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  - G/CC/9 - Glyndebourne Production Correspondence
    - G/CC/9/2 - Glyndebourne Production Correspondence, The Rape of Lucretia, 1946-1947
      - G/CC/9/2/2 - Glyndebourne Production Correspondence, The Rape of Lucretia 1946, Company Correspondence

Glyndebourne Production Correspondence, The Rape of Lucretia 1946, Company Correspondence, Orchestra A-Z

Reference code: G/CC/9/2/2/2
Level: File
Title: Glyndebourne Production Correspondence, The Rape of Lucretia 1946, Company Correspondence, Orchestra A-Z
Date: 1946
Quantity & Format: 147 documents
Repository: Glyndebourne Archive
Creator(s): Bing, Rudolf KBE (Sir)
Caplat, Moran
Oppenheim, Hans
Scope and content: Contains correspondence between Glyndebourne and -
John Amis (20 letters)

Ernest Ansermet, Principal Conductor (16 letters)

Adrian Beers, Double Bass (03 letters)

William Bradshaw, Percussion (04 letters)

Dennis Brain (02 letters)
Rudolf Bing writes, 22 January 1946, “Mr Benjamin Britten has told me that I think he or Peter Pears has talked to you about Britten’s new opera, which is being performed under Glyndebourne auspices.”

Raymond Bryant (02 letters)

John Butterworth, Oboe (04 letters)

Edward T. Downs, Horn (06 letters)

Kenneth Essex, Viola (01 letter)

John Francis, Flute (14 letters)

Reginald Goodall, Conductor and Musical Staff (23 letters)
Rudolf Bing writes, 07 January 1946, “...a new company is to be formed, and the first venture of that new company will be the production of Britten’s new opera 'The Rape of Lucretia' to a libretto by Ronald Duncan. It has now been agreed with the nucleus members of this company - that is to say, Britten, Crozier, Joan Cross and Peter Pears - that the venture will be sponsored by Glyndebourne, and that the first week of performance is to take place at Glyndebourne and the whole scheme will be run under Glyndebourne management.”

Marie Goosens, Harp (04 letters)

Charles Grey (02 letters)

Bean Halle (01 letter)

Emanuel Hurwitz, 1st Violin/String Quartet (21 letters)
[includes correspondence about Terrance Weil and Mr Dawson and their release from the Army to play for Lucretia]

James Iliff, Coach and Member of the Musical Staff (09 letters)

Cecil James, Bassoon (03 letters)

Natalie James, Oboe (04 letters)

John Kennedy, Cello (02 letters)

Maria Korchinska, Harp (05 letters)

Captain Lemoine (01 letter)

Martin Lovett, Cello (01 letter)

Gwendoline Mason, Harp (04 letters)

Sigmund Nissel, 2nd Violin (03 letters)

Hans Oppenheim, Musical Coach (17 letters)

Peggie Sampson (02 letters)

Neil Sanders, Horn (08 letters)

Peter Shidlof, 2nd Violin (12 letters)

Enid Simon, Harp (05 letters)

Samuel Spinak (08 letters)

Paul Stanley (01 letter)

Stephen Waters, Clarinet (21 letters)

Terence Weil, Cello (10 letters)

A.E.Wilson, Bassoon (04 letters)

Herbert Wilson, Percussion (02 letters)

General correspondence and notes regarding the orchestra (07 letters)
Content event: Opera: GFO 1946 The Rape of Lucretia (1946)
Content other: The Rape of Lucretia (New production)