1. MS Mus. 1699
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1699
- Title:
- MS Mus. 1699. Barrie Stavis (b.1906, d.2007): correspondence with the theatre critic Ossia Trilling (b.1913, d.1994); 1956-61. Much of the correspondence concerns the possible operatic treatment of his play ‘The Man who Never Died’ by Paul Dessau or Claudio Santoro. The play was ultimately made into an opera by Alan Bush, as ‘Joe Hill: The Man Who Never Died’. For the score of the opera, see MSS Mus. 388-393, and for correspondence between Bush and Stavis, see MSS Mus. 441-443. Purchased...
- Scope & Content:
- includes: ff. 1-186 passim Barrie Stavis, writer of plays: Joshua Ossia Trilling, theatre critic: Berenice Stavis, wife of the playwright B Stavis: Marie-Louise Trilling, née Crichton-Fock; actress: Letters to Ossia and Marie-Louise Trilling from Barry and Berenice Stavis: 1956-1961.ff. 1-196...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1956-1961
- Extent:
- 1 item