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Images from the Guy Gravett Glyndebourne archive

John Christie 1960

John Christie with his sculpture in progress with the sculptor Oscar Nemon 1960.

John Christie 1960
Carl Ebert and Osbert Lancaster

Carl Ebert and Osbert Lancaster

Carl Ebert and designer Osbert Lancaster at the costume fitting for the 1953 production of The Rake's Progress

Osbert Lancaster

Osbert Lancaster, Production Designer, oversees costume fittings for the 1953 production of The Rakes Progress

Osbert Lancaster
John Christie

John Christie

John Christie, Founder of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, with Lady Jebb at the British Embassy in Paris, 1958. In the background, the celebrated Photographer Jane Bown.

Audience Members 1957

Members of the Glyndebourne Audience walking by the lake prior to the 1957 performance of Italiana in Algeri

Audience Members 1957
Audience Members 1953

Audience Members 1953

Members of the Audience prior to the 1953 proudction of Alceste

Audience Members 1953

Members of the Audience prior to the 1953 proudction of Alceste

Audience Members 1953
Oliver Messel

Oliver Messel

Production Designer Oliver Messel in the dressing rooms prior to the 1953 production of La Cenerentola

Company Members in reherasals 1953

Members of the Glyndebourne Chorus rehearsing in The Old Green Room for the 1953 Production of La Cenerentola

Company Members in reherasals 1953
BBC Live Opera Broadcast 1955

BBC Live Opera Broadcast 1955

Preparations by the BBC for the 1955 live screening of Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Audience Members 1957

Members of the Audience on the Croquet Lawn, 1958. It is still a tradition for members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra to play Croquet during the Long Interval.

Audience Members 1957
Audience Members 1958

Audience Members 1958

Members of the Audience relaxing by The Ha-Ha prior to the 1958 performance of Falstaff