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Reference code
LIB/PG/AP/7
Level of description
Item
Title
Autographed programme, Gloriana, Royal Opera House, 8 June 1953
1953
Extent and medium
1 programme
Personal name
Cross, Joan
Corporate name
Royal Opera House (London, England)
Scope and content
Souvenir programme for a performance of 'Gloriana', Royal Opera House, 8 June 1953. The occasion was a gala performance to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth the First was sung by Joan Cross, who signed the programme against the cast list.
Immediate source of acquisition
Presented by Jeremy Nicholas, previously in the collection of Bryan Crimp from the estate of Joan Cross.