Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten and Opera in English, Vintage Sadler's Wells Opera books, published by John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945

These are two Sadler's Wells Opera books, published by John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. They are both illustrated with full page plates.

Details are:

No 1 - Opera in English, 55 pages - fairly good, some foxing to the edges of the pages. Bumped top corners.

Contents:
Introduction by Tyrone Guthrie
Sadler's Wells Opera by Edwin Evans
An Experiment in Opera (1940-1945) by Joan Cross
The Future of British Opera by Edward J Dent
The Place of Ballet in Opera by Ninette de Valois

Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten, 55 pages. Good condition.
Contents:
Introduction by Benjamin Britten
George Crabbe: the Poet and the Man by EM Forster
The Story of the Opera by Montagu Slater
The Musical and Dramatic Structure by Edward Sackville-West

Each book is 18.5cm x 12.5cm x 1cm approx.

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