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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Dowling, Denis, 1910-1996
Letter No. VWL2620
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Denis Dowling
Letter No.: VWL2620
From R. Vaughan Williams,
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.
January 22nd 1953.
Dear Denis,
We admired your Don so much: indeed you go from strength to strength, Don Pasquale and Cosi were fine, but this tops them all.
Yrs
RVW1
Lt Denis Dowling R.A
13 Hillway
Holly Lodge Estate
Highgate N6
1. Initialled and addressed by VW.
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Dowling was a baritone, performing regularly at Sadlers Wells, and a former pupil of VW at the Royal College of Music.
The typewritten address is 1953, seemingly before the move to Hanover Terrace. -
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Shelfmark:MS Mus. 1879
