Jennifer Vyvyan in Gloriana, Coronation opera by Britten

Dec. 19 Miss Jennifer Vyvyan as Penelope Rich, sister of Lord Essex and wife of Lord Rich, in the opera Gloriana in a brilliantly decorated and packed Covent Garden Opera House, London. The Queen attended 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

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