Photograph of Joan Cross as Queen Elizabeth in Gloriana

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 1111 CRS/17/1/48
  • Dates of Creation
      Jun 1953
  • Physical Description
      1 item; 3 copies

Scope and Content

A photograph of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the first with Cross's face superimposed on it. Cross played the role of the Queen in Britten's Gloriana. Royal Opera House production Jun 1953.

Copyright Harvard University. Image provided courtesy of The Harvard Theatre Collection, The Houghton Library - see https://library.harvard.edu/collections/harvard-theatre-collection.

Photographer: Angus McBean

Access Information

Open

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Conditions Governing Use

Harvard University

Related Material

Other photos from this production appear in Cross's album ref no. CRS/17/1/2.