MANUSCRIPT
Autobiography (pt III)
- Date
- [ca 1960s]
- Reference
- MS-Papers-5473-3
- Description
Braithwaite continues his narrative describing his return visit to NZ, then a tour to South Africa and his return to London and problems at Covent Garden. He writes of the disagreements in the musical scene and the difficulties of getting work, gives his opinion on homosexuality (pp369-373). He describes various tours of Italy, Spain, France and Austria. Braithwaite discusses many of the important people he meets, including Karl Rankl, David Webster, von Karajan, Edward J Dent, Ricardo Blamey-Lafone and Vaughan Williams.
Finally, he visted Finland where he met Sibelius, and had more world travels (1953-1956), visiting and working in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. (This part comprises pages 263-409)
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Physical Description: Typescript
- Use/Reproduction
- Copying and public use by permission of Nicholas Braithwaite
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Access by permission of the Curator
- Part of
- Braithwaite, Warwick 1896-1971 : Papers / 3 Writings by Warwick Braithwaite
- Format
- 1 folder(s), Manuscripts, Typescript
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