£37.50
Date 15/02/1939
London Sadler's Wells Theatre – Faust – 1939
An original programme for Gounod’s Faust at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, dated 15 February 1939, with principal cast including Welsh tenor Tudor Davies and Roderick Lloyd.
In the 1930s Sadler’s Wells was home to Lilian Baylis’s company, presenting opera in English at affordable prices.
Programmes from the pre-war Sadler’s Wells seasons are an important record of the company that became English National Opera, and are prized among old theatre programmes.
| Production | Faust |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sadlers Wells Theatre – London |
| Cast | Tudor Davies – Roderick Lloyd |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs, tiny mark on front
Did you know?
- Gounod’s Faust premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris in 1859.
- Tudor Davies created the title role in Vaughan Williams’s Hugh the Drover in 1924.
- Sadler’s Wells reopened in 1931 after being rebuilt under Lilian Baylis; the Sadler’s Wells Opera company later became English National Opera.
SKU: T00121
