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The Rake's Progress / Edinburgh Festival 1953

Composer: Igor Stravinsky

Librettist: WH Auden & Chester Kallman

Sung In: English

Notes: First professional stage performance in Britain.

Performances

25 August 1953 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

27 August 1953 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

29 August 1953 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

02 September 1953 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details

04 September 1953 at King's Theatre, Edinburgh view performance details