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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

06 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details

07 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details

07 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details

08 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details

08 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details

09 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details

10 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details

10 February 1940 at Opera House, Manchester view performance details