MS 679 01 02
Reference code
MS 679 01 02
Title
Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
Level
Sub-series
Administrative / Biographical history
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913-4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (22 June 1910-3 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years.
Friends of Moelwyn Merchant, he assisted them with the Aldeburgh Festival, of which Britten and Pears were artistic directors.
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (22 June 1910-3 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years.
Friends of Moelwyn Merchant, he assisted them with the Aldeburgh Festival, of which Britten and Pears were artistic directors.
Date
1920-1977
Extent & medium
15 files
Content description
The papers include personal material, including correspondence and photographs, as well as newspaper cuttings, pamphlets and other papers relating to Britten and Pears’s professional careers.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged according to the nature of the material, respecting Merchant’s original organisation of the material.
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- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Signed typed letters and Christmas cards from Britten to Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 01 02 01, (1960-1964)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Autograph and typed letters from Peter Pears to Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 01 02 02, (1976-1977)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Pamphlet copies of music productions by Benjamin Britten, MS 679 01 02 03, (1955)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Corrected typescript of a libretto for ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with music by Benjamin Britten, MS 679 01 02 04, (1960)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Copy of Benjamin Britten’s ‘War Requiem’, MS 679 01 02 05, (1963)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Pamphlets written by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, MS 679 01 02 06, (1965-1966)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to ‘Owen Wingrave’ an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and libretto by Myfanwy Piper, MS 679 01 02 07, (1971)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Programme for Curtain Theatre performance of ‘Albert Herring’ with music by Benjamin Britten, MS 679 01 02 08, (1973)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Newspaper cuttings relating to Benjamin Britten and collected by Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 01 02 09, (1958-1976)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Merchant’s attendance at the Aldeburgh Festival, MS 679 01 02 10, (1960)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Copy of the complete programme book for the 14th Aldeburgh Festival of Music and Arts, MS 679 01 02 11, (1961)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Peter Pears and Osian Ellis, MS 679 01 02 12, (1977)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Photograph of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, signed, MS 679 01 02 13, (1953)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Typed and signed letter from Benjamin Britten to Mr Wainwright, MS 679 01 02 14, (1954)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Photographs of Peter Pears as a young boy, MS 679 01 02 15, (1920-1922)