1960s

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1960 The Times, Pears and Procter recital for Christian Action's Defence and Aid Fund.

1961 The Times, Procter in Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice.

1961 Yorkshire Post, Gluck's Orpheus & Eurydice.

1961 Radio Times, Procter in Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice.

[1962] Daily Telegraph, Procter cancelling engagements, no date.

1964 The Illustrated London News, photograph of Messiah at Royal Festival Hall.

1966 Radio Times listings, Songs of Praise with Procter.

1966 De Standard, reviews for Flanders Festival performance, Handel's Messiah at Ghent Cathedral. Two articles in Dutch.

1966 Ya Spanish newspaper, Madrid.

[1967] Manchester Guardian, Bach's Mass in B minor at Royal Festival Hall with Pears.

1969 The Dream of Gerontius with Procter and Pears in Norwich Cathedral.

[1960s] Daily Telegraph review of Mahler recording.

[1960s]Cutting of Alec Redshaw and Norma Procter.

[1960s] Review of Richter's Matthew Passion at Royal Festival Hall.

[1950s-1960s] Scotsman, Edinburgh Festival, Procter and Pears performing Canticle II.

Also includes photocopies of Norma Procter press reviews dating from 1948-1961, likely to have been photocopied in the 1990s-2000s.

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