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ReferenceBBA/DECCA/TO/1965

Title

Correspondence to Benjamin Britten from Decca Recording Company

Date1965

DescriptionIncludes a list of singers for the recording of A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as scheduling the recordings of the Curlew River, Billy Budd with Fischer-Dieskau, the Donne Sonnets, and Pushkin Songs with Galina Vishnevskaya and Rostropovich.

Some letters are from Harley Usill, Argo Record Company regarding Britten withdrawing their recording of A Ceremony of Carols from being sold, as well as the re-recording to be made in accordance with Britten's wishes.

Extent1 file; 48 items

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