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Collection name Charles Acton Collection: Box 61 (1959-78)
Unique identifier Acton Gift 61
Description Collection of miscellaneous 'foreign' programmes from 1959 to

1959: Festival programme: Bayreuth.

28/5/59-16/8/59: Festival programme: Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

1/68: Narodni Divadlo List Divadelni Prace Rocnik 39.


29/4/67: Opera Slovenske ho Na rodne ho Divadla Nositela Radu Republiky.

8/67-9/67: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Contains listings of events including concerts held over the duration of the Festival.
8/[67]: 'Edinburgh This Month': Contains listings of concerts during August.
9/[67]: 'Edinburgh This Month': Contains listings of concerts during September.
Edinburgh International Festival 1967:
20/8/67-9/9/67 (plus duplicate): Edinburgh International Festival Programme of events.
21/8/67, 26/8/67, 31/8/67, 8/9/67: Kings Theatre: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme for a performance by the Scottish Opera.
25/8/67-9/9/67: King's Theatre: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme for performances by the Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Opera Chorus of Haydn's 'Orfeo ed Euridice'.
28/8/67-2/8/67 (plus duplicate): Empire Theatre: Edinburgh International Festival programme notes for the performances by the New York City Ballet.
29/8/67: Freemasons' Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by George Malcolm.
30/8/67: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme notes for 'I Capuleti et I Montecchi'.
30/8/67: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme for 'I Capuleti et I Montecchi'.
[31]/[8]/67: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme notes for a performance of the Stravinsky's the Rake's Progress.
1/9/67: Usher Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
2/9/67: Usher Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with the John Alldis Choir.
3/9/67: Freemasons' Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by Gérard Souzay and Dalton Baldwin.
3/9/67: Usher Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Karajan)
[4]/[9]/67: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme notes for Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice.
5/9/67: Usher Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Karajan) with the Scottish Festival Chorus.
[5]/[9]/67: Assembly Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance of the Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale.
6/9/67: Usher Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes and words for performance by the London Symphony Orchestra with the Scottish Festival Chorus.
7/9/67: Usher Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by the Scottish National Orchestra.
8/9/67: Usher Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for the performance by the London Symphony Orchestra with the Scottish Festival Chorus.
8/9/67: Freemason's Hall: Edinburgh International Festival individual programme with programme notes for a performance by Martha Argerich.

13/9/67-29/6/68: Programme of concerts by the Scottish National Orchestra during the 1967/68 season. Contains details.
23/Kvetna/68: Prazské Jaro 1968: Opera Slovenského Národného Divadla, nositele Rádu repubiky, uvádi : Orchestraásbor Slovenského Národného Divadla.
[24]/[5]/68: Prazcké Jaro 1968. Smetena's 'Dve Vdovy'.

3/5/[69]-24/5/[69]: King's Theatre, Glasgow & King's Theatre, Edinburgh: Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera Chamber Ensemble and Scottish Opera Chorus.

11/9/70-18/9/70: Internationale Gaudeamus Muziekweek 1970. Festival Programme Booklet.

[date and location unknown / pre-1971]: Manitas De Plata with Los Baliardos.

6/8/78-11/8/78: Royal Albert Hall, London; Royal Dublin Society Hall, Dublin; Music Hall, Aberdeen; Faikoner Theatre, Copenhagen: European Community Youth Orchestra Summer Tour Programme Booklet.

Collection includes a publication of 'Edinburgh Festival, a review of the first ten years 1947-1956' (Edinburgh Festival Society Limited, 1956.) and press releases.
Date range 1959 - 1978
Associated People and Organisations Acton, Charles - Argerich, Martha - Baldwin, Dalton - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society - Edinburgh Festival Society - Edinburgh International Festival - European Community Youth Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Opera - Internationale Gaudeamus Muziekweek - John Alldis Choir - Karajan, Herbert von 1908 - 1989 London Symphony Orchestra - Los Baliardos - Malcolm, George - New York City Ballet - Plata, Manitas de - Scottish Festival Chorus - Scottish National Orchestra - Scottish Opera Chamber Ensemble - Scottish Opera Chorus - Scottish Opera - Souzay, Gérard -
Associated Places Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Bayreuth Edinburgh Empire Theatre, Edinburgh Faikoner Theatre, Copenhagen Freemasons' hall, Edinburgh Glyndebourne King's Theatre, Edinburgh King's Theatre, Glasgow Music Hall, Aberdeen RDS Concert Hall Royal Albert Hall Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Associated Times 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Collections Overview The National Library of Ireland has two collections consisting mainly of printed sheet music from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. These include much material from the mainsteam western classical music tradition, but also material relating to little known Irish composers. The names of the two collections are the Joly Music Collection and the Additional Music collection. In addition the Library has a small but significant collection of music manuscripts. The general printed collections include some Irish ballad, folk-music and popular song collections.
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