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Total number of records: 116

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Books and printed items69
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Brotherton Collection45
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

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operas33
ballet1
dancers1
psychology1
theaters1
theatre1

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Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)23
Moody, Nell10
Moody, John (1906-1993)9
Rossini, Gioacchino (1792-1868)7
Boito, Arrigo (1842-1918)6
Cammarano, Salvatore (1801-1852)6
Massenet, Jules (1842-1912)6
Cammarano, Salvatore5
Helwig, Paul (1893-1963)5
Piave, Francesco Maria (1810-1876)5

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Archive Collection

The John and Nell Moody (née Burra) Collection

Moody, John Percivale (1906-1993); Moody, Nell (1909-1999); Burra, Peter (1909-1937); Sewell, Phillada (1910-1998)

1903-2005

The collection includes personal and working papers of John and Nell Moody. It contains files from John Moody's time as Director of Productions at the Welsh National Opera Company (1959-1969). The o...

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Papers of Phillada Sewell

Sewell, Phillada (1910-1998)

1920-1996

Boxes 1-7: contains diaries and notebooks, 1954-1996. These include letters and various insertions. The diaries contain simple notes and reminders, but give accurate dates and timelines for producti...

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Papers of John and Nell Moody (née Burra)

Moody, John Percivale (1906-1993); Moody, Nell (1909-1999)

1918-1996

This sub-collection contains the correspondence, personal papers and photographs of John and Nell Moody. Also includes newspaper cuttings about the Moodys and some of Dr. Richard Thompson's research ...

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Print collection

1903-2005

Comprises books owned by John and Nell Moody.

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Early careers and personal papers

Moody, John Percivale (1906-1993); Moody, Nell (1909-1999)

1918-1996

Box 17 (part): folder 1 of 3 contains papers about John Moody, 1918-1930s. It includes Richard Thompson's biography of Moody, obituaries and family photographs including some of his brothers, Robert...

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Production scores and related papers

1920-2002

This series includes production notes, heavily annotated libretti and vocal scores for performances at the Welsh National Opera and the English National Opera. Also contains artwork, photographs, pla...

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Opera programmes

1963-2005

Comprises programmes for various operas, many performed by Welsh National Opera.

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Translations by Nell Moody

1950s

This series contains translations by Nell which are not directly associated with the production scores in this collection. Box 24: Four copies of Nell Moody's translation of of Friedrich Dürrenmat...

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Archive Item

Letter to Ralph Thoresby from John Sharp, Bishopthorpe, York

15 Feb 1700/01

Of Scotch and Saxon coins, Heraclitus's Greek coins. Brother Idle

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Archive Print Item

Théâtre

Ghelderode, Michel de

[1950]-[c1982 ]

Contents: 1. Hop signor! Escurial. Sire Halewyn. Magie rouge. Mademoiselle Jaïre. Fastes d'enfer. -- 2. Le cavalier bizarre. La balade du grand macabre. Trois acteurs, un drame... Christophe Colomb. ...

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Théâtre (v.1)

Maeterlinck, Maurice (1862-1949)

1903-1905

Contents: 1. La princesse Maleine (1890)--L'intruse (1891)--Les aveugles (1891). -- 2. Pelléas et Mélisande (1892)--Alladine et Palomides (1894)--Intérieur (1894)--La mort de Tintagiles (1894). -- ...

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The Bristol Old Vic : the first ten years

Williamson, Audrey (1913-1986); Landstone, Charles

1957

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