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Photographs of the English Opera Group production of The Rape of Lucretia at Sadler's Wells

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

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ReferencePHPN/17/15

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Photographs of the English Opera Group production of The Rape of Lucretia at Sadler's Wells

DateSep-Oct 1969

DescriptionThe first performance of this production was on 27 September at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London.
The cast for the production was:
Peter Pears, Male Chorus; Heather Harper, Female Chorus; Benjamin Luxon, Tarquinius; John Shirley-Quirk, Collatinus; Bryan Drake, Junius; Janet Baker, Lucretia; Johanna Peters, Bianca; Jenny Hill, Lucia; producer, Colin Graham; designer, Tony Walton; The English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten (27 Sep and 9 Oct) and Steuart Bedford (1, 3 Oct).

Extent8 photographs

Related MaterialA programme for these performances is in the archive.

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8 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/17/15/1	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 1 scene 1	Sep-Oct 1969
Item	PHPN/17/15/2	Production photograph of The Rape of Lucretia, Act 2 scene 1	Sep-Oct 1969
Item	PHPN/17/15/3	Photograph of Janet Baker as Lucretia	Sep-Oct 1969
Item	PHPN/17/15/4	Photograph of Benjamin Luxon as Tarquinius	Sep-Oct 1969
Item	PHPN/17/15/5	Photograph of Benjamin Luxon as Tarquinius	Sep-Oct 1969
Item	PHPN/17/15/6	Photograph of John Shirley-Quirk as Collatinus	Sep-Oct 1969
Item	PHPN/17/15/7	Photograph of Bryan Drake as Junius	Sep-Oct 1969
Item	PHPN/17/15/8	Photograph of Peter Pears as Male Chorus	Sep-Oct 1969