Catalogue description correspondence to Rita Thomson, friend and nurse to composer Benjamin Britten following...
This record is held by Britten Pears Arts
Reference: | TMS |
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Description: | correspondence to Rita Thomson, friend and nurse to composer Benjamin Britten following his heart operation of 1973. Letters to her from Britten following his discharge report on his slow recovery and trouble writing and playing the piano. Sympathy letters on Britten's death thank Thomson for Britten's life during his last difficult years and for her devoted and skilled care of him. |
Date: | 1950s-1980s |
Held by: | Britten Pears Arts, not available at The National Archives |
Other reference: | See Annual Return 2019 |
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