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Rudolf Bing Correspondence, Correspondence between Rudolf Bing and Members of Glyndebourne and Christie Family Staff, 1934 - 1948

Reference code: G/CC/4/2
Level: Sub-series
Title: Rudolf Bing Correspondence, Correspondence between Rudolf Bing and Members of Glyndebourne and Christie Family Staff, 1934 - 1948
Date: 1934 - 1948
Quantity & Format: 362 letters
Repository: Glyndebourne Archive
Creator(s): Bing, Rudolf KBE (Sir)
Caplat, Moran
Hunter, Ian
Gough, Jock
Scope and content: Contains correspondence with -
Miss Ash, Ringmer Estate Office, 1946 & 1948 (11 letters)

George Austin, 1938 & 1939 (25 letters)

Godfrey Baxter, Stage Manager, 1938 & 1939 (15 letter)

Moran Caplat, 1945 - 1947 (19 letters)
Rudolf Bing writes, 26 September 1945, “Mr W.E.Edwards has given me your name and address. I am not quite sure if you know Mr Edwards personally, but he has heard a good deal about you from the Turners, of Ringmer."

In conversation with Mr Edwards today it was suggested that there might be a possibility of some appointment for you in connection with Glyndebourne, and if you are interested at all, I wonder whether you would get in touch with me?”

Moran Caplat writes, 02 April 1946, “As you know, I am keen to pick up as many threads at Glyndebourne as I can because I can foresee greater difficulties next year with a full season of Glyndebourne coming quite close to the Edinburgh Festival.”

Frances Dakyns, Honorary Secretary Glyndebourne Stage Band, 1938 & 1939 (27 letters)

Mrs Daniels, Glyndebourne Housekeeper, 1939 & 1940 (03 letters)
(referencing the portrait of John Christie by Kenneth Green)

W.E.Edwards, John Christie’s Office, 1937 - 1947 (46 letters)

Edith Fisher, 1939 (01 letter)

Rita Fowler, John Christie’s Office, 1939, 1945 & 1946 (18 letters + a ‘Report on the 'Company of Four' at the Lyric in Hammersmith, 17 January 1946)

R.W.Gough (Jock), 1938 & 1945 (03 letters)

Rudolf Bing writes, 07 September 1938, "Quite confidentially I should like to tell you that negotiations are going on to take the whole Glyndebourne Company to New York for a Season of guest performances after next year's Festival. The negotiations are quite at the beginning and I have not the slightest idea whether the plan will materialise or not."

Ian Hunter, 1939, 1940, 1945 & 1946 (13 letters)
(Includes a report entitled ‘Special Classes for Italian-Opera Libretti’)

Miss M Large, 1947 (01 letter)

Eileen Long, Rudolf Bing’s Assistant, 1936 -1939 (29 letters)

Juliette Magny, Costume, 1938 & 1939 (11 letters)

Miscellaneous, 1939 (03 letters)

Mr Mosdell, 1939 (01 letter)

Alfred Nightingale, Manager, 1934 & 1935 (79 letters)

Office Staff 1946 -1948 (06 letters)

W.S.Payne, 1939 (03 letters)

Alberto Pedrazzoli (05 letters)

F.E.Penney, John Christie’s Central Office, 1939 (04 letters)

A Reece, Tapley Park, 1938 & 1939 (31 letters)

E.F.Williams, 1939 (02 letters)

Also includes a copy of a letter from John Christie to 'Austin', 31 January 1940 (01 letter)

Also includes -
Copy of the Preliminary Prospectus for the 1935 Mozart Festival

Glyndebourne Festival Opera Mozart Festival 1935 schedule

Notice of a change of date for the 1935 Glyndebourne Mozart Festival