Set Design
Set Design
1968 (Painted, Drawn)
1968 (Painted, Drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design for the Frontcloth. The design depicts a seascape of dark grey blue clouds and waves.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Set Design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and White Paint, on Paper |
| Brief description | Set design by Alix Stone for the Frontcloth in "Peter Grimes", Scottish Opera, Edinburgh King's Theatre, August 19th 1968. |
| Physical description | Design for the Frontcloth. The design depicts a seascape of dark grey blue clouds and waves. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | This set design by Alix Stone is part of an extensive collection of designs purchased by the Theatre Museum directly from the artist in 1994. The design was executed for a production of Benjamin Britten's opera "Peter Grimes", performed by Scottish Opera at the Edinburgh King's Theatre, August 19th 1968. The libretto by Montagu Slater is based on George Crabbe's poem "The Borough". The production was conducted by Alexander Gibson; directed by Colin Graham; and lit by Charles Bristow. The cast included Richard Cassilly as Peter and Phyllis Curtin as Ellen Orford. The production was later revived by Scottish Opera in the springs of 1973 and 1980, and by English National Opera North in the spring of 1979. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Associations | |
| Literary reference | Peter Grimes |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.250-2001 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2001 |
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