Gloriana, coronation opera, rehearsal
Mar. 31 Producer Basil Coleman directs a rehearsal of Gloriana with the cast wearing the lavish Elizabethan costumes. Gloriana, the Coronation opera performed before the Queen in a brilliantly decorated and packed Covent Garden opera house, Queen Elizabeth II watched the first performance of Gloriana, the opera written to celebrate the Coronation and dealing with the latter period of the life of Queen Elizabeth I. The music is by Benjamin Britten and the libretto by William Plomer. The part of Queen Elizabeth I is played by Joan Cross and that of Essex by Peter Pears. The Opera was produced by Basil Coleman and the beautiful scenery and costumes are by John Piper
Picture No
13217720
Media ID
46964012
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5616px x 4492px
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Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone
Date
1953
