Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/D/1/7/32
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/D/1/7/32
Title
Letter to Beaton
Date(s)
- 12 December 1959 (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
A typewritten letter, in which Bing asks Beaton whether he would like to work on their forthcoming production of 'Turandot', scheduled for February 1961. Bing writes that they have selected Yoshio Aoyama as director and hopes that Barbra Karinska will create the costumes. If Beaton is interested, then Bing would need the set and costume designs no later than April 1960; could Beaton please send a cable message to Bing to confirm his answer.