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Eric Crozier (14 November 1914 - 7 September 1994) was a British theatrical director and opera librettist, long associated with Benjamin Britten. Crozier was born in London, and after an apprenticeship at the Old Vic theatre, he joined the Sadlers Wells Opera Company in London during the Second World War, and directed Britten's first opera, Peter Grimes, at Sadler's Wells in 1945. He founded the English Opera Group in 1947, and co-founded (with Britten) the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948. He directed his second wife, Nancy Evans, in the role of Lucretia in the 1946 premiere of Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia at Glyndebourne, and later succeeded Peter Pears as director of the Aldeburgh Festival.

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  • Eric Crozier (* 14. November 1914 in London; † 7. September 1994 in Granville (Manche), Frankreich) war ein britischer Bühnen-Regisseur und Librettist, der vor allem für seine Zusammenarbeit mit Benjamin Britten bekannt war. Crozier starb 1994 im französischen Granville wenige Wochen vor seinem 80. Geburtstag. (de)
  • Eric Crozier (14 November 1914 - 7 September 1994) was a British theatrical director and opera librettist, long associated with Benjamin Britten. Crozier was born in London, and after an apprenticeship at the Old Vic theatre, he joined the Sadlers Wells Opera Company in London during the Second World War, and directed Britten's first opera, Peter Grimes, at Sadler's Wells in 1945. He founded the English Opera Group in 1947, and co-founded (with Britten) the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948. He directed his second wife, Nancy Evans, in the role of Lucretia in the 1946 premiere of Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia at Glyndebourne, and later succeeded Peter Pears as director of the Aldeburgh Festival. (en)
  • Eric Crozier Eric Crozier, né le 14 novembre 1914 à Londres et mort le 7 septembre 1994 (à 79 ans) à Granville en France, est un écrivain, scénariste et metteur en scène britannique. Il a été, avec Myfanwy Piper, un des principaux librettistes du compositeur Benjamin Britten avec lequel il a fondé l'English Opera Group en 1947 et le Festival d'Aldeburgh en 1948. Il a été marié à la cantatrice Nancy Evans (en) et a été décoré de l'ordre de l'Empire britannique en 1991. (fr)
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