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ReferencePG/1952/0226

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English Opera Group Operatic Concert, Town Hall, Leeds

Date26 Feb 1952

DescriptionProgramme for an English Opera Group Operatic Concert at the Town Hall in Leeds. Joan Cross (soprano), Nancy Evans (contralto), Pears (tenor), Otakar Kraus (baritone) and Britten (piano) performed works including Scene in Lucretia's Bedroom (from The Rape of Lucretia) and Pretty Polly Say (from The Beggar's Opera). The concert was introduced by the Earl of Harewood, and the programme contains a list of the aims and achievements of the EOG (written by the Earl of Harewood), and various commercial advertisements (including Decca and HMV recording of Britten and Pears performed works by Britten). Programme price 1 shilling.
Kept with a ticket for the concert.

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