This site is designed so that its contents are accessible to every type of browser. You browser, however, may not support basic Web standards, preventing the display of our site's design details. You are encouraged to upgrade to a more standards compliant browser.

HomeSearchGetRecordCripplegate Theatre (1959-)

Collection Summary

Collection Title

Cripplegate Theatre (1959-)

Unique Identifier

W.P.16475.

Description

The programme for a Stereophonic Concert given on 25 May 1959 at the Cripplegate Theatre, Golden Lane, London, held with a prospectus for the Cripplegate Concerts of 1961-62 as individual items within a single envelope.

The Stereophonic Concert included performances by: the London Symphony Orchestra, with Jennifer Vyvyan and Marion Lowe (vocal) and the female chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, conducted by Peter Mang; Wilhelm Kempff (piano); the Philharmonia Orchestra with Emil Gilels (piano), conducted by Leopold Ludwig; Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) and the Orchestra of the Accademia [Nazionale] di Santa Cecilia; and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Nicolai Malko.

This document includes information regarding tickets and a list of the ‘Advantages of Stereophonic Concerts’.

Format

Date range of collection

1959 -

Accumulation Dates

-

Suggested Audience

Not Specific

Associated People or Organisations

• Vyvyan, Jennifer -
• Stereophonic Concerts -
• Royal Opera House, Covent Garden -
• Philharmonia Orchestra 1945 -
• Mang, Peter -
• Malko, Nicolai -
• Ludwig, Leopold -
• Lowe, Marion -
• London Symphony Orchestra -
• Kempff, Wilhelm -
• Gilels, Emil Grigoryevich -
• Cripplegate Concerts -
• Bergonzi, Carlo -
• Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome -

Associated Places

• Cripplegate Theatre

Associated Times

• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

This collection is about

• Brochures

Location Details

British Library

The British Library St Pancras ,96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom

Open Map

Website

http://www.bl.uk/

Email

reader-admissions@bl.uk

Telephone

+44 (0)870 444 1500

Visiting Information

Internet 24/7

For opening hours see http://www.bl.uk/about/opening.html#reading

Inspire form.

For disability access see http://www.bl.uk/services/reading/rraccess-guide.html

Collections Overview

The Library's collection of song and piano sheet music is one of the most comprehensive of its kind, providing a valuable insight into Victorian society and culture as well as the music itself.

For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

Additional Collection Information

Related Publications

Management Information (Type)

Collection Owner(s)

Collection Creator(s)

Collection Collector(s)

Collection Custodians(s)

Associated Collection(s)