11-19 Jul 1953
Works performed:
11 Jul: Handel: Zadok the Priest; Purcell: O Lord grant the Queen a long life; Arne: Ode in Honour of Great Britain; Britten: Saint Nicolas; 12 Jul: Various works by Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Smetana, and Britten (excerpt from Gloriana); 14, 16, and 18 Jul: Britten: The Beggar's Opera; 15 Jul: Mozart: Quintet in E flat for piano, oboe, calrinet, horn, and bassoon; Bach: Air, with flute obbligato; Schubert: Song, with clarinet obbligato; Rossini: Quartet in F; Poulenc: Trio, for piano, oboe, and bassoon; 16, 17, and 18 Jul: Britten: Let's Make an Opera
Venue:
The Parish Church of St. Mary, Bideford; The Queen's Hall, Barnstaple; Moreton House, Bideford, Bideford; Barnstaple
Performers:
Edith Mills (contralto); Peter Pears (tenor); Michael Langdon (bass); Reginald Moore (organ); Norman del Mar (conductor); English Opera Group Orchestra; Festival Choral Society; Joan Cross (soprano); Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano); Rowland Jones (tenor); Benjamin Britten (piano); John Francis (flute); Joy Boughton (oboe); Stephen Waters (clarinet); John Alexandra (bassoon); Charles Gregory (horn); among others
Further information:
A Choral and Orchestral concert on 11 July. An Operatic Concert on 12 July introduced by the Earl of Harewood. 19 July there was a party and 'Soiree Musicale' with an impromptu musical programme provided by Pears and Britten to close the Festival. 2 copies.
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Archive
https://www.bpacatalogue.org/archive/PG-1953-0711
