Royal Ballet and Opera: Theodore Uppman as Billy Budd in the world premiere of Billy Budd performed by the Covent Garden Opera Company at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden © Royal Opera House/ROGER WOOD
Royal Ballet and Opera: Scene from Billy Budd performed by the Covent Garden Opera Company at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden © Royal Opera House/ROGER WOOD
Royal Ballet and Opera: Act II scene 2 of the Covent Garden Opera Company production of Billy Budd (1951), produced by Basil Coleman at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Photograph by Roger Wood
Royal Ballet and Opera: Detail of poster for the world premiere of Billy Budd performed by the Covent Garden Opera Company at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1 December 1951 © Royal Opera House
Royal Ballet and Opera: Poster for the world premiere of Billy Budd performed by the Covent Garden Opera Company at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1 December 1951 © Royal Opera House
Royal Ballet and Opera: Press cuttings from ROH Collections for the world premiere of Billy Budd, December 1951 © ROH Collections
Royal Ballet and Opera: Press cuttings from ROH Collections for the world premiere of Billy Budd, December 1951 © ROH Collections