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The 1946 Production of The Fairy Queen in Covent Garden: 'A Triumph of British Music and Stagecraft'?

Sophie Aymes-stokes

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reconstruction[SHS.MUSIQ]Humanities and Social Sciences/Musicology and performing artsopéra anglais[SHS.LITT]Humanities and Social Sciences/Literature[ SHS.MUSIQ ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Musicology and performing artsJohn PiperEnglish opera[ SHS.LITT ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Literature[ SHS.ART ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Art and art history[SHS.ART]Humanities and Social Sciences/Art and art history[SHS.LITT] Humanities and Social Sciences/Literature[SHS.MUSIQ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Musicology and performing arts[SHS.ART] Humanities and Social Sciences/Art and art historyBritten Benjamin

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This article examines the sets designed by John Piper for eight of Benjamin Britten's operas in the context of England's artistic and political post-war reconstruction. Piper created backdrops that found their logical conclusion in his stained-glass windows. They provide a sense of continuity whilst reflecting fundamental contradictions.

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