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ReferencePG/1963/0801

Title

Programme for Britten's War Requiem in London

Date1 Aug 1963

DescriptionConcert series:
Henry Wood Promenade Concerts
Works performed:
Britten: War Requiem; Mozart: Overture Magic Flude; Schumann: Symphony No 1
Date:
1 Aug 1963
Venue:
Royal Albert Hall, London
Performers:
Heather Harper; Peter Pears; Thomas Hemsley; Melos Ensemble; BBC Chorus; Highgate School Choir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Britten, conductor; Malcolm Sargent, conductor; Meredith Davies, conductor
Further information:
3 copies, one is signed by Britten and Pears. Programme notes by Alec Robertson. First performance of War Requiem at a Henry Wood Promenade Concert. Also includes programme book for Promenade Concerts season 20 Jul-14 Sep 1963.

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