Britten's copy of the draft libretto in it's second state, which was annotated and amended during preparation of the full score Jan-Mar 1973. The annotations are largely in the hand of Rosamund Strode.
1 manuscript; 59 pages [1r-117r]
Typescript, red ink, green ink, pencil, and blue pencil; 21.1 x 29.7cm.
'[Typescript and pencil] [encircled] Ben / DEATH IN VENICE / [underlined] An opera in two acts / Libretto by Myfanwy Piper / after the story by Thomas Mann / Set to music by Benjamin Britten / [underlined] Draft January 1973'.
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