Glyndebourne Production Correspondence, The Rape of Lucretia 1946 - 1947, Correspondence with The English Opera Group, Letter from John Christie to Benjamin Britten

Reference code: G/CC/9/2/4/3
Level: Item
Title: Glyndebourne Production Correspondence, The Rape of Lucretia 1946 - 1947, Correspondence with The English Opera Group, Letter from John Christie to Benjamin Britten
Date: 25 October 1946
Quantity & Format: 01 page letter, double sided
(02 copies of the letter, counted as 01 letter)
Repository: Glyndebourne Archive
Creator(s): Christie, John
Britten, Benjamin (Baron)
Scope and content: Re: John Christie’s response to G/CC/9/2/4/1
John Christie writes, “Glyndebourne charged no rent and you all lived with us as Guests. We already had a clientele used to buying 20,000 tickets a season. Before we started, therefore, Glyndebourne was offering something of substantial value. At the last meeting with Crozier I made my views as clear as I could that I was not prepared again to finance the tour and that I thought this should be solely the affair of the Arts Council.”
Content event: Opera production: GFO 1947 The Rape of Lucretia (1947)
Content other: The Rape of Lucretia (Revival)
Albert Herring (New production)