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- 1971-2014 (Creation)
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6 cm of textual records
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File consists of a summary page of performances, correspondence, reviews, programs, manuscript transparencies of material cut from the opera, and printouts of photographs from rehearsals with conductor Nicholas "Niki" Goldschmidt. File includes extensive correspondence with Norman Newton, the librettist, including rough notes and the libretto, and a timeline of the creation of the opera.
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Derek Healey's original letters to Norman Newton regarding the opera Seabird Island, op. 46 (music by Derek Healey, libretto by Norman Newton) are included in the Norman Newton Papers at the University of British Columbia.
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Also see Series A "Compositions" for manuscripts, transparencies, and master scores of original works by Derek Healey and Series E "Posters." The specific files for this composition are linked below.
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Duration: 100 minutes
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Premiered by the Guelph Spring Festival Ensemble, conducted by Nicholas Goldschmidt, in Guelph, Ontario (May 1977).
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- Goldschmidt, Nicholas (Subject)