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John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, R Correspondents

Reference code: G/CC/1/2/18
Level: File
Title: John Christie Correspondence, General Correspondence, R Correspondents
Quantity & Format: 92 letters
Repository: Glyndebourne Archive
Creator(s): Christie, John
Scope and content: Contains correspondence to and from -
Thelma A Raad, 1960 (1 letter)
Re: A showing of ‘On Such a Night' in Finland

Luise Rainer, 1958 (2 letters). John Christie writes, “...but I don’t like The Rake’s Progress.”

Tim Raison, The New Scientist, 1958 (1 letter)

A.B. Ramsay, 1940 (2 letters)

Grace Rattenbury, Invalid Children’s Aid Association, 1959 (2 letters + a pamphlet and an invitation)

Dr.M.O.Raven, 1959 (3 letters)

Herbert Read, 1935 and 1936 (3 letters)

Dr W Leonard Reed, 1962 (1 letter)

Gustave Reese, 1960 (1 letter)

Allen Reid, 1959 (2 letters)
John Christie writes, 16 June 1959 “We did the work because it wanted doing, and we could do it, and for no other reason.”

Charles Reid, The News Chronicle, 1958 (3 letters)
John Christie writes, “We have discarded the old-fashioned point of view that opera is merely a competition between great and independent voices. We should refuse Callas because we think her attitude to opera is fundamentally wrong and selfish. I personally think our Falstaff is one of the best operatic performances there have ever been, but it is based on different principles from the old snob opera.”

Sir John Reith, BBC, 1936 and 1937 (19 letters)
Re: The Glyndebourne subsidy

Timothy Rendle A.R.I.B.A., 1957 (1 letter)
Timothy Rendle writes, “I genuinely think it is one of the greatest of artistic achievements - among so few in this country.”

Dr Gunter Rennert, 1960 (1 letter)

W&T Restells, 1958 (6 letters + 3 receipts)

W.B. Reynolds, W.E. Baxter Limited, 1960 (2 letters)

Sir Brandon Rhys Williams, 1959 (2 letters)

Philip Richards, 1960 (1 letter)

W.D. Richardson, 1959 and 1960 (3 letters)

Ringmer Building Works, 1943 (5 letters)

Ringer Dramatic Society, 1960 (4 letters)

Ringmer Parish Council, 1937 (1 letter)

Mary Ripszam, 1958 (2 letters)
John Christie writes, “What I personally find tiresome is the young fool who thinks he is clever at being first in with the applause, and applauds before it is over, or who laughs audibly at what is certainly funny, but whose laugh spoils the music…”

David Roberts, National Provincial Bank Ltd, 1957 (1 letter)

Vivian J Robinson, 1958 (1 letter)

Jasper Rooper, Oxford University, 1957 or 1958 (1 letter)
Jasper Rooper writes, “Many thanks for letting me hold our Rake’s Progress course at Glyndebourne. We all enjoyed it.”

Eva Rosebery, 1946 (1 letter)
Re: The Edinburgh Festival
Eva Rosebery writes, “There is a great deal of underground work against the Festival, especially from personal reasons, namely, started by people who were not asked to be on the Committee, or who are disgruntled because we do not want Gaelic activities.”

Dora Rosenfeld, The Opera Circle, 1947 and 1959 (5 letters)

Harold D. Rosenthal, 1950 (2 letters)

Harold Rosenthal, Editor of Opera, 1959 5 letters + an article about Opera in England written by John Christie)

H.Rothenberg, 1959 (3 letters)

Reginald Rowe, 1936 (4 letters)

E P Rowsell, 1936 (1 letter)

Messrs Royds, Rawstorne & Co, 1958 (2 letters)

Martin Rubeck, 1960 (1 letter)

Shaun Runciman, 1957 (1 letter)

Unknown R correspondent, Magdalene College, 1940 (1 letter)