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Rudolf Bing Correspondence, Correspondence between Rudolf Bing and Carl Ebert, 1948

Reference code: G/CC/5/5/10
Level: File
Title: Rudolf Bing Correspondence, Correspondence between Rudolf Bing and Carl Ebert, 1948
Date: 1948
Quantity & Format: 56 letters
Repository: Glyndebourne Archive
Creator(s): Bing, Rudolf KBE (Sir)
Ebert, Carl
Scope and content: This file marks the transition from Rudolf Bing to Moran Caplat as Manager, with Caplat’s title changing from Secretary to Manager in March 1948

Also contains -
Letters from Moran Caplat to Carl Ebert, 09 January, 12 January, 20 January, 22 January, 26 January, 30 January, 11 February, 17 February, 26 February, 01 March, 02 March, 05 March, 25 March, 31 March, 01 April, 05 April, 16 April, 26 April, 30 April , 03 May, 05 May, 30 June, 13 July & 11 September 1948

Letter from Moran Caplat to Carl Ebert, 03 May
Caplat writes, “As far as I am concerned, I can only say that I have never been told of your resignation and Rudi tells me that he, too, was quite unaware that you had resigned as Artistic Director. The Christies had not mentioned it to him, nor apparently did you mention it to him when you saw him a little while ago.”

Letter from Gertie Ebert to Rudolf Bing, 24 February 1948 (+ newspaper clipping from an unknown German newspaper)

Letter from Rudolf Bing to Peter Ebert, 01 March 1948

Letter from Rudolf Bing to Moran Caplat, 02 April 1948

Letter from an unidentified correspondent to Moran Caplat, 28 April 1948

Letter from Carl Ebert to Moran Caplat, 30 April 1948
Ebert writes, “Already six weeks ago I gave my resignation as Artistic Director of the Glyndebourne Opera and prefer remain the Producer only, as I used to be until Fritz Busch introduced the title."

Letter from Moran Caplat to The Home Office, 05 May 1948

Letter from Ian Hunter to Carl Ebert, 07 May 1948

Letter from Rudolf Bing’s Secretary to Photocraft (London) Ltd, 03 August 1948

Letter from Glyndebourne to H.M.Inspector of Taxes, 31 August 1948

Letter from Carl Ebert to Lady Rosebery, 22 December 1948

Rough sketch of scenery, possibly the big rostrum in the first act of Don Giovanni, drawn on the back of a piece of The Children’s Theatre Ltd headed notepaper, with a letter of 26 January

Carl Ebert’s handwritten ‘Expenses for Glyndebourne’ 1939 - 1950

Telegram receipts