Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/D/1/6/15
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/D/1/6/15
Title
Letter to Barbara Karinska
Date(s)
- 22 March 1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1902-1997)
Biographical history
Opera impresario. General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera, 1950 - 1972.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typewritten copy of letter, in which Bing asks when they can possibly meet to discuss the costumes for 'La Traviata'. He writes that the costumes need to be created on a vastly simplified scale, since Bing cannot agree to the one hundred and fifteen thousand dollar bid Karinska has proposed, and yet he would still like to work with her if she is prepared to enter into negotiations.