Glyndebourne Programme Book

The 1950s

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1952
Cover by Oliver Messel (1904–1978)

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1953
Cover by Oliver Messel (1904–1978)

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1954
Cover by Oliver Messel (1904–1978)

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1955
Cover by Osbert Lancaster (1908–1986)

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1956
Cover by Oliver Messel (1904–1978)

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1957
Cover by Peter Rice (1935–1992)

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1958
Cover by Oliver Messel (1904–1978)

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1959
Cover by Oliver Messel (1904–1978)

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