• Title
  Patrick White - Letter to Father Christmas, 1918, and letter to the Fairies, [1919], together with first setting from 'Voss' by Richard Meale, 1980
• Creator
  Patrick White, 1912-1990
• Call number
  MLMSS 5717 ( Safe 1/125)
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1918-1919, 1980
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  421009
• Issue Copy
  DigitisedMicrofilm : CY 2860, frames 1 - 14 (MLMSS 5717, filed at Safe 1/125)
  
• Physical Description
  0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
  
• Scope and Content
  Patrick White's earliest known letters, written when he was six years old.
  A musical excerpt (ms., in ink, 1 page) from the vocal score of the 1st setting of the opera 'Voss' by Richard Meale. Inscribed 'to Patrick from Richard' and dated 13 February 1980. The excerpt comes from near the beginning of Act 1 of the opera, where the character Mr Bonner (bass) sings 'I am behind you Voss...'. A small part of Act 1 was sung at the 1982 Adelaide Festival, and the full opera premiered at the 1986 Adelaide Festival. The music on this sheet differs significantly from the 1986 score. The libretto is by David Malouf.
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823853
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Malouf, David, 1934-
  Meale, Richard, 1932-2009
  
• Subject
  Authors, Australian--20th century.
  Children--Correspondence.
  Operas--Excerpts--Parts.
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Australia and the Nobel Prize - National Portrait Gallery (Australia) (4 December, 2003 - 15 February, 2004). Applies to: Letter to the fairies
  The life of Patrick White - National Library of Australia (April 2012 - July 2012)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1061907

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