Dennis Arundell (1898–1988)

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The writer, opera producer and composer Dennis Arundell (1898–1988) studied classics and music at St John’s College, Cambridge in the 1920s and he is depicted here in the college gatehouse room. Over the course of a long and highly successful career, he was responsible for producing the British premieres of Stravinsky’s 'Soldier’s Tale' (1928) and Janáček’s 'Kát’a Kabanová' (1950) in addition to operas and masques by Purcell, Handel, Britten and Honegger. He joined the staff of the Royal College of Music Opera School in 1956 and was subsequently awarded a Fellow of the Royal College of Music (FRCM) in 1971.

Royal College of Music

London

Title

Dennis Arundell (1898–1988)

Date

1917–1923

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61.5 x W 74 cm

Accession number

PPHC000029

Acquisition method

gift from David Humphries, 1989

Work type

Painting

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