Britten, Benjamin - Program World Premiere of "Billy Budd" Conducted by Britten 1951 Autographs Ballet Polish tenor (b

Polish tenor (b

Photo postcard shown as herself and signed on verso

he was a member of a musical dynasty that included his father and his son

shown as Des Grieux in Manon at teatro La Scala

a strong promoter of British music who also had affinity for the Russian repertoire

Britten, Benjamin - Program World Premiere of "Billy Budd" Conducted by Britten 1951 Autographs Ballet Polish tenor (bBenjamin Britten conducts Billy Bud (world premiere!). With Peter Pears. London Covent Garden, December 1st, 1951. In the cast Peter Pears, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Hervey Alan, Geraint Evans , Michael Langdon, etc. Size is 8. 5 x 11. 25 inches (21. 25 x 28 cm), 4 pages, in excellent condition.