| Description | press cutting from the 'Picture Post' July 13 1946, showing Ronald Duncan sitting on a lawn with Benjamin Britten working on 'The Rape of Lucretia'. The photograph carries the caption, 'In Idyllic Surroundings, the Opera Comes Into Being. In the impressive country-house grounds at Glyndebourne, librettist Ronald Duncan (left) and composer Benjamin Britten work out preliminary details for the opera.' |