 at Glyndebourne, Sussex.
The cast for the first performance was:
Peter Pears, Male Chorus; Joan Cross, Female Chorus; Owen Brannigan, Collatinus; Edmund Donlevy, Junius; Otakar Kraus, Tarquinius; Kathleen Ferrier, Lucretia; Anna Pollak, Bianca; Margaret Ritchie, Lucia.
Producer, Eric Crozier; designer, John Piper; Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet.

In subsequent performances the above cast was interchanged with the second cast, different individuals being exchanged during the run. The second cast was;
Aksel Schiøtz, Male Chorus; Flora Nielsen, Female Chorus; Norman Walker, Collatinus; Frederick Sharp, Junius; Frank Rogier, Tarquinius; Nancy Evans, Lucretia; Catherine Lawson, Bianca; Lesley Duff, Lucia. The second conductor was Reginald Goodall.

Extent47 photographs

Related MaterialProgrammes for the dress rehearsal, first and later performances are in the archive.

CatalogueArchive

Permalinkhttps://www.bpacatalogue.org/archive/PHPN-17-1

Actions

47 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/17/1/1	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/2	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/3	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/4	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/5	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/6	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/7	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/8	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/9	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/10	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/11	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act I scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/12	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/13	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/14	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/15	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/16	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/17	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/18	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/19	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/20	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/21	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/22	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/23	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/24	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/25	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/26	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/27	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/28	Curtain call after the premiere	12 Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/29	Photograph of Kathleen Ferrier as Lucretia	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/30	Photograph of Nancy Evans as Lucretia	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/31	Photograph of Nancy Evans as Lucretia	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/32	Photograph of Nancy Evans as Lucretia	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/33	Photograph of Frederick Sharp as Junius	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/34	Photograph of a rehearsal for Act 2 scene 1	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/35	Photograph of Otakar Kraus as Tarquinius	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/36	Photograph of Otakar Kraus as Tarquinius	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/37	Photograph of Otakar Kraus as Tarquinius	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/38	Costume fitting for The Rape of Lucretia	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/39	Photograph of Joan Cross in rehearsal for The Rape of Lucretia	Jun-Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/40	Rehearsal for The Rape of Lucretia in the organ room at Glyndebourne	Jun-Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/41	Benjamin Britten in discussion with Reginald Goodall and Rudolf Bing	Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/42	Benjamin Britten in discussion with Ernest Ansermet at Glyndebourne	Jun-Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/43	Rehearsal for The Rape of Lucretia in the organ room at Glyndebourne	Jun-Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/44	Rehearsal for The Rape of Lucretia at Glyndebourne	Jun-Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/45	Benjamin Britten and Ronald Duncan in the grounds at Glyndebourne	Jun-Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/46	Benjamin Britten, John Piper and Eric Crozier in the garden at Glyndebourne	Jun-Jul 1946
Item	PHPN/17/1/47	Benjamin Britten and Eric Crozier in the garden at Glyndebourne	Jun-Jul 1946