1955-1957
Letters from Benjamin Britten to the Aldeburgh Festival from 1955-1957 covering topics such as:
- Considerations of how to raise funds for the Festival
- Lennox Berkeley and the English Opera Group
- Two letters from 1956 addressed to Cadbury-Brown and Connie concerning Adair Lodge Gardens. These letters are regarding plans for a Festival Theatre to be built in Aldeburgh. The letters are accompanied by a list of considerations for items such as space ans seats in the auditorium of the Festival Theatre, as well as ideas for staging, the orchestra pit, finance and administration.
This also includes correspondence to Festival organisers and musicians with general plans arranging the performances and programmes.
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Archive
https://www.bpacatalogue.org/archive/BBA-ALDEBURGH_FESTIVAL_OF_MUSIC_AND_THE_ARTS-FROM-1955
