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The Beggars Opera / Glyndebourne Festival wartime tour 1940

Composer: John Gay

Librettist: John Gay

Sung In: English

Version: Frederic Austin

Performances

13 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

14 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

14 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

15 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

15 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

16 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

17 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

17 February 1940 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details