Basil Douglas

Basil Douglas (1914 – 25 October 1992) was a Scottish music administrator and agent.

Biography

Basil Douglas was born in 1914. At first his dream was to become a professional singer but health issues prevented this goal.[1]

From 1935 to 1938 he shared a flat with Peter Pears and Trevor Harvey at 105 Charlotte Street, London.[2] From 1936 to 1951 Douglas was a member of the BBC music staff and originated the popular series Music in Miniature.[1]

From 1951 to 1957, Basil Douglas was the General Manager of the English Opera Group.[3] He was invited to take the position by Benjamin Britten.[1] Later Douglas founded an artists' agency.[1]

In 1998 Maureen Garnham published As I saw it : Basil Douglas, Benjamin Britten and the English Opera Group 1955-1957.[4]

gollark: --remind 2s api form
gollark: --remind 2s apioform
gollark: ... oh, right.
gollark: ++remind 10s apioform
gollark: That did *not* work.

References
  1. Britten, Benjamin (2011). Letters from a Life Volume 3 (1946-1951): The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten. Faber & Faber. p. 429. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. Pears, Peter (1999). The Travel Diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978. Boydell & Brewer. p. 12. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. Britten, Benjamin (2008). Letters from a Life: The Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976, Volume 4. Boydell Press. p. 30. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. "As I saw it : Basil Douglas, Benjamin Britten and the English Opera Group 1955-1957". Stanford University. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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