Benjamin Britten with the children of the original cast of 'Lets Make an Opera'
1 portrait of Benjamin Britten
© reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
Benjamin Britten with the children of the original cast of 'Lets Make an Opera'
by Kurt Hutton (Kurt Hubschman)
bromide print, 1949
7 3/8in. x 5 1/2in. (187 mm x 139 mm)
Given by the Britten estate, 1981
Photographs Collection
NPG x15220
Artistback to top
- Kurt Hutton (Kurt Hubschman) (1893-1960), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- (Edward) Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (1913-1976), Composer. Sitter in 120 portraits, Artist or producer of 5 portraits.
- Ralph Canham (active 1949), Cast member of Britten's 'Let's Make an Opera'. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Peter Cousins (active 1949), Cast member of Britten's 'Let's Make an Opera'. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Mavis Gardiner (active 1949), Cast member of Britten's 'Let's Make an Opera'. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Monica Garrod (active 1949), Cast member of Britten's 'Let's Make an Opera'. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Bruce Hines (active 1949), Cast member of Britten's 'Let's Make an Opera'. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- John Moules (active 1949), Cast member of Britten's 'Let's Make an Opera'. Sitter in 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
Britten at the wheel of his Rolls-Royce with children from the original cast of Lets Make an Opera: John Moules, Monica Garrod, Peter Cousins, Bruce Hines, Ralph Canham and Mavis Gardiner.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Benjamin Britten: A Life in Pictures (5 November 2013 - 30 June 2014)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1949back to top
Current affairs
Following the Republic of Ireland Act in 1948, the Irish Free State becomes the Republic of Ireland and leaves the Commonwealth. The functions previously given to the King were handed to the President of Ireland.The Second Parliament Act diminishes the power of the House of Lords, reducing their authority to delay bills from two years to one.
Art and science
George Orwell publishes his dystopian novel, 1984. The book imagines a future where totalitarian governments rule; their power based on continual war abroad, and overwhelming propaganda and surveillance at home. With 'Big Brother' keeping a constant check on the citizens' actions and thoughts, the individual loses the faculties of free will and independent thought.International
The People's Republic of China is created after the Communist Party wins the Civil War. China became a communist country under Mao Zedong.Cold War tensions increase as Germany is split into the democratic Federal Republic of Germany in the west (a union of the post-war British, French and American sectors), and the communist German Democratic Republic, in the east.
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